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Elks Lodge 2540 hosts district Hoop Shoot

Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 hosted the district Hoop Shoot Feb. 5 in Rehoboth Beach. Girls’ and boys’ winners and runners-up were treated to lunch at the lodge near Lewes after the competition. Shown with their trophies in back are (l-r) Mia Scott, 12-13 winner; Ben Hill, 12-13 winner; Raelynn Irelan, 8-9 second place; Elroy Elk; Kate Bradshaw, 8-9 first place; Ellie Wells, 12-13 second place; and Chance Megee, 12-13 second place. In front are Marcus Blake Jr., 10-11 second place, and Karver Henson, 10-11 first place. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
February 11, 2023

Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 hosted the district competition of the Elks National Hoop Shoot Contest Feb. 5 at the Sussex Family YMCA in Rehoboth Beach.

The winner of the 8-9-year-old girls’ competition was Kate Bradshaw, who made 13 of 25 shots. In second place was Raelynn Irelan with 12 baskets. The 10-11 girls’ winner was Lily Kirby, with five successful shots. Athena Fleming-Lloyd took second with four buckets. The 12-13 girls’ winner was Mia Scott, who made 19 of 25 shots. Second place went to Ellie Wells with 15 baskets.

The 8-9 boys’ winner was Tanner Jones, who sank 17 of 25. Second place went to Kymar Duffy with 15 of 25 shots made. The 10-11 boys’ winner was Karver Henson, who made 18 of 25. Second place went to Marcus Blake Jr. with 17 buckets. The 12-13 boys’ winner was Benjamin Hill, with 21 successful hoops, while Chance McGee garnered second with 17 of 25.

The winners will move on to participate in the state-level competition in Oxon Hill, Md., which comprises Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.

For more info, go to .elks.org/hoopshoot.

Karver Henson from Ocean City, Md., hits eight of 25 shots in the 10-11 boys’ competition.
Gabe Wideman, 8, shoots in the 8-9 boys’ competition.
Kate Bradshaw hit 13 of 25 shots.
Raelynn Irelan, 9, hit 12 of 25 shots.
Samantha Delp uses the Rick Barry style of shooting foul shots.
Kerrigan Morrison shoots in the 10-11 girls’ competition.
Mia Scott won the 12-13 girls’ division by hitting 19 of 25 shots.
Ben Hill lines up his shot in the boys’ 12-13 group, which he won with 21 of 25 shots made.
Chance McGee hit 17 of 25 and garnered second place in the 12-13 group.
District Hoop Shoot Chair Bob Dixon announces the winners with Elroy Elk.
Kymar Duffy hit 15 of 25 shots.
Marceline Mitchell, 8, hits a shot.
Gia Scott, 8, takes aim at the basket.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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