LIVINGSTON — Several local athletes placed in the Montana Elks Hoop Shoot Championship Saturday in Livingston.
That includes Anaconda’s Tre Estes, who won the boys’ 10-11 division by making 23 of 25 shots. Estes and the five other champions will represent Montana in the Regional Semifinals March 7 in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Butte’s Tenley Osborne placed third in the girls’ 12-13 age group, making 15 shots and beating two others in a shoot off in an exciting division that saw all the competitors within one shot of each other.
Austin Blando of Dillon placed third in the boys’ 12-13 making 19 shots, and Dillon’s Kacy Staley placed fourth in the girls’ 8-9 with 11 made shots.
Butte’s Clay Salo placed fourth in the boys’ 8-9 division, making 16 shots. Aspen Gibson of Dillon placed fifth in the girls’ 10-11 making seven shots.
Click the links below for full results and a history of Montana shooters at the National Elks Shoot.
The ButteCast with Bill Foley 