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DEEDS: Eric, 18, and his brother Evan, 16, have been on the high- ly competitive water-ski team for the past five years. Spraymaster competes against five other show teams in Michigan. Last year, the team earned sec- ond place in the state show meet. This year's state show competition takes place next month in Kala- mazoo. This past spring the Zacks brothers trained for a week at Ski Away in Winterhaven, Fla. NAME: Simon Galed TEAMS: Berkley High School men's varsity baseball and varsi- ty swim teams DEED: Galed, 18, is a recipient of NAME: Amy Siegel the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1995 High School Ath- TEAMS: Berkley High School letic Scholarship Award. He will women's varsity cross country attend Michigan State Univer- and varsity track teams sity this fall. Galed will be hon- DEED: Siegel, 18, is the other win- ored at the Hall of Fame ner of the Michigan Jewish induction banquet Nov. 6, at Con- Sports Hall of Fame 1995 High gregation Shaarey Zedek. School Athletic Scholarship Award. She will attend Michi- gan State University's James Madison College this September. Along with Simon Galed, Siegel will be honored in November by the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. THE SKINNY: Siegel, 18, earned eight varsity letters at Berkley. She won four letters each in cross country and track. Siegel was on the Academic All-State cross country team for three years and graduated with a 3.769 grade- point average. In her freshman, junior, and senior years, Siegel received All- Simon Galed League honors. She also quali- fied for the state cross country THE SKINNY: Galed, who started meet for four years. playing baseball at 5, has been on. Siegel excels at track as well. Berkley High School's varsity Her best event is the 800-meter team for the past two years as a run, which she ran in 2 minutes right-handed pitcher and catch- and 25 seconds at the state finals They are also active members er. In his freshman and sopho- last month. of Temple Beth El's Young Peo- more years, he was a member of She is a member of the Na- the school's junior varsity base- tional Honor Society and received ple's Society. Eric was song leader ball team. Berkley's Roz Warren Award for and vice president of the group, as This past season, Galed had a being this year's most notable se- well as the shofar blower in the 5-1 pitching record with a 1.20 nior female student athlete. The main sanctuary for the past two ERA, three saves and two no-hit- honor includes a $1,000 college years on the High Holidays. Evan will be corresponding secretary of ters, one of which he threw in the scholarship. the 1996 youth group. district tournament. The Class In addition, both brothers are A baseball coaches awarded excellent students. Last month, Galed All-League, All-District Eric graduated summa cum laude and All-Area honors. from West Bloomfield High School. Berkley finished the season 18- He will attend the University of 12, losing to Warren Mott in the Michigan's Honors College this fall. district finals. Galed is keeping Evan, who will be a junior at up his pitching this summer on West Bloomfield High School in Berkley's 16-18-year-olds Amer- the fall, is a straight-A student. He ican Legion team. is also a section leader in the Galed is also an exceptional school's marching band drum line. swimmer. He started swimming when he was 9 and earned league THE SKINNY: Eric and Evan began and state honors all four years he water-skiing five years ago. was on the Berkley swim team. Eric long-distance jumps, does Galed holds five Berkley High a barefoot and deep water barefoot School team records: 50-yard start, as well as a flying-dock start. freestyle (21.73 seconds), 100-yard He can also jump out of two skis freestyle (47.7), 200-yard freestyle at speeds over 40 miles per hour, relay, 400-yard free-style relay land on the surface of the water and the 200-yard medley relay. and ski barefoot. In addition, Galed received Evan skis barefoot and per- Berkley High School's 1995 Bob At Michigan State University, forms a high-point act of slalom- Jarvis Award as outstanding se- Siegel plans to continue running ing 360 degrees around a moving nior male student athlete. for fun and fitness. boat. He was also part of last Michigan State University re- QUOTE: "It is nice to have won year's best boat crew at the state cruited Galed for its men's swim these honors and gained recog- competition. team. However, the two-sport nition, but I mainly accomplished The brothers say they feel for- star plans to try out as a pitcher these feats for my own self-pride. tunate because they have never for the men's baseball team. If he However, I really appreciate been seriously hurt while skiing. does not make it as a pitcher, these awards and their financial The Zacks also enjoy wake-board- c:\ Galed says he will definitely swim contribution to my college edu- knee-boarding and trick-ski- for MSU. ing. cation."