OLDS — More than 30 students from across Mountain View County and Red Deer County finished in the top three in their age groups in the annual basketball free throw competition.
The event, organized by the Knights of Columbus council of Olds, was held March 11 at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Olds.
A total of 66 students from seven schools, along with some home-schooled students, participated in the competition.
After the first round, the finalists went on to the district competition.
From there, the top three finalists’ scores will be sent on to the provincial basketball free throw chairman to tabulate the results for the provincial winners.
“We have had up to four provincial winners in the past and hope we will have another again this year,” says Richard Bodnar, who has organized the event locally for more than 20 years.
Following are the results from the Olds event, including where possible, their school and home community:
14-YEAR-OLDS
First: Domonic Klassen, Didsbury.
13-YEAR OLDS
Boys
First: Reed MacDonald, École Deer Meadow School (ÉDMS), Olds; second: Samuel Valencia, Holy Trinity Catholic School (HTCS), Olds; third: Iain Winfield, ÉDMS, Olds.
Girls
First: Emma Hopkins, ÉDMS, Olds; second: Sierrah Kendze, Olds Koinonia Christian School (OKCS), Didsbury; third: Addie Lerbekne Joyes, HTCS, Cremona.
12-YEAR-OLDS
Boys
First: Alexander Longstaff, OKCS, Red Deer County; second: Zane Miller, ÉDMS, Olds; third: Zac Tishenko, Cremona School, Cremona.
Girls
First: Gabrielle Schroeder, ÉDMS, Olds; second: Julia Adema, ÉDMS, Olds; third: Ayla Beck, ÉDMS, Olds.
11-YEAR-OLDS
Boys
First: Xander Casabuena, HTCS, Olds; second: Matt Raven Torres, HTCS, Olds; third: Liam Cavin, HTCS, Olds.
Girls
First: Sarah Pieder, ÉDMS, Olds; second: Danica Abramenko, Reed Ranch, Red Deer County; third: Sayfa MacDonald, ÉDMS, Olds.
10-YEAR-OLDS
Boys
First: Jude Duncalf, OKCS, Carstairs; second: Jameson Clattenburg, ÉDMS, Olds; third: Wyatt Taks, OKCS, Red Deer County.
Girls
First: McKinney Day, OKCS, Carstairs; second: Ava Klassen, OKCS, Didsbury; third: Anagrace Lupas, OKCS, Carstairs.
9-YEAR-OLDS
Boys
First: Oliver Longstaff, OKCS, Red Deer County; second: John Drost, OKCS, Didsbury; third: Shael Miller, Olds Elementary School, Olds.
Girls
First: Emma Fuentes, OKCS, Bowden; ;econd: Eliana Kendze, OKCS, Didsbury; third: Bronwyn Demidiuk, OKCS, Didsbury.
Information for this story was provided by Richard Bodnar of the Knights of Columbus, Olds.
