BANGOR, Maine – Evangeline Chalou and Nick Hopkins, both of Easton, and Jackson Holdsworth of Caribou were Aroostook County youth capturing Northern District titles at the Elks Hoop Shoot foul shooting competition January 5 at the James F. Doughty School.
Chalou won the girls’ 10-11 year-old division by connecting on 20 of her 25 attempts, while Hopkins took the victory for 8-9 boys by netting 18 and Holdsworth placed first among boys in the 10-11 age group by totaling 19.
Chalou and Hopkins were representing Presque Isle Elks Lodge #1954 after qualifying during the lodge shoot held at Presque Isle Middle School on December 14, while Holdsworth represented Houlton Elks Lodge #835 after winning the lodge’s December 15 qualifier.
Other Elks lodges in the district are Bangor, Ellsworth, Millinocket and Sebasticook Valley in Pittsfield.
Four other local shooters who qualified by winning the lodge event at PIMS competed at the district level and turned in solid showings.
Isabella Edgecomb of Limestone (8-9 girls), Annalise Griffeth of Caribou (12-13 girls) and Jackson Brooks-Buck of Presque Isle (12-13 boys) all claimed runner-up honors, and combined with Chalou’s and Hopkins’s victories gave Presque Isle Lodge #1954 the most trophies on the day out of all the lodges.
Aaron Cloukey of Presque Isle received a participation award in the 10-11 boys’ division.
The next round of competition is the Elks Hoop Shoot state championship, which will be held January 26 at Bangor High School.
Winners at the state event will move on to the New England championships, to be held in Portland March 8.
