SHOOTING FOR NATIONALS 6 KIDS ADVANCE IN ELKS' FREE-THROW COMPETITION.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Six boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. ages 8 to 13 will advance to the next round of the Elks National ``Hoop Shoot'' basketball free-throw competition. Kevin Floyd, Taylor George, Brian Floyd, Beverly Weaver, Sanger Lyon and Raqueisah McClellana will represent the Lancaster Elks Lodge at the Elks Inland District competition. The 9 a.m. Jan. 4 competition at New Vista Middle School in Lancaster will draw youngsters representing Elks lodges in Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Bishop, Hesperia, Kern River Kern River A river rising in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California and flowing about 249 km (155 mi) south and southwest to the southern San Joaquin Valley. Valley, Lancaster, Mojave, Palmdale, Ridgecrest, Trona tro·na n. A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O, used as a source of sodium compounds. and Victorville. The Inland District winners will advance to the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, competition. National finalists will compete in Springfield, Mass. The champions' names are listed in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame For Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, see Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. For other uses, see Basketball Hall of Fame (disambiguation). The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . At the Lancaster competition, Sanger had the top score with 20 baskets out of 25 throws in the boys' age 12-13 category. Raqueisah had 17 out of 25, and Krysten Kimbal had 11 out of 25 for girls age 12-13. For girls age 10-11, Melanise Chapman and Beverly tied with 17 out of 25. Beverly won a tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie with four baskets out of five throws. Melanise sank three out of five. Mahal Mahal may refer to:
For boys age 10-11, Brian won with 16 out of 25, followed by Freeman Lyon with 15 out of 25 and Xvaier Wilson with 11 out of 25. For boys age 8-9, Kevin Floyd won with 17 out of 25, followed by Kyle Valencia with 13 out of 25. For girls age 8-9, Taylor won with 11 out of 25, followed by Maya Chapman with nine out of 25 and Bobbie Johnson with five out of 25. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Top Hoop Shoot finishers will represent the Lancaster Elks Lodge at the Elks Inland District competition. Pictured in the back row, from left, are Raqueisah McClellana, Krysten Kimbal and Sanger Lyon; in the middle row, from left, are Beverly Weaver, Melanise Chapman, Mahal Rosas, Brian Floyd, Freeman Lyon and Xvaier Wilson; and in the bottom row, from left, are Taylor George, Maya Tripett, Bobbie Johnson, Kevin Floyd and Kyle Valencia. |
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