Top: The 12- and 13-year-old girls. Middle: The 10- and 11-year-old girls. Bottom: The 8- and 9-year-old girls.

CANYON CITY – The 2008 Grant County Elks Hoop Shoot drew quite a crowd at Humbolt Elementary School.

The shoot was held Saturday, Dec. 6, at Humbolt Elementary School. More than 200 kids turned out for the event. The contest involved 135 girls and 128 boys for a total of 263 participants.

The first-place finishers, in their respective age groups, of the Grant County Hoop Shoot are qualified to participate in the District Elks Hoop Shoot in Burns on Jan. 31. The second-place finishers will be alternates and will participate in the District Hoop Shoot only if the respective first-place finishers are unable to attend.

The Grant County Elks Hoop Shoot was directed by Paul Smith and assisted by John Day Elks Exalted Ruler Garth Leighton and Elks members Rhonda Burdick, Dan Goldblatt, Marvin Rynearson, Kenny Delano, Gary Miller, Tom Bupp, Tim Cooley, and Chris Maynard. Also assisting with the Hoop Shoot was Gretchen Wilson.

Smith said the shoot wouldn’t have been as successful without the help of Humbolt Elementary and Grant Union athletic director Curt Shelley.

2008 Grant County Elks Hoop Shoot December 6, 2008 at Humbolt Gym8-9 Girls

1st Kristina Humphreys Dayville7/25 (1/5) (2/5)

2nd Sarah Bentz Humbolt7/25 (1/5) (0/5)

3rd Kyndahl Manning Long Creek 6/25 (1/5)

4th Bailey Thomas Monument6/25 (0/5)

5th Brianna Zweygardt Prairie City0/25

8-9 Boys

1st Gage Lambeth Humbolt6/25

2nd Tanner Walczyk Dayville2/25

3rd Collin Harvey Seneca1/25

10-11 Girls

1st Maya Thomas Monument16/25

2nd Skylar Powell Dayville10/25

3rd Amy Black Prairie City6/25

4th tie Kylee Temple MVMS4/25

4th tie Kelsey Long Seneca4/25

5th Natalie Stearns Humbolt2/25

6th Kirsten Saling Long Creek1/25

10-11 Boys

1s Tanner Moodenbaugh Long Creek9/25

2nd Leonard Radinovich Seneca7/25

3rd Quinton Bullock Humbolt3/25

4th tie Cisco Greigo Prairie City1/25

4th tie Dustin Humphreys Dayville1/25

12-13 Girls

1st Sarah Wright MVMS12/25

2nd Elle Rawlins Seneca9/25

3rd Treiquella Osborne Monument7/25

4t Alexeus Duffey Long Creek6/25

5th Alix Perkins Dayville5/25

12-13 Boys

1st Mitchell Moulton MVMS25/25

2nd Joe Letosky Dayville10/25

3rd Antonio Dancer Humbolt7/25