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The Detroit Maccabi softball team
trounced Greater Washington in San
Antonio, 18-2, but lost its other fOur
games.
Coming off back-to-back appear-
ances in the gold medal games in
2003 and 2004, this year's team was a .
much younger version and also was
hurt by injuries to key starters Dani
Dulberg and Sarah Thomas prior to
going to San Antonio, according to
coaches Rob Kaplan and Ron
Silberstein.
Even though they were unable to
play (although Sarah was able wrap
the cast on her arm in bubble wrap so
she could be a "courtesy runner"),
both Dani and Sarah rooted for the
team and enjoyed the activities.
Key offensive players during the
week were Jessica Kursman, Rachel
Scher from Albany, Jules Botham,
Sammi McClain and Danielle Kaplan.
Amy Silberstein, Alex Siegel,
Rachel Klisman and Dayna
Elconin played well and were
on base many times with walks
while anchoring an outfield
that improved throughout the
week.
Sarah Elkus caught almost
every inning in the San
Antonio heat and Mirele Mann
also contributed. Sammi
McClain pitched well, especial-
ly when she beat Greater
Washington. She was pitching
a great game against Baltimore,
Michael Spickler won gold in the 50 freestyle.
Detroit led 1-0 until the bot-
tom of the 4th, when
Baltimore got a clutch two-out
defeated Mid-Island 24-26, 25-10,
single to take a 2-1 lead. Detroit
15-10 to advance to the gold medal
loaded the bases in both the 5th and
game against Richmond.
6th innings but failed to score.
After losing the first two games 14-
In the 6th, McClain injured her
25 and 23-25, and being down 25-26
arm in a collision at first base and had in the third game, the Detroit girls
to leave the game. Baltimore took
rallied to win the third game 28-26.
advantage of the pitching and defen-
After defeating Richmond in the
sive changes to score seven times and
fourth game 25-14, the Detroit squad
won 9-1.
rallied from a 3-9 deficit to win the
Next year, many of the Detroit
fifth and deciding game 15-12.
players will return and the team
According to coaches Steve Click and
should be much improved.
Ken Bertin, the team, led by Miriam
In Richmond, the Detroit dance
Blake and Dina Pilnits, was magnifi-
team earned 41 gold medals and one
cent in its ability to repeatedly come
bronze in individual and team events.
back from what seemed to be insur-
Soloist Michelle Murphy in the 15-
mountable deficits and be victorious.
16 jazz category defeated seven other
Outstanding play from Delaney
entrants. Soloist Taylor Chaness took
Mitchell, Samantha Padgett, Zoya
a bronze in 13-14.
Gavrilman, Jenna Michlin, Lindsey
The talent in the Detroit delegation Acker, Erin Goldman and Rebecca
was unparalleled," according to
Hirschhorn contributed to their suc-
coaches Faya Gene and Amy
cess.
Friedman. "The girls were dedicated
Detroit swim coaches Herb
to creating a positive atmosphere
Bernstein and daughter Dena Fields
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everywhere they went. It truly was an
honor to be coaching such a friendly
and hard-working team."
Gold medal soloists were: Michelle
Murphy, 15-16 jazz; Kayla Canvasser,
15-16 lyrical; Stephanie Sherman, 15-
16 tap (perfect score); Shayna
Mandell, 13-14 lyrical. Taylor
Chaness won a bronze medal in 13-14
jazz solo.
Detroit also won gold medals in the
following group events: hip hop large
group, lyrical small group, tap small
group, jazz large group, jazz small
group (choreographed by Michelle
Murphy and Arielle Ziv).
The Detroit girls volleyball team
won the gold medal at Richmond.
They came out of the six-team round-
robin as the No. 1 seed, winning all
of their matches. They defeated Mid-
Island, N.Y., 2-1; Richmond, 2-1;
Delaware, 3-0; Boston 3-0; and
Bensonhurst, N.Y., 2-1.
In the playoffs, after a bye, they