Four Greene County kids have qualified for the next round in the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest.

The Jefferson Elks Lodge #2306 hosted the Northwest District Hoop Shoot Contest this past Saturday and four Greene County youth earned first place to move onto the state competition. The kids that were from the Paton-Churdan area included Keegan Minnihan taking home first place for the 8-9 year-old boys, Maddie Mobley won the 10-11 year-old girls, and Jaxon VanCannon earned top place for the 10-11 year-old boys. From Jefferson was the 8-9 year-old girls winner with Samantha Pedersen. The contest was to see how many free throws could each participant make out of 25 attempts.

These winners, along with two others from Ames and Estherville, will compete at the state contest in Grinnell on February 24th. 

8-9 yr old girls: Samantha Pedersen, 1^st place, Jefferson

8-9 yr old boys: Keegan Minnihan, 1^st place, Paton-Churdan

Drew Adair, 2^nd place, Perry

10-11 yr old girls:  Maddie Mobley, 1^st place, Paton Churdan

10-11 yr old boys: Jaxon VanCannon, 1^st place, Paton-Churdan

Charter Utesch, 2^nd place, Estherville

12-13 yr old girls: Payton Steines, 1^st place, Ames

Jasmine Smith, 2^nd place, Estherville

12-13 yr old boys:  Jackson Struve, 1^st place, Estherville

Joseph Ponce, 2^nd place, Perry