PI girl captures state foul shooting title

Faith Sjoberg, a Presque Isle Middle School sixth-grader, was the state winner for the 10-11 age division in the Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest, which was held at Bangor High School Sunday. She was representing Presque Isle Elks Lodge 1954. Sjoberg, who made 22 of 25 attempts, also won the Alan W. Richard Outstanding Shooter Award. From left are George Jones, Elks Hoop Shoot director for the state; Susan Sjoberg, mother; Faith Sjoberg, Kevin Sjoberg, father; and Richard Blinn, New England Regional Elks Hoop Shoot director. (Courtesy of Alan Harding)

BANGOR, Maine — At the Elks’ State Hoop Shoot foul shooting competition held at the Bangor High School Jan. 31, Faith Sjoberg of Presque Isle captured the Alan W. Richard Award, which went to the champion female Hoop Shoot contestant in Maine.

In winning her division for 10- and 11-year-old girls, Sjoberg sank 22 of 25 foul shots attempted, which was the top score for all girls in the state competition. That score also happened to equal the top score for all the boys in the event.
As the champion, Sjoberg qualified for the New England Regional Hoop Shoot competition to be held in Portland March 19. She will be competing against the winners from all other New England states.
She is the daughter of Kevin and Susan Sjoberg of Presque Isle and is a sixth-grader attending Presque Isle Middle School.
Four others representing Presque Isle Elks Lodge 1954 also participated in the Jan. 31 state finals. They were Madalyn Johnson of Washburn, second in the 8-9 girls’ division; Colby Burlock of Mars Hill, second in the 8-9 boys’ division; Parker Deprey of Caribou, second in the 12-13 boys’ division; and Maddie Stratton of Caribou, third in the 12-13 girls’ division.