March 10 benefit planned for C-G grad Raebel
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Friends, former teammates and coaches at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have planned a benefit for Cary-Grove graduate AJ Raebel, who is battling cancer.
Whitewater's Kachel Gymnasium will host "A Night for AJ: Cure 33 Benefit" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. Raebel was a two-time All-American linebacker at Whitewater who finished his football career as the school's all-time leader in tackles.
The event will feature basketball games involving Raebel's former teammates and coaches and Whitewater's nationally recognized wheelchair basketball team.
Among the matchups are:
* Coaches vs. Raebel's former teammates (2004-2007)
* 2009 wheelchair national championship team vs. 2009 Whitewater national championship football team
* 2009 football national champs vs. 2007 football national champs
The evening's events also will include a challenge race between the Klement's Racing Sausages and Whitewater mascot Willie Warhawk along with performances by the Milwaukee Bucks Rim Rockers dunk team and Whitewater's spirit squad and dance team.
A 50-50 raffle is planned along with numerous drawings for door prizes.
Tickets will be available at the door for $6. The cost is $5 in advance for tickets, which are available at locations in Whitewater and in the Cary area. For ticket information, call Whitewater athletic director Paul Plinske at 262-472-4661.
In Wisconsin, tickets are being sold at Commercial Bank in Whitewater, WFAW/KOOL 106.5 in Fort Atkinson, the UW-Whitewater athletic office in Williams Center, UW-W's Student Athletic Complex and First Citizen’s State Bank in Whitewater.
Donations also are being accepted by the Cure 33 Fund. Checks can be mailed to:
Commercial Bank-Whitewater
C/O AJ Raebel Cure 33
200 S. Fremont Street
Whitewater WI, 53190
Barry Bottino writes a weekly column and a blog about local college athletes for the Northwest Herald. Write to him at BarryOnCampus@hotmail.com and check out his On Campus column every Saturday in the Northwest Herald sports section.
