Annual Hoop Shoot for children tips off Saturday morning

Participants in the nationwide Elks Hoop Shoot have to be a lot younger than the event itself. The free-throw contest is more than 50 years old, but it’s open only to kids 8 through 13 years old.

The annual Hoop Shoot will be held Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Wrangell community center gym. The times are 10 a.m. for ages 8 to 9; 11 a.m. for ages 10 to 11; and noon for ages 12 to 13.

Kids’ age as of April 1, 2025, will determine which group they will shoot in.

They will each get five warm-up shots at the hoop, followed by a round of 10 throws and a second round with 15 throws, explained Jeff Jabusc...

 
 

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