Hoop Shoot - December 2017
Placerville Elks Lodge 1712 has a long history of youth prorams for El Dorado County. One of the more successful events is the Hoop Shoot competition. The past 5 years have seen an increase from 12 participants to 41 for boys and girls in the ages 8-13. This year's event was held at Lakehills Covenant Church gym in El Dorado Hills Town Center on December 16, 2017. First, second and third place winners were named out of 41 contestants. The first place winners move on the the Northern California Division finals sponsored by Carmichael Elks at Foothills Middle School in Sacramento on January 20, 2018. Those winners will go to the California State Finals representing California and Nevada in Las Vegas with the ultimate 72 winners meeting in Chicago, Il.
A few of the photos showing this and past years free throw competition follows: