LEILA SHOOTS, SCORES!

Congratulations to resident Leila Martiesian, 11, who plays for travel teams locally and practices her shooting at The Shooting Zone in Ho-Ho-Kus.

Sheʼs been competing in the 2023 Elks Hoop Shoot, a foul shot competition for kids aged 8–13.

After winning the local (Westwood) and district (local Pascack Valley towns) competitions in the girls 10–11 age group, she reached the New Jersey State Finals Feb. 12 at South Plainfield High School.

There, Leila won her age group after competing against girls from all over the Garden State.

She competes at the regional finals on Saturday, March 18, against state winners from New York and Pennsylvania. These Northeast Central Region finals are in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. on the Penn State campus.

Should she win the regional finals, her dad, Josh Martiesian, tells Pascack Press, she will head to Chicago for the national finals, Saturday April 22, competing against regional winners from across the United States.

PASCACK VALLEY