Bowling Scores

Jewish Women International
Galilee Monday, Nov. 24
Fran Klinger 505; Shelley Willner
222; Leslie Ben Ezra 203.

Israel All-City, Nov. 24
Caron Goldfine 502.

Galilee Tuesday, Nov. 25
Cidnie Herold 509; Annette
Rubinstein 200.

Jewish War Veterans
Nov. 26
Alvin Schultz 211; Jeffrey Burg
612/208-203-201.

Temple Israel Brotherhood
Nov. 30
Keith Kingston 660/258-217;
Dan Bagdade 640/235-203-202;
Ron S. Klein 622/212-211; Mark
Richie 602/211-201; Harvey
Kahn 244; Rick Kirsch 229; Scott
Sisler 226; Stu Brickner 223;
Mike Cozzetto 221; Larry
Steinberg 220; Wally Littman
215-212; Amnon Rieter 214-209;
Eric Weiss 214; Neil Lefton 214;
Oscar Parks 212; Larry Kaluzny
209-203; Harold Lipsitz 208; Bill
Zavier 202; Bernie Harwood 202;
Bruce Frankel 201; Stu Goldstein
201; Ron J. Klein 200

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Revolutionary Soccer

Outdoor-style soccer comes inside at a state-of-the-art facility in Wixom.

LONNY GOLDSMITH
Staff Writer

I

n December, Total Soccer will
open a new indoor soccer facili-
ty. But this won't be like their
current properties in Royal
Oak, Southfield or Fraser.
The Wixom complex will house two
indoor arenas, like the other three loca-
tions, but will also have two regulation-
size indoor fields. The 220,000-square-
foot building is the first of its kind any-
where in the country.
Bob Scheuer and his partners Steve
Rock and David Shindell, became
involved with Total Soccer in 1991.
"The people who operated it before
knew the soccer end of things, but not
the business side," Scheuer said.
"When we got involved, we farmed out
the concession business to other peo-
ple. Our job was not to sell Kit-Kat
bars, but give people the best soccer
experience they can have."
In 1994, three years after the
Farmington Hills accountants came

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in, business doubled.
Between the full-sized fields will be
"It was our vision to do 11 vs. 11
bleachers
for game-watching, and a
(regulation) soccer indoors, when it
380-foot-long glass-enclosed mezzanine
wasn't anywhere else in the country,"
above the fields provides additional
Scheuer said.
seating and great views.
According to Gus Moffat, who will
On Wednesday, the astroturf was
run the soccer operations at the new
brought in, and installation.began on
facility, planning for the building began
the fields. Next Friday, the
over two years ago.
concession
stands will be put
Gus Mo at
"The reception has been
in.
and
Bo
tremendous so far. People drive
"We only started construc-
by and are interested in playing," Scheuer in the
new Total
tion on the building on Oct.
said Moffat. "We've attracted
teams already from the east side Soccer facility. 1," Scheuer said. "Our goal
was to get this up by the new
and Grosse Pointe areas."
The eight-week sessions for the pub- year, and that's what will happen."
The three months of construction
lic will begin on Jan. 2. There will be a
and
purchase of land comes at a total
Holiday Challenge Tournament to
cost of $8.5 million.
kick-off the grand opening of the com-
"We wanted to do it right," Scheuer
plex on Dec. 26.
said. "We have the best turf, and the
The fields will be 65 yards wide by
best boards put in for the arenas. We
103 yards long, with the indoor arenas
didn't want to cut corners."
a regulation 85 feet wide and 200 feet
"Our goal was to put together the
long. The ceiling is 50 feet high.
complex of complexes," he said. "I
There will be two team meeting
don't play soccer and I'm as enthused
rooms with a chalkboard and a televi-
as anyone." ❑
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12/5

1997