Free-Throw Contest Jan. 26

The Tyrone Elks has rescheduled its annual Hoop Shoot Contest for Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Bellwood-Antis High School gym.

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

This free-throw competition is open to 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 champions have their names permanently inscribed at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

In case of bad weather, Sunday, Jan. 27, will be the snow date at the same gym.

For more information or to pre-register, call or text Steve Lucas at (814) 505-8566 or email Hoopshoots@aol.com.