The Elks Hoop
Shoot encourages youth involvement and skill development through sports . Each year more than a million young athletes take part across the country .
4 • The Beacon January 23 , 2025
Elks national event results shared
On Jan . 12 the Coshocton
Elks Lodge held its annual hoop shoot contest in the Coshocton High School gym . The event brought together young athletes to test their free-throw shooting skills .
The Elks Hoop Shoot is a national free-throw contest for youth . Participants take 25 attempts , competing in age groups , with winners advancing through local , district , state , regional and national levels .
Competition results were as follows :
— Girls age 8-9 : Allie Miller was the champion , with Sawyer Smith as runner-up .
— Girls age 10-11 : Cadence Watson was the champion , with Allie Potts as runner-up .
— Girls age 12-13 : Mattie Thomas was the champion , with Aubrey Searls as runner-up .
— Boys age 8-9 : Kameron Kohler was the champion , with Knox Hartsock as runner-up .
— Boys age 10-11 : Corbin Smith was the champion , with Beau Laaper as runner-up .
— Boys age 12-13 : Cruz Potts was the champion , with Will Snider as runner-up .
The champions will advance to the district competition on Sunday , Jan . 26 in Marietta . From there winners will move on to the state competition in Newark , the regional competition in South Bend , Indiana and the national championship in Chicago , Illinois .
Winners at the national championship will have their names and photos included in a digital exhibit at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield , Massachusetts .
Coshocton has a strong history in the Elks Hoop Shoot competition . Colton Conkle was the 2017 national champion in the boys age 8-9 group , and Cadence Watson was the 2023 national champion in the girls age 8-9 group .
The Elks Hoop Shoot encourages youth involvement and skill development through sports . Each year more than a million young athletes take part across the country .
For more information about the Elks Hoop Shoot program , visit www . elks . org / hoopshoot .
The Elks Hoop
Shoot encourages youth involvement and skill development through sports . Each year more than a million young athletes take part across the country .
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The Elks Hoop Shoot participants were introduced to Cadence Watson , who was the 2023 national champion in the girls age 8-9 group , and Colton Conkle , who was the 2017 national champion in the boys age 8-9 group .
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The Elks Hoop Shoot is a national free-throw contest for youth . Participants take 25 attempts , competing in age groups .
On Jan . 12 the Coshocton Elks Lodge held its annual hoop shoot contest in the Coshocton High School gym .
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