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surgery. "With the cold weather,
it's hurt hirri: He's played over a
lot of pain this spring." Unfortu-
nately, Schwartz's knee injury
kept him out of the districts,
much of which was played in the
rain. Schwartz won North Farm-
ington's "Positive Mental Atti-
tude" award this season.
Weitz, who bats fifth in the
Raiders' lineup, hit .339 in the
regular season with a .507 on-
base average. He was second on
the team with 19 RBI. He was
also strong with the glove.
"He's one of the best defensive
catchers we've ever had," Horwitz
said. "We have some outstanding
pitchers who throw very hard and
Andrew does an excellent job
(with them) as a defensive catch-
er." Weitz was 2-for-8 in district
action. More importantly, his play
behind the plate helped pitchers
JeffTrzos and Kirk Taylor throw
complete-game victories.
Junior outfielder/designated
hitter Bryan Glazer, a second-
year letterman, batted .375 in the
regular season, with an impres-
sive on-base percentage of .568,
plus eight RBI. He was also
strong in the outfield before suf-
fering a shoulder injury.
"He's an excellent fielder," Hor-
witz said. "He had some arm prob-
lems, so his arm has not gotten
back into shape. I'm using him
mostly as a DH." In the district,
however, Glazer played left field
and was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Sophomore infielder Evan
Feldman was another key Raider
on May 31, going 4-for-7 with a
pair of doubles, three runs scored
and two RBI. He also "made
some outstanding plays at short-
stop," Horwitz said. The Raiders'
leadoff hitter, Feldman hit .320
during the regular season with
a .500 on-base average plus a
team-leading 10 stolen bases.
Horwitz predicts big things for
Feldman in the next two seasons.
"He has an excellent arm for
a young man and a very good
glove. Because of our strong
pitching staff this year he didn't
get to throw that much. But by
the time he's a senior he'll be one
of our starting pitchers."
Evan's older brother, Chad,
was limited to 12 games in his
senior season, due to illness. The
senior centerfielder is "an excel-
lent fielder with a very strong
arm," Horwitz said. Feldman, a
co-captain and third-year starter,
batted .275 with a .422 on-base
average. He was 1-for-3 at dis-
tricts.
Horwitz also praised the off-
the-field efforts of co-captains
Chad Feldman and Gosselin.
"Excellent leadership. They
get along with the guys and I
don't have to mess around with
it very much. They're always
keeping the guys in line."
Another contributor to North
Farmington's effort was senior
Justin Lan. "He's a volunteer,"
Horwitz explained. "He came out
because he loves baseball. He's

actually my assistant. He coach-
es first base. He got to bat one
time in a game and got a base hit.
So he's leading the team, batting
1.000."
Last Saturday's regional be-
gan with a 5-1 Raiders' victory
over host Royal Oak Kimball.
Weitz was 2-for-4 with an RBI,
Evan Feldman was 2-for-3 with
two runs scored, ChaD Feldman
scored a run and had two
putouts, and Gosselin had three
assists at third base.
But North Farmington then
dropped a 5-0 decision to top-
ranked Rochester. Weitz had two
of the Raiders' three hits.
"I felt we played excellent
baseball" in the state tourna-
ment, Coach Horwitz said. The
score of the Rochester game was
1-0 going into the seventh inning.
"We had a couple of chances to
tie, but we couldn't get the run
across," the coach said. "The fi-
nal score didn't indicate how
close the game was.
"It was a good season," said
Horwitz. "I thought we could
have been a little bit better, but
you're never upset when you win
18 games." ❑

Sports
Kudos

Julius Spielberg of Southfield
and Jerry Jerome of Birming-
ham won gold medals in their
age groups in race walking at the
1997 Senior Olympics in Tuczon,
Ariz.
Spielberg took gold in the
1,500 meter race walk in the 90-
95 age group. Jerome won the
5,000 meters in the 76-80 cate-
gory.
Joel Kirzner of Southfield
won the Coaches Award in cross
country at Yeshiva University in
New York.

West Bloomfield
Rec Programs

West Bloomfield Township has
a number of summer recre-
ational programs.
The township is sponsoring a
junior golf program for ages 7-16
at Shenandoah Country Club.
Sessions will run 7:30-9:30 a.m.
June 16-20, and 8-10 a.m. July
14-18. Cost is $94 for residents,
$99 for non-residents.
A junior tournament will be
held 8 a.m.-noon July 21. Colst
is $40 per golfer or $145 per four-
some.
West Bloomfield is offering a
one-week fitness day camp for
ages 8-13. Sessions are 9 a.m.-
3:30 p.m. July 21-25, July 28-
Aug. 1, and Aug. 18-22 at Total
rehabilitation and Athletic Con-
ditioning Center or Orchard Hills
Elementary School.
For information, call the town-
ship, (248) 738-2500.