The Joseph F. Lamb Council of the Knights of Columbus announces the 2003 Basketball Free Throw Competition. All boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14 are invited to enter the contest. Applications will be available at Our Lady of Mercy School gymnasium, 500 South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville, at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19. For more information, call Pat Annello at 822-8548.