Iliff takes competes at national hoop shoot
Sports | Published on April 29, 2025 at 2:36pm EDT | Author: henningmaster
0By Chad Koenen
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Henning eighth grader Stella Iliff competed at the national hoop shoot contest in Chicago, Ill. over the weekend. Iliff, who is the daughter of James and Jessica Iliff of rural Henning, competed against 10 other regional and state champions from across the country on Saturday at Wintrust Arena. The arena is located in Chicago, Ill. and is home to the Chicago Sky and DePaul Blue Demons.
Iliff made 16-25 free throws on the day, which was down from the score she posted at the multi-state hoop shoot in Iowa City, Iowa earlier this year, but still represented the community well at the national contest.
The rural Henning resident is the first female in Henning history to compete at the national hoop shoot and the first person to qualify for the national hoop shoot competition from Henning since Easton Misegades took third place nationally in 2022 and his older brother Kale made back-to-back trips to the national contest in 2017 and 2018.