The finals of the competition in the 2018 Hoop Holler N’ Shoot contest were held during half time of Wednesday’s KSU women’s game against Lamar.
Kaitlyn Lagabed wins the girls division of Hoop Shoot- hitting 2 out of 7 free throws.
Sam Spiegel wins the boys division of Hoop Shoot- hitting 5 out of 7 free throws.
Girls finalists from left were second place, Kamryn Lemman, Woodrow Wilson; first place, Kaitlyn Lagabed, Lee school; third place, Aryanna De-Leon, Flint Hills Christian School, not pictured, Lily Bahr, Manhattan Catholic School.
Participants won their way into the finals via shoot offs conducted at Manhattan area elementary schools among 5th and 6th grade students. Over 975 students participated in the competition.
The girls winners and the schools they represent are as follows:
1st Kaitlyn Lagabed, Lee – hitting 2 out of 7
2nd Kamryn Lemman, Woodrow Wilson – hitting 2 out of 7 3rd Aryanna De-Leon, Flint Hills Christian – hitting 1 out of 7
Both Kaitlyn and Kamryn participated in a shoot off to determine the 1st place winner.
The boys from left, fourth place, Braden Brockman, Manhattan Catholic School; first place, Sam Spiegel, Theodore Roosevelt; Second place, Luke Ethridge, Woodrow Wilson; and third place, Max Steffensmeier, Lee school.
The boys winners and the schools they represent are as follows:
1st Sam Spiegel, Theodore Roosevelt – hitting 5 out of 7
2nd Luke Ethridge, Woodrow Wilson – hitting 3 out of 7
3rd Max Steffensmeier, Lee – hitting 2 out of 7
4th Braden Brockman, Manhattan Catholic – hitting 1 out of 7
Prizes awarded to all finalists included a plaque and a K-State autographed Hoop Holler N’Shoot t-shirt.
This is the 20th Anniversary of Hoop Holler N’ Shoot, during that time over 13,800 5th and 6th graders have participated in the program.
Hoop Holler N’ Shoot is a free throw contest for 5th and 6th graders in the Manhattan area schools.