Knights of Columbus from Fort Madison and Houghton hosted a free throw contest Jan. 21 at Holy Trinity Elementary School in West Point. Pictured are participants, from left, Chase Menke, Jay Ellison, Carter Gehling, Colton Menke, Presley Moeller, Kenna Gehling, Emersyn Welch, Hayden Welch and Drew Spinner.
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Knights of Columbus councils in Fort Madison and Houghton hosted a free throw contest for youths ages 9-14 Jan. 21 at Holy Trinity Elementary School in West Point. In the boys’ competition, Carter Gehling won the 14-year-old division, Drew Spinner won the 13-year-old division, Hayden Welch won the 12-year-old division and Colton Menke won the 11-year-old division. In the girls’ competition, Presley Moeller won the 11-year-old division and Emerson Welch was the 9-year-old champion.
Each contestant was allowed 15 free throw attempts in the contest. Each division winner received a Knights of Columbus basketball and advanced to the district competition to be held March 2 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A state competition will take place at the end of March.
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