Free throw winners
State Champion in Girls age 14 Division winner Aubrie Moore of Kingsford with Tony Edlebeck, Free Throw Contest coordinator for Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford; and Michael Prokopowicz, State Deputy’s Regional representative for the Marquette Diocese.
Marquette Diocese winners — from left, in front are 11-year-old Pierce Robinette, Wells, Council 640 Escanaba; 10-year-old Joe Zaupa, Crystal Falls, Council 3082 Crystal Falls; 9-year-old Levi Recla, Iron Mountain, Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford; 9-year-old Reese Verville, Ishpeming, Council 1541 Ishpeming; and 11-year-old Giuliana Magdaleno, Little Lake, Council 6293 Gwinn. In back are 14-year-old Kemper Gearhart, Ishpeming, Council 1541 Ishpeming; 12-year-old Blake Sullivan, Ishpeming, Council 1541 Ishpeming; 13-year-old Henry Burrows, Bark River, Council 13863 Bark River; 13-year-old Abigail Derkos, Escanaba, Council 6667 Gladstone; 14-year-old Aubrie Moore, Kingsford, Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford; and 10-year-old Maddy Lancour, Iron Mountain, Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford.
The Knights of Columbus in the Marquette Diocese concluded its 2024 Diocesan Free Throw Contest at the Negaunee Middle School. Boys and girls ages 9 through 14 who previously won their council and district competitions held throughout the Upper Peninsula participated in the event. The winners shot an additional 25 free throws that were recorded and submitted to the state competition in Mount Pleasant. Two Marquette Diocese athletes emerged as Michigan State Champions. Aubrie Moore of Kingsford won the girls age 14 division and boys age 12 division winner was Blake Sullivan of Ishpeming.
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- State Champion in Girls age 14 Division winner Aubrie Moore of Kingsford with Tony Edlebeck, Free Throw Contest coordinator for Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford; and Michael Prokopowicz, State Deputy’s Regional representative for the Marquette Diocese.
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- Marquette Diocese winners — from left, in front are 11-year-old Pierce Robinette, Wells, Council 640 Escanaba; 10-year-old Joe Zaupa, Crystal Falls, Council 3082 Crystal Falls; 9-year-old Levi Recla, Iron Mountain, Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford; 9-year-old Reese Verville, Ishpeming, Council 1541 Ishpeming; and 11-year-old Giuliana Magdaleno, Little Lake, Council 6293 Gwinn. In back are 14-year-old Kemper Gearhart, Ishpeming, Council 1541 Ishpeming; 12-year-old Blake Sullivan, Ishpeming, Council 1541 Ishpeming; 13-year-old Henry Burrows, Bark River, Council 13863 Bark River; 13-year-old Abigail Derkos, Escanaba, Council 6667 Gladstone; 14-year-old Aubrie Moore, Kingsford, Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford; and 10-year-old Maddy Lancour, Iron Mountain, Council 1585 Iron Mountain-Kingsford.