Plymouth Elks inviting kids 8-13 to Shoot Hoop Saturday at LJH

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

The Elks Hoop Shoot for Marshall County is this Saturday, December 13th.

Members of the Plymouth Elks Lodge 2548 are calling all Marshall County kids aged 8 to 13 to participate in the annual Hoop Shoot competitions. The Elks have hosted this event for over 50 years. This year’s Marshall County event will be held at Lincoln Junior High in Plymouth this Saturday.

The Elks Hoop Shoot 2025 is a multi-stage free-throw contest culminating with the National Finals at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, home of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky and the DePaul Blue Demons, on April 18th. This is a free event for all kids to come and show their free-throw shooting skills!

Registration starts at 2 p.m., with the contest beginning at 3 p.m.

To learn more about the Elks Hoop Shoot program, visit www.elks.org/hoopshoot.

- Sat, Dec 13 is Local Hoop Shoot, 2pm registration, 3pm shooting begins, Plym LJH

- Sat, Jan 10, is District Hoop Shoot at Plym LJH

- Sat, Feb 28, is State Hoop Shoot, Hoosier Gym, Knightstown, IN

- Sat, March 14, is Regional Hoop Shoot in Niles, MI, hosted by South Bend Elks

- Sat, April 18, is National Hoop Shoot in Chicago