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earned a football scholar-
ship from Western
Michigan University and is
he Michigan
playing regularly as a fresh-
Jewish Sports
man. The team's backup
Foundation will
defensive tackle, Gitler
honor four
recovered two fumbles that
2001 high school gradu-
set up a pair of touch-
ates as athlete of the year
Ashley Abramson
downs in the Bronco's 31-
or scholar athlete of the
10 victory over Eastern
year at its Michigan Jewish
Michigan on Sept. 29.
Sports Hall of Fame annual
Through the first six
induction dinner Monday,
games, Gitler recorded nin
Nov. 12.
tackles, including four
The quartet of honorees
unassisted stops.
as Jewish News High
The other co-athlete of
School Athletes of the Year
the year is Jordan Gruber,
enjoyed a variety of athletic
who was also selected as a
success during high school
Bill Hertz Scholarship win-
and continue to enjoy suc-
ner.
cess in athletics, academics, Jack Gitler
Gruber had a standout
or both in college.
three-year soccer career at
The female athlete of the
Birmingham Groves and
year is Ashley Abramson.
earned the state's Mr.
As a West Bloomfield sen-
Soccer Award last season.
ior, Abramson was last sea-
He set the state record by
son's state Class A tennis
scoring 69 goals as a senior,
singles champion. She
helping lead Groves to the
reached the state quarterfi-
state finals.
nals as a freshman and was
In three years, Gruber
a semi-finalist in her soph-
scored 108 goals. He also
omore and junior years.
lettered in tennis and was
Other tennis highlights
an outstanding student.
Jordan Gruber
include a gold medal victo-
Gruber earned a scholar-
ry in the 1998 JCC
ship to Michigan State
Maccabi Games in Detroit.
University. Playing mid-
Also a strong student, she
field and forward, Gruber
studied her way into the
started once during the
University of Michigan,
Spartans' first 11 soccer
where she's practiced with
games this fall and had
the tennis team but hasn't
three goals and two assists.
made the squad.
The other Hertz
The male co-athlete of
Scholarship winner is
the year is Jack Gitler, who
Hallie Kaminsky. She
won 12 varsity letters at
swam freestyle in her four-
Berkley, four apiece in foot- Halli e Kaminsky
year varsity career at
ball, wrestling and track.
Southfield-Lathrup. She
He earned a state champi-
also played varsity soccer as
onship in discuss as a junior and
a senior, following three years on the
finished second in the state in both
JV soccer squad.
wrestling and shot put as a senior.
Kaminsky also swam for local club
Today, Gitler concentrates on
teams, including the Village Athletic
football. An All-Stater at Berkley, he
Club, through 10th grade.
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