A player makes a basket shot in front of the Oregon State Capitol building during Hoopla XV on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Hoopla returned to Salem for its 25th year, filling downtown streets with thousands of people as more than 1,100 teams competed in the 3×3 tournament.
A player guards the ball at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A player in a final 3×3 game carefully considers a point shot at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Players begin a game in the final 3×3 elimination tournament at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Crowds of families and friends watch playoff games at Hoopla XV on on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Players compete in the final elimination tournaments in Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Volunteer scorekeepers keep a close eye on games at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A player works hard to make a shot at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Players wait for the rim shot to land at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A faceoff at the beginning of a 3 x 3 elimination game at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Fans watch a 3×3 elimination game at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Making the power shot during the women’s 3 x 3 elimination games at Hoopla XV on Saturday July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Two x two basketball teams battle it out at on State Street at Hoopla XV on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)The competition was fierce at Hoopla on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Competition was intense during the 3×3 elimination games at Hoopla XV on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A player considers their options during a match at Hoopla XV on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A player awaits the results of a critical hoop shot during a match at Hoopla XV on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Court Street was transformed into a sea of small basketball courts for Hoopla XV events on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)A 2×2 game in progress at Hoopla XV in the late afternoon on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)Players compete during the Hoopla XV 2×2 playoffs on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
