The 2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship will return, and all boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Gleason Family YMCA.

Winners will move on to the district level of competition, and may move even further to compete in the state division. All boys and girls ages 9-14 are eligible to participate in this free competition.

Last year, more than 12,000 free-throw shooters participated in 3,600 local competitions.  Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For more information, call Bob Schwarz at 508-507-1941.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.8 million members in 14,000 local councils.