Huntley Knights host free throw competition

The local Free Throw Championship Competition sponsored by the St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council 11666 was held Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center in Huntley.

Girls and boys, age 9 to 14, participated for free at the local level of competition for the 2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.

The contest is sponsored annually, with the winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions.

International champions are announced by the Knights of Columbus International Headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions.

All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and compete in their respective age divisions. Last year, more than 130,000 sharpshooters participated in more than 3,000 local competitions.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.9 million members in over 15,100 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 71.5 million volunteer hours and $176.9 million in charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth. From the moment of its founding in 1882, charity has been the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. We are men of faith and men of action. For information, visit huntleyknights.org.