Pictured are free throw contestants (l-r) Tyler Hargrove, Jarrett Davis, Abi Pickering, Kelsey Saveall, Hanna Hawks, and Kaitlyn Kyzer.
Pictured are free throw contestants (l-r) Tyler Hargrove, Jarrett Davis, Abi Pickering, Kelsey Saveall, Hanna Hawks, and Kaitlyn Kyzer.
Each winter the Knights of Columbus sponsors a free throw competition at the local, district, and state levels. The Council’s Youth Director Ike Eisenhauer has been coordinating this activity for a number of years.

The local competition was held Saturday morning, January 18, at the Jessieville Sports Arena.  The winners by age group were boys Tyler Hargrove (12) and Jarrett Davis (10) and girls Abi Pickering (11) and Kelsey Saveall (10).  They will advance to district competition at St. John’s School Gym in Hot Springs on Saturday, February 22.  Registration begins at 11:00am and competition at 11:30am.  The state competition will be held March 2 at St Joseph's Activity Center in Conway.

Knights assisting Ike at the competition in Jessieville included Tony Cifelli, Mike Frantz, Fred Jungers, Mike Kerwin, and Steve Schramer. 

Following the February 22 district competition at St John's, Jarrett Davis, Abi Pickering, and Kelsey Saveall advanced to state.  On March 2 at State, Abi Pickering and Jarrett Davis took first place for their age group, and Kelsey took second place in hers.  Congratulations!

View a few pictures in Photos.