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17 | Friday, February 3, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Kevin Nagel, Oakville Beaver Sports Editor, knagel@burlingtonpost.com Sports V A R Y I N G D E G R E E S O F S "Connected to your Community U C C E S S " Christian Bernardo, 9, (le ft photo) makes his attem pt a t a basket during the Knights of Columbus Bas ketball Free Throw Championships last Saturday a t St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School. He finished third. In above photo, MP John Oliver, MPP Kevin Flynn, Mayor Rob Burton and Councillor Ray Chisholm congratulate Superintendent Tim Overholt on sinking the first (and only) basket for the dignitaries on hand. | photo by Nikki Wesley - Burlington Post Knights of Columbus free throw competition draws kids ages 9 -1 4 W inners and runners-up at last weekend's Knights of Colum bus Basketball Free Throw Cham pionship in Oakville will get right back to the line tomor row for the district cham pionships in Burlington. The event, held at St. Thom as Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, featured 138 boys and girls ages 9-14, many of whom w on school com petitions to advance to Saturday's affair. "We had am azing participation from over 90 per cent of our Catholic el ementary and secondary schools throughout the Oakville area," said Andrew Eckstein of the Knights of Colum bus. On hand to support the event were local M P John Oliver, MPP Kevin Flynn, Mayor Rob Burton, Halton Catholic District School Board Superin tendent Tim Overholt, Oakville councillor Ray Chisholm and K of C district deputy Steve Reynolds. The competition also included Special Olympics kids sinking baskets. Those results will be published when they're available. The top two shooters from each of the 10 divisions will head to C orpus Christi Catholic Secondary School tomorrow (Friday) in Burlington in the next step of a competition that eventually determines North American cham pions. More photos of the event can be found at bit.ly/2l1u2SZ. Winners and runners-up from each of 10 divisions of the K of C free throw event are listed below. They advance to tomorrow's district championships at Burlington's Corpus Christi Secondary School GiRLS Place Name 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. Laura Piroli Isabella Am elie Suarez Clarissa Isaxell Sarah Gouldby M akaila M elhuish Bianca Halasz Brianna Cam pbell A licia Pistilli Gadea Kyiana Lawrence Veronica M artins Joanna Pepa G abriella Rizzuto BOYS School St. M atthew St. Joan of Arc M o th e r Teresa St. Jam es St. M arguerite d 'Youville S t.A ndrew St. Gregory th e Great St. M a tthe w St. Jam es St. Joan of Arc St. Thom as A quinas Iroquois Ridge Age 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 Place Name 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. D avid A ndrews Reed M acD onald Lucas Yacob Ordones Daniel Lu M alcom M alaxi Daniel Perez M anual H enrique De Jesus M ateo Canizalez Sean Higgins Jam es Kirkwood A idan M athew Diego A rabit Age 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 School St. M arguerite d'Youville St. M a tthe w St. Gregory th e Great St. Andrew St. John St. Joan of Arc St. M arguerite d'Youville St. Joseph St. V incent St. Jam es S t.T hom as A quinas Holy Trinity R egister N ow Program Blastball T-ball Minor T-ball Major Minor Major Junior Senior Ages 4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-17 O akville Little League - 2017 Youth Baseball R egistration 2017 Registration Open Houses Saturday, February 4 & Saturday, February 18 Oakville Little League Fieldhouse R egister N ow 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM 425 Cornwall Road Proud Sponsor of Oakville Little League Oakville Little League runs nationally recognized house league and all-star baseball programs th at em phasize F U N , T E A M W O R K , S K IL L D E V E L O P M E N T & FA IR PLAY. For more information call 905-827-1831 or register online at www.ollb.org