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Still getting a kick out of playtime

June 10, 2002

That's right, that game we all used to play during recess, on asphalt playgrounds. The game with the big, red rubber ball is making a comeback, this time with adults.

Joe Szatmary of the Midwestern Unconventional Sports Association organized the league, and there are now 80 teams and more than 1,300 players. The rules of the game are the same as softball, except you can throw the runner out by hitting the player with the ball.

There are openings for more teams for the fall season.

Asked why he likes to play kickball, Rob Multerer said, "It's another night to hang out with friends just like we did when we were kids and to have fun."

Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on June 10, 2002.