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East goes pickle crazy
This year, Wauwatosa East High School offered pickleball for an extracurricular activity. Enrollment in the pickleball tournament has been increasing the last several years, with 16 teams of two participating in the 2009 season.
Senior Michael Rankin considers himself a “true pickleball enthusist.”
“Why not play pickleball?” asked Rankin. “It is the most important thing to me and my partner.”
Rankin’s partner was fellow senior Joe Pickering.
“I was attracted to [Pickering] as a partner
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The Red Raiders have been ranked in the top ten in state this year and hope to continue their season success into the tournament. Head coach John Simon credits the success to good athletes who put in hard work.
“I consider myself extremely lucky that there are good athletes who
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Leading up to the postseason, the Wauwatosa East High School boys soccer team had very high hopes.
“We expect[ed] to go far into the playoffs this year,” senior Andrew Fredrickson said, noting that the season was “a big improvement over last year.”
In order to prepare for the games, “we converged our energy into the team and regained focus for the ruthless playoff experience,” senior Michael Rankin said.
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