Reed Peters top shot at Elks Hoop Shoot

Photo provided Boys 12-13 champion Reed Peters receives the Michael W. Backer Award for recording the best free-throw percentage (22 of 25) at the District Hoop Shoot. Also pictured is Backer’s surviving son-in-law Brad LaBarge, and Hoop Shoot Director Kim Birch.

Photo provided Top shooters in the 8-9-year-old boyd division are, from left, Tyler Wedeking, fourth place, representing the Iowa Falls Elks Lodge; Trevor Santee, third place, representing the Waterloo Elks Lodge; Garet Shannon, second place, representing the Charles City Elks Lodge, and first place winner Kael Stickly, representing the Dubuque Elks Lodge. Also pictured is Northeast Iowa Hoop Shoot Director Kim Birch.The top three place finishers all made 20 out of 25 free throws in the initial shoot to force a shoot-off with Stickley making 8 out of 10 additional free throws to win.

Top shooters in the 8-9-year-old girls division were, from left, Edie Collins, third place, representing Charles City Elks Lodge; Kiara Morris, second place, representing the Iowa Falls Elks Lodge; and first place winner Annie Gilligan, representing the Dubuque Elks Lodge. In back is Northeast Iowa District Hoop Shoot director Kim Birch of the Charles City Elks Lodge.

Photo provided Top shooters in the 10-11-year-old boys division were, from left, Drake Mettinger, third place, representing the Dubuque Elks Lodge; Creighton Eberhard, second place, representing the Iowa Falls Elks Lodge; and first place finisher Noah Jenkins, representing the Charles City Elks Lodge. Also pictured is Northeast Iowa District Hoop Shoot Director Kim Birch.

Photo provided Top shooters in the 10-11-year-old girls division competitors were, from left, Peyton Klooster, third place, representing the Iowa Falls Elks Lodge; Alex Wohlers, second place, representing the Charles City Elks Lodge; and first place winner Macie Conner, representing the Dubuque Elks Lodge. Also pictured is Northeast Iowa District Hoop Shoot Director Kim Birch.

Photo provided Top shooters in the 12-13-year-old boys division were, from left, Reed Peters, first place, representing the Charles City Elks Lodge; Tate Neymeyer, second place, representing the Iowa Falls Elks Lodge; and Ben Donath, third place, representing the Dubuque Elks Lodge. A tie for second and third place with Neymeyer and Donath, each shooting 20 out of 25 free throws, necessitating a shoot-off of 15 additional free throws which Neymeyer won. Also pictured is Northeast Iowa District Hoop Shoot Director Kim Birch.

Photo provided Top shooters in the 12-13-year-old girls division were, from left, Maria Freed, first place, representing the Dubuque Elks Lodge; Ashlyn Hoeft, second place, representing the Charles City Elks Lodge; and Kendall Riherd, third place, representing the Iowa Falls Elks Lodge. Also pictured is Northeast Iowa District Hoop Shoot Director Kim Birch.