The Noblesville Elks Lodge and retired Hamilton County basketball coach Pete Smith will host the annual Elks Hoops Shoot contest next month.
The contest will take place on Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Noblesville Boys and Girls Club, 1700 Conner St., Noblesville. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for registration and warm-ups, with competition beginning at 11 a.m. It is open to all boys and girls who live in the area. Everyone is asked to enter the Boys & Girls Club Community Center at Door No. 4 on the north side of our facility that faces Ivy Tech. Basketballs will be provided.
Contestants compete in one of six divisions:
Boys, ages 8-9
Girls, ages 8-9
Boys, ages 10-11
Girls, ages 10-11
Boys, ages 12-13
Girls, ages 12-13
If the contestant will be age 7 on April 1, 2023, they are too young to participate.
If the contestant will be age 8 or 9 on April 1, 2023, they shoot in the 8-9 age group.
If the contestant will be age 10 or 11 on April 1, 2023, they shoot in the 10-11 age group.
If the contestant will be age 12 or 13 on April 1, 2023, they shoot in the 12-13 age group.
If the contestant will be age 14 on April 1, 2023, they are too old to participate.
The participants will shoot 25 free throws to determine a local Elks Lodge Champion. The six winners will qualify to advance to the District competition. All rules have been set by the National Elks Association (not Coach Smith).
The Noblesville Elks Lodge is proud to have had six of their past winners advance from their local competition to then win at the district level, then state level, then regional level, and then compete at the national championship competition in Springfield, Mass. One of those national finalists from their lodge, Ryan Cline from Carmel High School and Purdue, won the National Championship in 2010.