The Nashua Lodge of Elks #720 will be holding its 15th Annual Greater Nashua Soccer Shoot contest on Saturday, Aug.15 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Main Dunstable Road Soccer Fields.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three in each of the four boys divisions and four girls: U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-14, based on partici­pant’s age on Aug. 15.

First-place winners will com­pete in the Elks New Hampshire State Soccer Championship Shoot in Portsmouth on Oct. 17.

The Elks Greater Nashua Soc­cer Shoot is a two-stage contest that best represents the skill lev­els of four age groups. First, the "Five-Goal Contest" is a succes­sion of separate smaller ground level goal targets for the U-8 and U-10 participants (15 kicks).

The "Grid Goal Contest" uses the penalty kick distance (36 feet) to challenge the older U-12 and U-14 participants (15 kicks).

The event is open to all inter­ested boys and girls from area towns including Hudson, Litch­field, Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Merrimack, Milford, Wilton and Nashua. For more information, contact Al Savage, Elks youth chairman, at 888-0064 or Jack Balch, co-chairman, at 765-2844.