The Council 11369 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship will be on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Canfield Middle School.
The competition is open to all girls and boys ages 9 thru 14. Age is determined as of Jan. 1, 2017.
Champions in each age bracket will advance to the district championship. It will be held the next day, Feb. 12, 2017 at the gym at St. Joseph the Provider Church in Campbell. The church is at 633 Porter St. in Campbell.
District champs will advance to the Regional Championship in Garrettsville on Feb. 25.
Regional champs advance to the State Championship in Columbus on March 18th.
Ages 9, 10, 11 shoot from a 12 foot foul line. Ages 12, 13, 14 shoot from the normal 15 foot foul line.
Each contestant receives 3 warm-up tosses followed by 15 consecutive free throw attempts. Tie breakers are 5 free throws, no warm-ups.
Call Pete for more info at 330 547-9119.
Free Throw History
Since 1972, councils have sponsored the Knights of Columbus International Free Throw Championship for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 14.
The championship is set up to have the contestants compete within their own gender and age group. All competition starts at the local level. Winners move on to the district, regional, and state or provincial levels. From there, some make it to the international level for championship competition in their group.
