The annual Chadron State College Hoop Shoot youth basketball tournament drew record or near-record numbers of teams over the week as 60 teams and more than 600 players and coaches took part.

The hoop shoot was started by volunteers as a memorial fundraiser and continued as such for many years before the CSC basketball programs stepped 5 years ago to keep it going. It’s now their biggest annual fundraiser.

CSC women’s coach and Hoop Shoop coordinator Tim Connealy says it was “another great weekend of basketball,” adding that he had “a lot of fun seeing everyone’s reaction when they came into the Chicoine Center (Chadron State’s new $17 million gymnasium).”

Connealy also says he and men’s coach Brent Bargen couldn’t hold the Hoop Shoot without the “tremendous” support of the college and community, with a lot of people putting in extra time and effort.

There were 9 age divisions this year, 5 for the boys and 4 for the girls. The results of the championship games follow.

Girls Championship Results
Fourth Grade: Scottsbluff 28, Lusk 5
Fifth Grade: Rapid City Hoopsters 14, Chadron 8
Sixth Grade: Lady Cavaliers 29, Mitchell 9
Eighth Grade: Mitchell 37, Gering 15

Boys Championship Results
Fourth Grade: Scottsbluff Red 35, Hemingford 31
Fifth Grade: Mitchell 35, Alliance 25
Sixth Boys: Alliance 29, Scottsbluff 27
Seventh Boys: Mitchell 65, Sioux Express 45
Eighth Boys: Oglala Nation 70, Saders 30