Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships

Since 1972, councils have sponsored the Knights of Columbus International Free Throw Championship for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14.

The championship is set up to have the contestants compete within their own gender and age group. All competition starts on the local level. Winners move on to the district, regional, and state or province levels. From there, some make it to t he international level for championship competition in their group. 

Who May Enter

 All boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14 are eligible to compete in the Free Throw Champion-ship. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of January 1, 2007.

High school-age athletes should be advised to check with their school athletic directors or their state's high school athletic association regarding possible eligibility conflicts.

Each youngster may compete in only one council competition. Local champions may not represent more than one council.
 Championship entrants compete against youngsters of the same age and gender in five age divisions: 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. At the council level, each competitor gets 15 free throws, and the one who makes the most shots wins.

If there's a tie, five-shot tiebreaker rounds follow until a winner emerges. Use a tiebreaker if there is a tie for second place; the second place finisher will move on to successive levels of competition if, for whatever reason, the winner is unavailable. In the event that the winner in any level cannot participate in the next level of competition, the second place winner should represent the area group.

The Second New York District 

Two of the three councils in our area will be holding a council level championship Immaculate Conception Council #928 in Riverhead, NY and Marian Council #3852 in Cutchogue, NY this Saturday.  Unfortunately both will be on the same day so as Distict Deputy I can't attend both.  The winners from each gender / age group will compete on the district level in February and from there go on to regional and then state compeition.  The state competition is held in West Point, New York.

(Note: Information on the event was obtained from the Supreme Web Pages.)

Christopher B. District Deputy 2nd NY District - Serving the North Fork of Long Island from Greenport to Wading River and all points inbetween.