The local council Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored by St. Patrick Knights of Columbus. This annual event is normally held in January.

2024 Knights of Columbus Council
Free Throw Championship

Monday, January 15, 2024

6:00 p.m. registration
7:00 p.m. start shooting
St. Patrick Gym, 701 S. Church St., Wentzville, MO 63385
Boys and Girls 9 – 14 years old as of January 1, 2024 (proof of age required)

This is the annual local council K of C Free Throw Championship sponsored by St. Patrick Knights of Columbus. There is no cost to participate, and you do not have to be a member of St. Patrick to compete. Please bring a copy of a birth certificate or other proof of age to the event. Three warm-up shots will precede 15 consecutive free throw attempts.  Winners will receive a trophy and qualify for the District K of C Free Throw Championship.

Entry forms will be filled out at the event. If you have questions, please contact Trevor Roe at 636-614-8267 or basketballplayer1551@yahoo.com.

(High school-age athletes should check with their school athletic directors or state high school athletic associations for possible eligibility conflicts. Contestants may compete in just one council K of C Free Throw Championship each year.)

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. In previous years, more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact: Trevor Roe at 636-614-8267.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with over 1.8 million members in 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated over 70 million volunteer hours and $170 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, culture of life, families, and youth.

2024 RESULTS

State
This had to be the best showing from the St. Patrick council/church at the state level with seven from our parish's council competition shooting for the championship. All seven got either first or second place (out of about five competitors in each group), so very impressive. 9-year-old Grayson Linhardt, 12-year-old Will Wilson III, and 13-year-old Abigail White came in first and 10-year-old Zoey Cain, 11-year-old Harper Regan, 13-year-old Elijah Smith, and 14-year-old Alexus Buenemann came in second.

Regionals
An astounding 7 of 11 St. Patrick kids won the regional competition (out of about five competitors in each group). The seven winners from the group below were Grayson, Zoey, Harper, Will, Abigail, Elijah, and Alexus. 

Districts
It was an unbelievable showing from the St. Patrick competitors as they, once again, just had to face one competitor from the O'Fallon council/Assumption parish at the district round. St. Patrick had 11 of 12 possible kids shoot and Assumption had 8 of 12, and not one Assumption kid beat out the St. Patrick kid in free throws, so a clean sweep for our parish. 9-year-old RaeLynn Herbers and Grayson Linhardt, 10-year-old Zoey Cain and Jaxson Andres, 11-year-old Harper Regan and Malachi Nozea, 12-year-old Molly Scherr and Will Wilson III, 13-year-old Abigail White and Elijah Smith, and 14-year-old Alexus Buenemann moved on to regionals.