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that this would be our last year play-
ing. I was fortunate to be housed by
the Wrights, a most kind, giving and
ack in 1998, at age 13, I
caring host family. I've been talking
walked into a very large gym at
with them every day since I left and I
the Jewish Community Center in
know that we will remain friends.
West Bloomfield. I remember think-
At opening ceremonies we were
ing to myself how much I wanted to reminded that respect, kovod, is a
be part of the Maccabi vol-
very important aspect in ath-
leyball team and needed to
letics as well as life.
show the coaches my passion
Cincinnati welcomed us
for playing. Tryouts lasted
and other athletes from
several weeks, but this was
around the world. The oppor-
the beginning of what was to
tunity to meet these Jewish
become the greatest time of
athletes is the truest meaning
my life. I met many new
of the Maccabi experience.
people and developed bonds
We played hard during
that would last a lifetime.
the day and we had a lot of
EMILY BAKER fun at night. My most mem-
When I first heard my
Special to the
name chosen for the team,
orable day was the final •
the most wonderful feeling
Jewish News
game when we played the
ran through my body. The
hometown Cincinnati vol-
coaches, father and daughter team
leyball team for the gold medal. Here,
of Ken and Genny Bertin, and Leah
true emotions were released when the
Trahey, led our team to place sixth
ball hit the floor on the Cincinnati
out of 14 teams.
side of the net for our winning point.
My second year was brighter than Our tears of elation were followed by
the first. Our talent improved and
tears of sadness, knowing the
our friendships grew stronger. The
Maccabi Games were over.
tryouts went by, our team was
The friendships and memories that
picked and we headed to
I made over the last three years will
Columbus, Ohio, for another mem-
stay with me forever. I think all Jewish
orable week of Maccabi. That sum-
teenagers, regardless of skill in a par-
mer we won the silver medal.
ticular sport, should participate in the
All of the hard work and the
Maccabi Games to experience being
coaches' endless support peaked this
part of something so wonderful. ❑
year when we took the gold medal
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Emily Baker, 16, of Huntington
On the four-hour bus ride there, I
Woods attends Berkley High School.
sat close to my teammates and realized

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Boys Soccer

tough couple of days against squads
from Toronto "A" and Rochester, N.Y.
But experience from the round robin
helped in the playoffs.
In a bit of a surprise, Detroit defeat-
ed Toronto "B" to win the bronze
medal. Coach Jarrod Roth said the
team had really come together for the
win, showing they'd matured as a team.

Boys soccer coach Andy Gordon,
whose team lost in the playoff round,
said the Detroit team played valiantly
despite enormous obstacles. Seven play-
ers chosen for the squad could not
come because of high school tryouts, he
said, forcing the seven starters to play
without substitutions in the heat.
"But they rose to the occasion and
played brilliantly," said Gordon.

Dance

Boys Basketball 15-16

Detroit's dance team of Ian Mondrow
and Shaye Miller won two medals as a
duet. They won the gold unopposed in
the tap duet/trio category and the silver
medal in the open duet/trio division,
performing a swing number. This is
Shaye's first year in Maccabi and Ian's
second — both years as the only male
dancer at Maccabi. Ian and Shaye cho-
reographed their own dances.

On Monday, Aug. 14, the team lost its
first game to Long Beach, 65-52, with
Brent Jaffe scoring 17 points and Mike
Pullman making 13. Detroit bounced
back, beating Westchester, 69-55; Jaffe
and Pullman each scored 19. But on
Tuesday, Suffolk dashed Detroit's hopes
of making the playoffs with a 61-45
victory. Suffolk went on to win the
bronze medal.

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