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Show Elks "Hoop Shoot" Regional Champion mi Las Vegas, NV - Having already tasted glory in local, district and state competitions, Cole Pentelute captured another first-place finish on Saturday February 23, at the Elks "Hoop Shoot" West Regional Championship. Pentelute, competed in the 8 to 9 year-old division which is a field of more than three million boys and girls, ages 8-13. "It's my time now," says Cole, "When I am out there I will be shooting for me and my brothers. " He hopes to do his very best and plans to make every shot he shoots, one free throw at a time. Next, Cole will travel with his parents to Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of basketball, to be among the 72 top youngsters vying for the chance to claim one of six national trophies awarded at the Elks "Hoop Shoot" National Free Throw Contest, April 18-21,2013. 18-21,2013. This competition has Pleasant Grove's 8 year-old, Cole Pentelute, crowned Elks Hoop Shoot Regional Champion. provided many sports legends, Olympic medalists, and many professional athletes. A great showing in the national championship will not only earn Pentelute a place in Elks "Hoop Shoot" history, but also land his name on a plaque in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |