Local Sports Calendar

Teutopolis Knights of Columbus Local 2874 to sponsor area Youth Free Throw Championship. All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2015 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. All participants will be recognized for their accomplishments with trophies awarded to the top winner in each boy and girl age division; special recognition and award for the overall boy and overall girl winner that day. The local competition will be held Saturday, January 24 doors open at 12:30 p. m. with competition starting at 1:00p.m. at Teutopolis High School.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions.

All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local
competitions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent.

For entry forms or additional information contact: Matthew & Jennifer Weidner 925-5700 or 821-5112.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with over 1.8 million members in 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated over 70 million volunteer hours and $167.5 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, culture of life, families and youth.