Three area youth advance in hoop contest

The Hilton Chapter of Knights of Columbus held their district level foul shooting contest on Saturday, February 7 at Saint Judes in Gates, and three area youth advanced to the March 13 regional.

Mike Meeks, a basketball player on Coach Miller's Hilton-Parma Recreation Dolphins team, won in the boys 10 and under division; Heather Norris, who plays on Coach Katie Murphy's scholastic modified girls team, out shot everyone in her girls 13 age division; and Mike Fowler of Coach Jeff Murphy's scholastic JV boys squad, won the boys 14 year division.

Knights of Columbus member Joe Lee represented the Council at the competition and presented individual awards to the sharp-shooting athletes.