Eight area kids, including one from Windsor, won their age division in the Denver Nuggets Basketball Skills Challenge to advance to the state championship on March 11 during a Nuggets game.

The competition required girls and boys ages 7-14 to show off their skills in dribbling, passing and shooting. It is a youth program of the Colorado Parks and Recreation Association and the Denver Nuggets with support from Arby’s. The competition was on Jan. 29 at the Windsor Community Recreation Center.

The following kids placed finished first in their age division:

Boys

Age 7-8: Ethan Ballek, Fort Collins

Age 9-10: Jack Patton, Fort Collins

Age: 11-12: Caleb Covelli, Weldona

Age 13-14: Braxton Bertolette, Loveland

Girls

Age 7-8: Emerson Layne, Fort Collins

Age 9-10: Lauren Traylor, Windsor

Age 11-12: Riley Howk. Fort Collins

Age 13-14: Janessa Ramey, Anton