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Mike Long and Daphne Ghazizadeh
Mission Viejo Elks #2444 – Hoop Shoot
Boys and girls, ages 8 to 13, from the Mission Viejo area participated in the Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot competitions on November 8 and 9, 2014. Mission Viejo/Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge #2444 Hoop Shoot Director Daniel Hernandez and his committee enthusiastically welcomed many Hoop Shoot participants to the basketball gymnasium at Mission Viejo High School.
Competitors that made the most free throws in their age group now are eligible to compete at the next level, Elks District Hoop Shoot. Elks Orange Coast District #690 will conduct their 2015 Elks District Hoop Shoot on January 17, 2015 at Elks Lodge #794 in Santa Ana.
Elks Lodge #2444 will be represented in the Elks District Hoop Shoot by these five awesome Hoop Shooters: Tyler Yamaguchi (Boys age-group 12/13), Daphne Ghazizdeh (Girls 12/13), Jake Woodall (Boys 10/11), Madison Kelly (Girls 10/11) and Tyler Kelly (Boys 8/9).
Prior to conducting an Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot competition, the Hoop Shoot committee of Elks Lodge #2444 contacted thirty area schools and local chapter of the National Junior Basketball (NJ
. Mr. Hernandez of Elks Lodge #2444 extends a warm and heartfelt thank you all to these gracious and dedicated school and NJB administrators for their help in advertising the Elks Hoop Shoot program to the youth in the Mission Viejo-Saddleback Valley area.
The Elks Hoop Shoot program provides youth across the United States an opportunity to compete at Elks Hoop Shoots in their local area. Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot winners are eligible to compete at their Elks District Hoop Shoot. Competitions proceed in like fashion from District to State and from State to Regional. Elks Regional Hoop Shoot winners are eligible to compete at the Elks Hoop Shoot National Finals!
The Elks Hoop Shoot National Finals are held annually in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In the end, one boy and one girl from each age-group will win the Elks National Title and have their names permanently inscribed at the Basketball Hall of Fame. The 2015 Elks Hoop Shoot National Finals will take place April 16-19, 2015.
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Left to Right- Shelia Ellison, Carol Bryan, Cole Ellison and Lloyd Bryan
The Elks National Foundation will coordinate and cover expenses of transportation, housing and food to the Elks Hoop Shoot National Finals for the winners and parents/guardians of each Elks Hoop Shoot Regional competition.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) have over 850,000 Elks Members and more than 2,000 Elks Lodges nationwide. The Elks National Foundation established the Elks Hoop Shoot program to encourage America’s youth to compete, connect and succeed.
Mike Long
