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when my friends and I started
close it out we did some more
finally the summer is
to play street hockey," Kaplan
running."
here, and now we
said. "I was a good skater and I
As Kaplan would explain, it
students can relax
really enjoyed playing, so I took
wasn't all work and no play.
and reflect on the
ice-skating lessons, preparing to
"We were very competitive
year. We also have more time
play. I have been in a league
within the team, and we had
to play basketball, street hock-
playing defense for a year now
three daily free-throw contests.
ey, swim and participate in oth-
During our winter season, our
Our coach really liked
er sports with friends.
team finished in second place
the fact that we en-
However, some
overall, and I had three goals
joyed practicing on
teenagers find the time
and four assists."
these monotonous
to compete even dur-
He doesn't stop there. He
skills."
ing the school year.
also keeps busy playing tennis
"It was hard, but
This month, I pro-
during the summer.
fun," Kaplan conclud-
file one such athlete
"It is a great game, and it
ed about playing on
who will enter North
SCOTT W ARHEIT
helps
me keep in shape. I start-
the team. "We had a
Farmington High
STAFF W RITER
ed about five years ago at
lot of drills, and we
School next year as a
Woodbrook
Swim Club, and
had to work hard. It paid off,
ninth-grader. Fifteen-year-old
now I practice Monday through
and we beat our rival Warner
Michael Kaplan not only found
Middle
PHOTO BY DANIEL LIPPITT Thursday, and on
time to study and be vice presi-
Friday we have a
School at
dent of the O.E. Dunckel Mid-
match
against an-
home, and
dle School student council, but
other swim
that was a
to be involved in athletics, as
club."
big thrill for
well. Like being on the Dunck-
I didn't even
us."
el basketball team.
mention
that he
Basket-
"I was a power forward and
played offense
ball is not
sometimes a center," Kaplan
and defense on
all that Ka-
said. "Practices were very
the Dunckel
plan plays.
hard. Usually, we started run-
football team.
He also is
ning around the court a cou-
How Kaplan
an avid
ple of times so we would be
can
manage all
hockey fan
warmed up and loosen up our
of those after-
and has just
legs. Then we would do our
school activities
started to
running drills, or as the players
with school
play ice
called them 'suicides," he
work and still be
hockey in a
said with a chuckle. "Next,
an excellent stu-
Farming-
we would work on our lay-
dent is beyond
ton/Farm-
ups, something that our coach
me. It's easy to
ington Hills
paid close attention to. Every
see how he sets
league.
missed lay-up during the drills
a great-example
"I started
meant more running for us at
Michael Kaplan sets a great example.
for
other kids his
playing ice
the end of practice. Then we
age. ❑
hockey
had a 5-5 scrimmage, and to
.,
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SCOTT WARHEIT, 13, will enter North Farmington High School in the fall An admitted fanatic who is addicted to watching,
listening to and playing sports, he also has a unique collection of sports memorabilia.
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