MONROE - The 2011 Knights of Columbus Free-Throw Championship, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 in the Monroe High School gym. It is sponsored by the Supreme Advocate Harold Lamboley Council 01471, Monroe.
All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 in Green County are invited to participate in the local level of competition. This year, Pat Murphy, the head coach of the Monroe High School basket ball team and honorary chair of the event, will be present with some of his players to provide tips to participants.
The contest is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced by the Knights of Columbus international headquarters based on the scores from the state-level competitions. Last year Blake Bast, Logan Weckerly, Courtney Leuzinger, Tyler Elmer, and Sami Curtis all advanced to the competition for District 42 in Beloit. No one from Monroe advance to further to compete in the Madison Diocesan Level. All boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions.
Last year, more than 223,000 sharpshooters participated in more than 3,200 local competitions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event.
Participants are required to furnish proof of age as of Jan. 1 and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact Tom Luchi at 214-1140.
The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.8 million members in more than 14,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated more than 68 million volunteer hours and $150 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth.
Locally, Council 01471 raised and donated more than $20,000 and countless volunteer hours.
All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 in Green County are invited to participate in the local level of competition. This year, Pat Murphy, the head coach of the Monroe High School basket ball team and honorary chair of the event, will be present with some of his players to provide tips to participants.
The contest is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced by the Knights of Columbus international headquarters based on the scores from the state-level competitions. Last year Blake Bast, Logan Weckerly, Courtney Leuzinger, Tyler Elmer, and Sami Curtis all advanced to the competition for District 42 in Beloit. No one from Monroe advance to further to compete in the Madison Diocesan Level. All boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions.
Last year, more than 223,000 sharpshooters participated in more than 3,200 local competitions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event.
Participants are required to furnish proof of age as of Jan. 1 and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact Tom Luchi at 214-1140.
The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.8 million members in more than 14,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated more than 68 million volunteer hours and $150 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth.
Locally, Council 01471 raised and donated more than $20,000 and countless volunteer hours.
