Butte shooters win Elks titles

DILLON — Four shooters from Butte claimed titles Saturday at the Elks South District Hoop Shoot free throw contest at the Straugh Gymnasium.

The first-place winners advance to the State Hoop Shoot contest, which is Feb. 8 in Livingston. All the District contestants previously won their Lodge contest in Anaconda, Butte, Deer Lodge, or Dillon.

Butte shooters to claim victory were Ava Jurenic (in the girls’ 8-9 age group), Jerzi Nichols (girls’ 10-11), Tenley Osborn (girls’ 12-13) and Dawson Luedtke (boys’ 8-9). Anaconda’s Tre Estes (boys’ 10-11) and Rylie Estes (12-13) also claimed titles.

Contestants shoot 25 free throws and ties are broken with five shot shoot outs. Results:

Girls 8-9
1^st – Ava Jurenic, Butte 17
2^nd – Kennedy Griffin, Dillon 11

Girls 10-11
1^st – Jerzi Nichols, Butte 17
2^nd – Rylan Clark, Anaconda 13
3^rd – Kate Feenstra, Dillon 12

Girls 12-13
1^st – Tenley Osborne, Butte 17
2^nd – Brigid Mehrens, Dillon 14 (3/5)
3^rd – Quinn Feenstra, Butte 14 (2/5)

Boys 8-9
1^st – Dawson Luedtke, Butte 19
2^nd – Duke Estes, Anaconda 14
3^rd – Kellan Pennington, Deer Lodge 10

Boys 10-11
1^st – Tre Estes, Anaconda 19
2^nd – Tucker McIntyre, Butte 17
3^rd – Austin Blando, Dillon 16

Boys 12-13
1^st – Rylie Estes, Anaconda 20
2^nd – Branlyn Renz, Butte 12 (4/5,4/5)
3^rd – Easton Oswald, Dillon 12 (4/5,2/5)