Clean Up For the New Year The Original Since 1939 HAGOPIAN CLEANING SERVICES 2 rooms' of carpet cleaned only 5 rooms* of carpet cleaned only $49 90 $99 95 T Sofa or two Chairs* cleaned only $49 95 Y tg Rosh - anah Bring your oriental or area rugs to one of our Rug Care Centers, and we'll clean every other one For hours, directions & appointments call: FREE 1-800-HAGOPIAN (424-6742) ....Expect the best...Expect the purple truck! Rug Care Centers: Softball players Amy Silberstein, Emily Weisman, Sarah Thomas, Hannah Berman and Rachel Klisman get out of the Phoenix heat. Softball Strikeout? Detroit's young Maccabi softball team did well against older squads last month at the Phoenix Games, but the sport's future is cloudy. There are plans to drop softball after the 2007 Maccabi Games and add girls lacrosse. "All the softball coaches got togeth- er in Phoenix and talked about what we can do," said Detroit coach Ron Silberstein. "Participation in our sport is increasing. There were seven teams last year in San Antonio and nine teams in Phoenix. We expect even more teams next year." Detroit's 2006 roster reflects softball's trou- bles. Of Detroit's 13 players, two were from Baltimore and one from Albany, N.Y., because those cities were unable to field teams. Detroit had only one 16-year-old and four 15-year-olds in the corn- petition for girls ages 13-16, and it drew powerhouses Chicago and Los Angeles in the preliminary round. After losing 13-0 to Chicago and beating St. Louis 10-4, Detroit faced Los Angeles. An 11-4 victory for the Californians gave L.A. a 100-0 career record in Maccabi play. "But it was our best game of the competition:' Silberstein said. "We played great defense and hit the ball well." Alex Siegel's first-inning triple was the first hit allowed by Los Angeles in Phoenix. Tracey Carroll from Baltimore did a good job on the mound for Detroit and Detroit's Michelle Friedman was efficient at shortstop. Detroit led 1-0 after the first inning and was tied 3-3 after three, but Los Angeles scored seven Oak Park Birmngham Novi Ann Arbor 8 Mile W/Coolidge Old Woodward N/Lincoln 12 Mile & Novi Rd the Courtyard Shops Some restrictions apply 114 67 60 runs in the fourth. After its loss to Los Angles, Detroit fell 16-0 to Houston and beat Greater Washington, D.C., 11-1. Chicago beat Los Angeles 5-3 in the championship game, ending Los Angeles' winning streak at 102. Other Detroit players were Hannah Berman, Dayna Elconin, Rachel Klisman, Mirele Mann, Rachel Scher, Amy Silberstein, Hilary Sircus, Sarah Thomas and Emily Weisman. ❑ Please send sports news to sports®thejewishnews.com Healthy Living Series The first event in the National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Detroit Section's series "Insights for Life" series will be "Food For Life ... It's Not Calories or Cholesterol." The session will include a video presenta- tion and health cooking demonstra- tion by Caroline Trapp and Shawna Broida and will take place 9:30-11:30 .a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at Whole Foods Market in West Bloomfield. It will be repeated 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25. The cost is $5 per participant. Event chairs are Edie Broida and Lois Granader. The session is sponsored by the cancer project, developed by Physicians Committee for responsible medicine in Washington, D.C., and Whole Foods Market. RSVP: NCJW, (248) 355-3300, ext. 0. verimnwireless Authorized Age. cAsr OOOOOOO . • . ; OOO O GLOBAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Servicing the community for over 15 years. • Cellular Phones • Satellite TV • Send Global International Calling • Featuring Motorola Products MOTOROLA Marty Rosen David Rogovein "Come into one of our two locations to check out our current specials and promotions!" West Bloomfield - (248) 681-7200 Bloomfield Hills - (248) 335-3345 4276 Orchard Lake Rd. @ Lone Pine 43183 Woodward Ave. IP Square Lake September 14 = 2006 11 0 3570 47