THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT MACCABI CLUB

and

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

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Announce

TRYOUTS

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for boys and girls ages 12-16 (as of 8/1/98)
interested in participating in the

JCC'S MACCABI YOUTH GAMES

DETROIT, MICHIGAN (WEST BLOOMFIELD) - August 16-23, 1998

TRYOUT SCHEDULE

BEGINS ON THESE DAYS:

Sunday
Sunday

March 1
March 1

Boys Soccer

Sunday

March 1

Girls Soccer
Boys Beach Volleyball

March 1
March 5
March 5
March 10
March 10
March 10
March 10
March 10
March 10
March 10

In-line Hockey
Girls Basketball

Sunday
Thursday
Thursday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Sunday
Sunday

Boys Basketball
Table Tennis

Sunday
Sunday

March 15
March 22

Boys Baseball

Girls Softball

Injured C-K captain Logan Jacobson-Weiss on the bench during practice.

League of Their Own

Girl's hockey is on the
rise at area high schools.

MIKE ROSENBAUM

Special to The Jewish News

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Vir omen's hockey hasn't
always gotten the respect
it deserved, even in
hockey-mad Canada.
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But the U.S. women's gold medal per-
formance at the Winter Olympics in
Nagano helped spur a worldwide atti-
tude adjustment.
Indeed, when people discover that
Cranbrook-Kingswood senior Logan
Jacobson-Weiss skates for the school's
girl's hockey team, they are "very
impressed. They think that girls who
play hockey are really brave," said
Jacobson-Weiss.
When Andover sophomore Bene
Lederer tells people she plays hockey,
((at first they're shocked, but they
think it's a cool thing. It's different to
them, but they don't see anything
wrong with it.
"There's a lot of opportunities right
now ... And I think that you have a
team bond that you would have in no
other sport."
Lederer was inspired by the film
The Mighty Ducks. "I just walked out
of the movie with such an exciting
feeling. As soon as I walked out of
there, I said, 'I want to play hockey. –
Women's hockey follows men's
rules, except no bodychecking is

allowed.
Andover and Lahser joined the girls
high school hockey ranks this year,
forming a unified team — the Bloom-
field Hills Knighthawks. Cranbrook-
Kingswood's program is in its fifth
season. Both teams play in the five-
team Michigan Metro Women's Hock-
ey League.
Cranbrook-Kingswood (C-K) is 7-
5-2 overall, 6-4-2 in league action. C-
K features seven Jewish players. Jacob-
son-Weiss leads the team with 17
goals and 8 assists for 25 points, even
though her season ended recently
when she broke her collarbone while
snowboarding.
"She really understands the game,"
says C-K Coach Lance Wissmueller.
"She knows where to be when she
doesn't have the puck. She knows
where to put it when she does. For the
most part it's what's upstairs that
makes her the performer that she is.
"She's got a good shot, good atti-
tude, good hockey sense. With just a
little bit more effort she could go on
to play at college."
Jacobson-Weiss, the team's captain,
began playing organized hockey as a
freshman, but says she's still learning
the game.
"At the beginning of this season I
was kind of a puck hog, but now I
pass. I think I'm starting to figure out
the ice better and know where people
are going to be and where I can rely
on people, and positioning and stuff
like that."
Jacobson-Weiss says she "definitely,

Girls Volleyball
Racquetball
Swimming
Track & Field
Gymnastics
Bowling
Chess
Dance
Golf
Tennis

March 10
March 10
March 15
March 15

4:30 pm

4:30 pm
6:15 pm

6:15 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm

Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only
Meeting Only

6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
4:30 pm

We encourage all who are interested to tryout for several events.

ALL TRYOUTS AND MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE MAPLE/DRAKE JCC.

For more information or questions, contact:

Harold Friedman at 248-855-8572

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248-354-6060 ext. 209

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LYNNE MASTER, M.Ed

Owner, Director

Bloomfield Hills

http://www.metroguide.comilynne

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