Mackimmie ties for fifth at national Elks Hoop Shoot

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Zach Mackimmie of Coeur d'Alene finished tied for fifth in the boys 10-11 year-old division of the national Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at Western New England University.

Mackimmie, 11, a fifth-grader at Bryan Elementary, made 9 of his first 10 shots and had made 13 straight in the second round before missing his last two shots.

Joseph Girard III of Queens-bury, N.Y., won the competition with a perfect 25 of 25.

Ryggs Johnston of Libby, Mont., was second with 23 of 25 and beat Grant Allen of Springdale, Ark., in a shoot-off 10-8.