Sport

Jewish Stars

Rapier Shining
For The Red Sox

varsity letters at Troy, three in swim-
ming and three in water polo, and post-
ed a 3.8 grade point average. As a jun-
ior, she helped the Colts win the OAA
x-Tiger Gabe Kapler has
swim title and competed in the state
been a big hit in Boston
championship meet.
since joining the Red Sox on
This year, she captained the water
June 28. Despite a hitless
weekend at Detroit's Comerica Park this polo and swim teams. She competed in
four events at the state swim meet and
month, Kapler entered the All-Star
led Troy to a 10th place
break hitting .333 in 13 -
finish in Division 1.
Red Sox games.
New Pistons Coach
Kapler, 27, was a little- .-
Larry Brown has hired
used reserve in Colorado
his brother, Herb, as a
this season. The Rockies
special assistant coach.
released him on June 20.
Herb Brown was 72-74
He signed with Boston,
as the Pistons head
seeking "my first opportu-
coach in the mid-1970s.
nity to participate in a
Jewish high school
pennant race," he said. "I
athletes continued to
came over here as a guy
earn post-season honors
who was going to face
this month. Sabrina
left-handed pitching,
Must of Bloomfield
pinch run a little bit,
Hills Cranbrook-
pinch hit here and there
Kingswood and Emily
and kind of fill a pot-
Taxe of Bloomfield Hills
pourri of roles."
Kapler
Andover earned second
Kapler, who plays all
team All-Area soccer
three outfield positions,
honors. Bloomfield Hills Roeper's
went 7-for-9 in his first two Red Sox
Danielle Steinberg, Marlie Lieberman
games, with two home runs, a triple
of West Bloomfield and Kingswood's
and two doubles. He received a stand-
ing ovation from the Fenway Park faith- Lyndsay Sklar earned Honorable
Mention. North Farmington's Amy
ful in his first contest.
Berke and Emily Jaffe, plus Cranbrook-
The fan reaction "was incredible,"
Kingswood freshman A.J. Roberts,
Kapler said. "It was a great experience,
earned Honorable Mention All-Area in
something I'll never forget."
softball.
As one of about a half-dozen Jewish
Honorable Mention All-Area base-
big leaguers, "I feel more of a responsi-
ball players included Mike Goode and
bility than anything else. What it
Casey Smith from Andover, Beverly
opened my eyes to is that a lot of
Hills Detroit Country Day's Rob
[Jewish] people are watching and a lot
Reznick, Man Zatkin from Farmington
of people are paying attention and kind
Harrison, Mike Disner of Birmingham
of enjoying the ride, or at least riding
Groves and Bret Borock, Aaron
the ride along with me ... Its something
Friedman and Sam Grossman of West
special and I'm glad to be viewed as a
Bloomfield.
Jewish athlete and as proud of my her-
An Israeli all-star in-line hockey team
itage as I could possibly be."
will compete in back-to-
Berkley graduate Evan
back world tournaments in
Kardon will continue his base-
West Bloomfield. The 16
ball career at Baldwin-Wallace
boys, aged 14-18, will play
College, near Cleveland. He
in the FIRS Junior World
earned a baseball scholarship
Cup from Aug. 3-6, then in
from the Division III school.
the AAU Junior Olympic
Maia Kotlus-Gates was
Games from Aug. 7-10.
recently named an Academic
Admission is free. Contact
All-American by the National
the Jewish Community
Interscholastic Swimming
Center or U.S. Blades for
Coaches Association of America.
the team's schedule. ❑
The Troy High grad earned six
Kotlus -Gates

MIKE ROSENBAUM

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