By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Mar 14, 2006 at 5:11 AM

OnMilwaukee.com is proud to recognize Chase Frea as the first "Mini-Milwaukeean of the Month." In the photo Chase attends his very first Bucks' game, and although only 4 months old, according to his parents he is already a huge basketball fan.

"Chase is a huge basketball fan -- it's the only thing he'll sit quiet for and watch on TV -- and his Bucks' apparel makes up a fourth of his wardrobe," says Anne Frea, Chase's mom. "He's looking forward to March Madness and cheering for Duke to go all the way."

Born last Oct. 14 at Froedert Hospital, Chase is the first child for Anne Frea, a student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Travis Frea, a mechanical engineer at R&B Grinding Co. in Racine. The family lives in West Allis.

Although they are a relatively new clan, sports are already a huge part of the Frea family lifestyle.

"Travis played golf for his college team and I played basketball for my college team, so we've kind of thrown him into our world of sports through TV and in person," says Anne Frea.

Want to nominate your little one for OMC's "Mini Milwaukeean of the Month" contest? E-mail your favorite digital photo to us, the name and age of your child and your name. If we pick your mini for the month, we'll email you back and ask for more information for the article.

E-mail molly@staff.onmilwaukee.com and type "Mini Milwaukeean" in the subject line. There is no deadline for this contest.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.