BY PHIL CUSTODIO
Clarkston News Editor
The waves never stop for the Clarkston High School Wake Wolves Club, even when the lake is still.
The boat they’re pulled behind provides all they need, said Ethan Hackstock, high school senior who cofounded the wakesurfing and wakeboarding club with his brother, Evan Hackstock, sophomore and club vice president.
“With thanks to Emma Spak, our school sponsor, and Clarkston Schools for approving our club,” said Ethan, 17, who has been learning water sports with his brother most of their lives. “It’s a lot of fun to do with others, with lots of new tricks, 360s, airs, shove its.”
“I think it’s a great idea, it brings kids more opportunities to learn water sports,” said Joe Hackstock, the brothers’ father who provides the speedboat.
The club started carving the wake-created waves at Deer Lake and Maceday Lake this year, meeting for about 10 months. When the weather gets cold, they’ll continue to meet to talk about equipment, techniques, safety, and stewardship to Michigan’s 11,037 lakes.
“We’ll start again in spring when the ice melts,” said Evan, 15.
The club is for students in grades 9-12 to learn about wake boarding, a water sport more forgiving than water-skiing, Ethan said.
“If you fall at 11 mph versus a water ski fall at 47 mph, it hurts less,” he said.
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