KofC FREE THROW REGIONALS were held on February 25, 2024…

Lina SantOiemmo and Vinny Dietrick advance to the state tournament on March 16 in Columbus. Joe Garisek is an alternate. All represent ST FRANCIS.

Gilmour Knights manage and score the KofC Free Throw Contest for the students of the 3 parish schools. The contests are the first round of the KofC State tournament. Students compete by age, with 15 free throws apiece.

2024 Free Throw COUNCIL Winners

Boldface names won Districts, Advanced to Regionals #

Winners from SFA

9B Caleb Pinto,10B Giovanni Perrine, 11B Jacob Pinto#, 11G Lina Santioemmo#, 13B Vinny Dietrich#, 14B Joe Garisek#, 14G Coco Cochran#

Winners from SPB

9G Penelope Jamieson#, 10G Bella Duqum, 12G Emmy Herberth, 12B Gino Prevesk, 13G Sydney Krajnak#

In 2024, a total of 353 students from SPB, CCA, and SFA matched their skills against their age-mates.

A knight’s Time commitment is typically 3 hours per school, and the event is usually held at all 3 schools within a one-week span During catholic schools week. ANY Knight may participate managing any or all of these contests. Winners move on to a District qualifier, which is often also manned by Gilmour Knights.