Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville MAY 21, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXVI • NO 12
Sinking her way into a Hoop Shoot victory BY CAT SHANNON
BY CAT SHANNON
The staff at the Horn Farm Center in York are taking a setback and turning it into opportunity. Three years ago, the only livable structure on the property, an 1840s farmhouse, was destroyed by fire. Now plans are in motion to not only restore and preserve the nonprofit’s farmhouse, but also to transform the space inside into an educational center to benefit people from across the region. Horn Farm Center, located at 4945 Horn Road, York, has been busy fundraising for the build, and it celebrated the next step in the project with a groundbreaking ceremony at the end of March. “These last three years we’ve been running programs for hundreds of local residents, all outdoors in all weather, on dozens of topics related to regenerative farming, ecology, growing your own food and generally reconnecting with the land,” explained Alexis Campbell, the organization’s e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r. “ O u r instructors and community have done wonderfully, but it will be amazing to triple our capacity for education and do so no matter what the
Carrigan Price (center) with her trophy and her parents, Ryan and
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t just 9 years old, Carrigan Price has secured her spot in basketball history. She is the first participant from the Columbia-Middletown Elks 1074 Hoop Shoot to advance to the national competition, where she not only won first place in her age division, but she also took home an award as the highest-scoring girl in the entire competition. Her win came after a nail-biting shootout victory on April 26 in Chicago, earning her national recognition and her name on the wall at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Massachusetts. Carrigan, who is the daughter of Ryan and Michele Price, is a fourth-grader at Landisville Intermediate Center. Her journey to the national competition began in November when she participated in the local event in Columbia. Carrigan’s winning path was paved with consistent excellence. At each of the previous stages local, district, state and regional - she sank 23 out of 25 free throws each time. She ultimately qualified to represent her region at the national competition hosted by the Elks organization, which includes six divisions split by gender and age: 8 to 9, 10 to 11 and 12 to 13.
In Chicago, Carrigan faced stiff competition and intense pressure. After making 24 out of 25 free throws in regulation, she found herself tied with another contestant. What followed was a dramatic series of five shootouts of five shots each. In the end, Carrigan emerged victorious, scoring 45 out of 50 to clinch the national title by a single shot. “I felt happy because it was my first year, and I didn’t think I could make it all the way and win nationals,” Carrigan said. She wasn’t just the top in her division. Her overall score made her the highest-scoring girl across all age groups at the event. That achievement earned her the Getty Powell Award, which she will receive in June at the Elks national convention in Kansas City. Car r igan’s jour ne y be gan almost by chance. Her parents noticed an article about the local Hoop Shoot in the Merchandiser and encouraged her to give it a try. It turned out to be a full-circle moment. Both Michele and her brother, Mike Alpaugh, had competed in the Elks Hoop Shoot in their youth, though they hadn’t initially realized it was the same program. Although Carrigan played basketball, she wasn’t used to
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