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SIX NEBRASKA SHOOTER ADVANCED TO

REGIONAL “HOOP SHOOT” AT LITTLETON, COLORADO

 A FULL SLATE OF “HOOP SHOOTERS”, WHO WERE THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT WINNERS,  TOED THE LINE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, AT THE HASTINGS COLLEGE GYM TO MATCH THEIR SHOOTING SKILLS FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  THE SIX STATE WINNERS EARNED THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOUR STATE REGIONAL CONTEST HELD IN LITTLETON, COLORADO, ON MARCH 11.

 LOGAN WURTZ, SPONSORED BY KEARNEY LODGE, WON THE STATE PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR BEING THE BEST SHOOTER BY POSTING A SCORE OF 22/25 AND 5/5 IN A SHOOT OFF  IN THE BOYS 12-13 AGE DIVISION.  LOGAN IS THE SON OF DAN AND JEAN WURTZ AND ATTENDS SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN KEARNEY.  MAGGIE GOLTZ, SPONSORED BY FALLS CITY LODGE, WAS THE BEST SHOOTER FOR THE GIRLS.  SHE EARNED A SCORE OF 21/25 IN THE 8 - 9 YEAR OLD GIRLS DIVISION.  MAGGIE IS THE DAUGHTER OF DOUG AND JANICE GOLTZ AND ATTENDS SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FALLS CITY.

 OTHER HOT ACTION SAW CAMERON BARGELL OF NORTH PLATTE EDGING RYLEE REINERTSON OF GIBBON FOR THE BOYS 10-11 YEAR DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP.  CAMERON MADE 5/5 IN THE SHOOT OFF.  BOTH BOYS POSTED 21/25 IN REGULAR COMPETITION. TARA BEU OF FAIRBURY SHOT 5/5 IN HER SHOOT OFF TO CAPTURE THE GIRLS 12-13 YEAR OLD DIVISION.  A “FOUR ROUND” SHOOT OFF WAS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE BOYS 8-9 SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS.  JONATHAN FLETCHER OF YORK OUTLASTED ZACHARY MERRIL OF HASTINGS BY HITTING 19/20 IN THEIR SHOOT OFF COMPETITION.

 FOLLOWING THE CONTEST, LUNCH FOR THE CONTESTANTS AND THEIR PARENTS WAS SERVED AT THE HASTINGS ELKS LODGE WHERE TROPHIES WERE PRESENTED TO THE TOP THREE CONTESTANTS IN EACH AGE DIVISION.  STATE HOOP CHAIRMAN, TOM PALLAS, AND STATE PRESIDENT, TERRY KRAMER, MADE THE PRESENTATIONS.

RESULTS OF STATE HOOP SHOOT

Name                                                  Lodge                                                  Score  

 Boys 8 - 9 Year Division

 Charles Dunn                                     Falls City #963                                   21/25

Jonathan Fletcher                              York #1024                                         18/25 & 19/20

Zachary Merrill                                  Hastings #159                                    18/25 & 18/20

Girls 8-9 Year Division

 Maggie Goltz                                     Falls City #963                                   21/25

Stacy Peters                                       Kearney #984                                     17/25

Jaycee Bradley                                  Norfolk #653                                      16/25

Boys 10-11 Year Division

 Cameron Bargell                                North Platte #985                               21/25 & 5/5

Rylee Reinertson                               Kearney #984                                     21/25 & 3/5

Keegan Hansen                                 Scottsbluff #1367                               20/25

Girls 10-11 Year Division

 Jackie Osenbaugh                             Lincoln #80                                         20/25

Skyler Erickson                                 Ord #2371                                           16/25

Rylee Terry                                        Cozad # 2250                                      13/25

Boys 12-13 Year Division

 Logan Wurtz                                       Kearney #984                                     22/25 & 5/5

Jalen Bradley                                     Norfolk #653                                      22/25 & 3/5

Kyle Hansen                                      Scottsbluff #1367                               21/25

Girls 12-13 Year Division

 Tara Beu                                            Fairbury # 1203                                  17/25 & 5/5

Emily Abbott                                      Ogallala #1760                                   17/25 & 4/5

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