TAUNTON - On Saturday February 6, 2010 Taunton's Rachel Ducharme traveled to the 2010 Massachusetts State Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest, which was held at the Fowler Middle School in Maynard.
The "Hoop Shoot" Free Throw Program is open to all boys and girls, ages 8 through 13. All public and private schools within the jurisdiction of a local Elk Lodge are invited to participate in this program. Over 3 million boys and girls compete annually for the chance to receive a National Champion trophies and have their names inscribed on a plaque at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.
Ducharme was representing the MA Elks South District and shot against the 8 other District Winners in the 12-13 year old Girls Division for the right to move on to the New England Regional Hoop Shoot which will be held next month in Portland, ME.
