Reuter grew up playing handball with his dad and brother at the Altru Family YMCA in Grand Forks, ND. “My brother and I would walk to the Y many days after school to play handball, ping pong, lift weights and go swimming. It was a two-mile walk, so then our parents would pick us up at the Y at night. I was always a member growing up!”

Not only was his interest for handball sparked at a young age, but it has continued into adulthood. In addition to playing regularly with friends, he also competes in regional tournaments every year, and was recently appointed to a leadership position on the FM Handball Club Committee, a group in which he has been a part of for many years. 

Reuter has made many lifelong friends during his time at the Y. He likes that his friends and other members and staff keep him accountable. When he moved to the area 15 years ago, one of the first things he did was join the Y. Then we he got married, his wife joined onto his membership, too.