Free-Throw Contest Jan. 12

The Tyrone Elks will hold its 48th annual Hoop Shoot Contest on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Bellwood-Antis Middle School gym.

Registration and time to warm up will start at 4 p.m. and the contest will begin at 4:30 p.m.

This free-throw competition is open to all area youth between the ages of 8 and 13, as of April 1, 2019. It's free to enter, and trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each division.

This is the first leg in a national competition that goes through four levels of contests prior to the national finals in Chicago on April 27.

Each year the six national champio...