The Free Throw Championship, hosted by Masconomo Council 1232 Knights of Columbus, brightened a frigid winter morning.

More than 100 competitors, parents, spectators and volunteers poured into the gym of Memorial School, Manchester by-the Sea, on Sunday January 21, 2024 to watch shooters show off their free throw skills.

“It was great to watch these kids. Many had amazing form and skill,” said organizer Fred Newton of Magnolia. “The Knights first hosted a similar event 46 years ago. Last year’s event was such fun, we had to do it again.”

Age group Free Throw Championship winners may choose to move on to the regional competition in March, whose location is yet to be announced.

Competitor Raffle Winners- 2 $50 gift certificates to DICK’S SPORTING GOODS

Madison Day and Noah Rubin

David Slade, event co-chair, thanked the Manchester Essex Regional School District and Heather De Priest of Manchester’s Parks and Recreation Department for making the Memorial School gym available for the event. He also noted, “the skills and sportsmanship of the competitors we observed are a credit to the local youth basketball program. It was a pleasure to watch these young boys and girls shoot.”