On Dec. 7, the Winslow Elk’s Lodge No. 536, held their citywide Hoop Shoot finals at the Petronovich Gym with 32 finalists participating. Each finalist would shoot 25 free-throws. This followed the preliminaries, that were held at Winslow schools in which over 300 students participated. Hoop Shoot Director Chuck Long was very pleased with the turnout for both the finals and preliminaries this year.
For the girls, in first place it was Dalila Gonzales won for girls age 8-9, Amelia Huerta won for girls age 10-11, and Aaliyah Timms won for girls age 12-13.
In second place Farrah Navajo won for girls age 10-11 and Cinniah Echoles won for girls age 12-13.
In third place Maria Card won for girls age 10-11 and Katelynn Bahe won for girls age 12-13.
For the boys, in first place it was Kameron Kisto won for boys age 8-9, Kayson Renfro won for boys age10-11 and Thells Baker won for boys age 12-13.
In second place Grayson Cavasos won for boys age 8-9, Justin Hhasteen won for boys age 10-11 and Jerron Jordon won for boys age 12-13.
In third place, Lemar Garrett won for boys age 8-9, Albert Fernandez won for boys age 10-11 and Cruz Panan won for boys age 12-13.
The next step for these winners is to compete in the District Hoop-Shoot in Camp Verde on Jan. 4.
