Maccabi 2000

Winning Every Day

Detroit teens at the JCC Maccabi Games win on and off the field.

DAVID SACHS

StaffWriter

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cores of Jewish teenagers have descend-
ed upon Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Richmond, Va., to represent Detroit in
this year's JCC Maccabi Games.
The contingent going to Cincinnati left by
bus Sunday morning, Aug. 13, from the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield. Those
going to Richmond left Sunday from Detroit
Metropolitan Airport.
Olympic-style opening ceremonies in both
cities created a spirit of camaraderie Sunday
night. Memorials to the 11 Israeli athletes
slain at the 1972 Munich Olympics were a
focal point in both cities. Athletic competi-
tion took place Monday through Thursday,
with social events held each evening.
On Tuesday afternoon, competitors took
time off to perform tzedaka (charity) and
spread goodwill throughout the host commu-
nities. In Cincinnati, boys from the track team
worked with developmentally disabled adults
and children. Activities included dancing with
the wheelchair-bound, playing T-ball, facilitat-
ing arts and crafts and serving refreshments.
_ An employee told track coach Joel
Kashdan that the Maccabi teens were the best
group of volunteers that had ever visited.
Detroit teens won several medals through

16-year-old volleyball teammates Inna Revzin o f
Oak Park and Elina Pilnits of Farmington Hi ls,
both 16, practice for the Cincinnati games.

Tuesday's competition, with others poised for
playoffs on Wednesday and Thursday. A com-
plete wrap-up of the games will appear in
next week's Jewish News.
In Cincinnati, going into Wednesday's
playoffs, Detroit's age 15-16 volleyball team
was 4-0 and seeded first, while Detroit's 13-
14 girls were 2-2 and seeded third. Coach
Ken Bertin praised the play of Lisa Scher and
the spiking of Hallie Brick of the senior team
and the play of Ariella Lis and leadership of
Stephanie Rosenbloom among the juniors.
The boys basketball team, age 15-16,
were 2-1 during the first two days, with
Brent Jaffe and Mike Pullman leading the

scoring in the first two games. .
In Richmond, after the first day's competi-
tion, medal winners included bowlers Jake
Pardo, 14, of Commerce Township (gold)
and Scott Robbins, 16, of Farmington Hills
(bronze).
Detroit swimmers won 12 medals on the
first day. Greg Heimlich won gold medals in
the age 15-16 100-yard individual medley
and backstroke, and silver in the 50 freestyle.
Eric Canosa won gold in the 500 freestyle
and bronze in the 100 backstroke.
Among the girls, Emily Canosa won gold
medals in the 15-16 50 freestyle and the 100
backstroke, and silver in the 100 individual
medley. Emily Vercammen won silver and
Jennifer Bloom won bronze in the 15-16 500
freestyle. Rebecca Nyquist won bronze in the
500 freestyle and Leah Karchin won bronze
in the 15-16 50 freestyle.
The boys 13-14 baseball team lost its first
game and tied the next. Scott Weintrob, 14,
pitched six strong innings in his first start.
In softball, Jackie Rosenberg, 16, of West
Bloomfield notched 15 strikeouts and Detroit
defeated South Jersey, 10-1. She also pitched
in Detroit's 11-1 victory over Baltimore.
Updated scores can be found on the Web
sites of both host cities,
www.richmondjcc.org and

www.cincymaccabi.com

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