STORM LAKE — David Roberts of Perry, representing Elks Lodge 407, won the 12-13 year old boys division at the Elks Hoop Shoot district competition Saturday.
Roberts drained 19-of-25 free throws to top champions from the Ames, Estherville, Jefferson and Sioux City regions. He will now compete in the State Hoop Shoot Feb. 7 in Grinnell. A win there would propel Roberts to the North Central Region 3 Hoop Shoot Semifinals in Iowa City March 18.
Perry’s Geren Kenney finished second after a shoot-off in the boys 10-11 division, with Owen Myer third in the 8-9 class. Local girls champions Karagyn Whelchel (8-9) and Lydia Olejniczak (12-13) both placed second. There was no local 10-11 girls champion.