Woodside Elementary School fifth-grader Adam Hartung took first place Jan. 22 in the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest held at John Marshall High School in Milwaukee. He will advanced to state competition Feb. 12 in Wausau where he and his family will get a two-night stay, pizza party, breakfast and afternoon awards banquet courtesy of the Elks Club.
If Hartung is successful at the state competition he will advance to Iowa City in March. Finalists then compete at nationals in April in Springfield, Mass.
In addition to Hartung’s success, Woodside fifth-grader Taylor Fuerstenberg took third place at the Milwaukee event.