Thirty-two free throw shooters gathered on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw contest at Eureka Junior/ Senior High School.
Champions were named in each of the six age divisions, with nine Eureka students qualifying for the regional contest on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m. at Prairie Creek Elementary School, located at 654 S. YMCA Drive, in Andover.
Advancing from Eureka were: pictured from left to right, front row, Sawyer Ptacek (9) made 8/15; Kaylon Thatcher (10), made 6/15; Braxtyn Evenson (11), made 4/15; Molly Dehlinger (12) made 6/15; Bella Damron (13) made 12/15; and Syndey Lindamood (14) made 10/15; back row: Kye Beatty (9) made 9/15; Charlie Lindamood (10) made 8/15; Jessn Ogden (11) made 7/15; Nolan Morris (12) made 10/15; Cord Adkins (13) made 10/15; and Henry Perrier (14) made 7/15.
Others participating in the local event included: 9-year-old girls: Ava McDonald, Adelynn Marks, Haidyn Evenson, Zenith Neill and Lilliana Sanchez; 9-year-oldboys: Ike Whitehead and Hank Dehlinger; 10-yearold boys: Duke Coulter and Carson Whittaker; 11-year-old boys: Tucker Damron and Jackson Hobbs; 12-year-old girls: Mia Ptacek; 12-year-old boys: Brannon Blakley, Henry Lindamood and Donovan Owings; 13-yearold girls: Brielle Thompson and Raegen Ashlock; 13-year-old boys: Felix Neill and Liam Mead; 14-year-old boys: Dylan Conard.
