Boys and girls from across Rhode Island, ages 9 to 14, were named Rhode Island State Champions of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. Councils across Rhode Island sponsored the local competition during the past few months and winners from the Councils level moved forward to the State level. All youngsters ages 9 to 14 were eligible to participate. The state competition was held on Sunday, March 18 at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick. Fourteen-year-old state champions were Rebecca Usher in the girls’ bracket and Nathan Cooperman in the boys’. Each contestant was allowed 25 free throw attempts in the contests. Ties were settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged. Each of these winners will compete international level.
