Wisniewski-Krager Claim Midwest Paddleball Open Doubles Title in Illinois
Only Bay City Team to Compete Brings Home Biggest Hardware
March 6, 2008
By: O. J. Cunningham
Chad Krager (Left) and Mike Wisniewski claimed top honors at the Midwest Doubles Paddleball Championships in Illinois. It's the team's third straight Midwest Title.
Bay City's loan representative at the 2008 Midwest Paddleball Doubles Championship in Arlington Heights, IL took the top prize by finishing first place in the Open division.
Michael (The Wiz) Wisniewski and Chad Krager defeated Andy Mitchell and Donny Kirkconnell of Kalamazoo in the finals 21-14, 21-12.
In route to the title, they also beat Salazar/Sylvester of Kalamazoo, MI and Tamplin/Stanfield of Chicago, IL.
This is Wisniewski/Krager's third straight victory in the Open division in the Midwest tournaments dating back to their first match up in the fall of 2006. They paddleball duo will next represent the Midwest at the Nationals on April 18-20 in Lansing, MI.
In January, "The Wiz" defeated Krager in the Midwest Open Singles at the University of Michigan Intramural building in Ann Arbor. They will both represent the Midwest at the Nationals in San Diego, CA on March 7-9.