Punt, Pass, Kick

The fact that the National Football League (NFL) recently announced they had terminated ties to the Punt, Pass, and Kick (PPK) competition didn't slow the Malta Athletic Club or 84 children from Phillips County from participating in the event in Malta last Tuesday night.

"It is a great turnout and a beautiful evening," Dennis Oxarart said. "There is a lot of great competition and the parents are out cheering. The NFL pulled out of it, but we didn't want to give it up because we always have such a good turnout."

The PPK competition has been held nationwide since 1961 and has been conducted i...