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Fifth-grade girls compete in Grand Island Public Schools Girls Basketball Bonanza
Grand Island Public Schools fifth-grade students competed in the Girls Basketball Bonanza Feb. 22 at Grand Island Senior High School.
Students participated in a variety of basketball skills tests and shooting games.
The skills tests include free throw shooting, 30-second continuous shooting, 30-second dribble/shooting, and 30-second hot shot shooting. Results were determined for competition in two sites: the West Gym and East Gym at the high school.
Results from the Girls Basketball Bonanza from the two sites are:
West Gym Competition
*Free Throws (10 shots total): 1, Jennifer Gonzalez-Castro, Lincoln, 7; 2-3 (tie), Katheryn Dominguez, Jefferson; and Luz Reyes-Garcia, Dodge, both with 5; 4 (tie), Ermaka Elbersh- Kowa, Newell; and Gabriela Ramos, Dodge, both with 4; 5 (tie) Gabriella Cuevas, Howard; Carry Cornelius, Shoemaker; Erica Sokol, Engleman; Jazmine Aldrich, Jefferson; and Angelica Sanchez-Gonzalez, Dodge, all with 3.
*30-Second Shooting Test: 1, Ermaka Elbersh-Kowa, Newell, 10; 2, Erica Sokol, Engleman, 8; 3-5 (tie), Haley Ketteler, Stolley Park; Brittney Salter, Engleman; and Sharilyn Tuttle, Gates, all with 5.
*Dribble and Shoot Test: 1, Sharilyn Tuttle, Gates, 12; 2, Brittney Salter, Engleman, 11; 3- 4 (tie), Ermaka Elbersh-Kowa, Newell; and Gabriella Cuevas, Howard, both with 10; 5, Araceli Martinez, Knickrehm, 9.
*30-Second Hot Shot Test: 1, Sharilyn Tuttle, Gates, 10; 2, Jennifer Gonzalez-Castro, Lincoln, 7; 3-5 (tie), Meleny Lopez Andujo, Knickrehm; Erica Sokol, Engleman; and Katheryn Dominguez, Jefferson, all with 6.
East Gym Competition*Free Throws (10 shots total): 1, Britni Aguilar, Newell, 8; 2, Kaitlyn Castaneda, Lincoln, 7; 3-5 (tie), Kaitlyn Wilson, Gates; Grace Cadwalader, Jefferson; and Emily Parra, Wasmer, all with 5.
*30-Second Shooting Test: Haleigh Hoos, Engleman, 13; 2, Britni Aguilar, Newell, 12; 3-4 (tie), Kaitlyn Wilson, Gates; and Madison Skiles, Engleman, both with 11; 5, Mandy Berry, Newell, 10.
*Dribble and Shoot Test: Britni Aguilar, Newell, 18; 2, Nettie Van Heufeln, Knickrehm, 15; 3-5 (tie), Haleigh Hoos, Engleman; Madison Harding, West Lawn; and Maggie Roudebush, Newell, all with 14.
*30-Second Hot Shot Test: Samantha Thornton, Newell; 2-4 (tie), Haleigh Hoos, Engleman; Courtney Wilson, Newell; and Madison Harding, West Lawn, all with 9; 5, Shayla Steenson, Engleman, 8.
For more information, contact: Dennis Korgel, Physical Education Teacher, Gates Elementary School, 385-5892, dkorgel@gips.org