1 Health & Fitness SPORTS DIGEST Double Win Lewis takes 2 club championships. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News M ichael Lewis is study- ing in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, hoping someday to enter the financial world. Wall Street and Main Street could use a guy like him. The 19-year-old U- M sophomore is a winner in and out of the classroom. Lewis was an All-State and Academic All-State golfer when he was a student at West Bloomfield High School. He pulled off an improbable double play on the links this summer, winning the club championship at U-M's Radrick Farms Golf Course and at Twin Beach Country Club in West Bloomfield two weeks apart. It was Lewis' second con- secutive Twin Beach title. Both championships came in match play, which requires nerves of steel and, as Lewis pointed out, "the ability to keep yourself in the present mentally." "You have to approach match play like you're playing 18 little matches:' he said. "And there's a premium on putting which, thankfully, I consider one of my strengths. When you make a 10-footer for par to win or halve a hole, that puts a dagger in your opponent." Lewis believes winning at Radrick Farms played a major role in his vic- tory at Twin Beach. "Without a doubt',' he said, "that gave me a lot of confidence, which came in handy. In addition to the Sports Shorts •Adam Keller played in 10 and started eight of the U-M men's soccer team's first 11 games this season, including the Wolverines' 3-1 upset of No. 8-ranked Notre Dame two weeks ago. The victory over the Adam Keller Irish gave U-M a 7-2- 2 record. Keller, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound sopho- more defensemen, was two-time All- State at Birmingham Groves High. The Franklin resident scored his first career point for U-M on Sept. 5 B16 October 9. 2008 pressure of playing in the champion- ship match at Twin Beach, there was the additional pressure of being the defending champion." Lewis lost in the championship finals at Radrick Farms two years ago. He didn't play in the tournament last year because it overlapped with Twin Beach, but he was back in the finals this year. After getting off to a great start — Lewis led Kip Maurer by three holes after the first five — he found himself down by two holes after 15. He won the final three holes to capture the match. While he was thrilled about his comeback, Lewis wasn't very happy about giving up his early lead."That's what happens in match play when you get ahead of yourself mentally:' he said. The Twin Beach title match was 36 holes. Lewis won 5 and 4 over Jim Beltz, shooting 69 during the middle 18 holes. Beltz, 43 years older than Lewis, was a formidable opponent. He's won 11 club championships dat- ing to 1981, and he won several junior club championships dating to 1961. Lewis earned Division 1 All-State honorable mention from the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association when he was a junior at West Bloomfield. The next year, he was named Division 1 All-State Academic and All-State by the MIGCA after shooting 81-82/163 as an individual qualifier at the state tourna- ment at Eagle Crest Golf Club at Eastern Michigan University. He graduated from West Bloomfield with a weighted 4.1 grade point average. when he assisted on the winning goal in a 3-2 victory at San Diego State. • Tickets are on sale for the 24th annual Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame dinner, set for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Call Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation Executive Director Laura Stern, (248) 872-3737. • Israeli swimmer Inbal Pezaro, 21, won a silver in the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Paralympic Games. Pezaro was born with a spinal disorder that inhibits the use of her legs. ❑ Please send sports news to sports@thejewishnews.com . Botsford Honors CEO Colleagues, friends and family mem- bers will gather to honor Gerson I. Cooper, longtime president and CEO of Botsford Health Care, at a gala event Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn. The tribute will be hosted by the Botsford Foundation Gerson Cooper and the Botsford Hospital medical staff. The evening will feature a reception, dinner and dancing. Proceeds will support the development of the Botsford Hospital Cancer Center. After a 50-year career with Botsford, Cooper is expected to retire from his corporate leadership position at the end of the year. Cooper is president of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. The event is "an appropriate tribute to a man who has made significant contributions to advancing health care on local, state and national levels:' said Margo Gorchow, executive director of the Botsford Foundation. "Many are truly indebted to Gersh for his leadership, vision and commit- ment to community," she added. Sponsorship opportunities and tick- ets are available through the Botsford Foundation. Contact Diane Shane at (248) 442-5046. JVS Annual Meeting JVS will hold its 67th annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at its Rose & Sidney Diem headquarters, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. Warren-based Nuts are Good will be honored with the JVS Community Integration Award for employing peo- ple with disabilities and helping them become integrated into the workforce and society. The company employs more than 50 individuals with disabil- ities who package thousands of pieces of nuts, candy and trail mix daily. The JVS Inspiration Award will go to Farmington Hills resident David Landaw, who used JVS' Career Development and Employment Services to successfully change careers. After working 33 years as a psychotherapist, Landaw found himself jobless after the company he worked for lost a major contract. With help from a JVS career coun- selor, Landaw was able to explore different careers that matched his cre- dentials. With new direction, Landaw successfully started a new career as a behavioral health case manager for Blue Care Network. From four locations in Metro Detroit, JVS provides career devel- opment and employment services; vocational rehabilitation; specialized senior adult programs; youth services and homebuyer education to more than 10,000 people annually. Source For Volunteer Hours Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit offers an opportunity for high school students to complete their mandatory National Honors Society volunteer hours through Fall Fix Up, an annual project aimed at serving homebound older adults. The 12th annual Fall Fix Up will take place 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16. Volunteers will meet at the Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, for assignments, supplies and a light breakfast. Teams of volunteers disperse to area homes to rake leaves, winterize windows, change light bulbs and do other minor repairs on behalf of older adults who can no longer perform these tasks themselves. For information, contact Hilary Rotenberg, (248) 592-2336, or e-mail hrotenberg@jfsdetroit.org. Sign-up is also available via the Jewish Family Service Web site at www.jfsdetroit.org . Walk Aids Disease Research A walk-athon to benefit the Sarah Gittleman Research Memorial Fund will be held Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Huntington Woods Recreation Center, 26325 Scotia. Registration is 9:15 a.m. The 1.5-mile walk begins at 10. There will be refreshments. For information and registration, go to gittlemanfundraiser@yahoo.com . For donations from non-walkers: Mail checks to Gittleman Family, 25490 Hereford Drive, Royal Oak, MI 48067. Checks payable: The Mastocytosis Society–SGF (SGF stands for the Sarah Gittleman Fund). Barbara and Ted Gittleman's daugh- ter Sarah died in 2004 of mass cell leukemia. She was 23. Her parents and sister Laura are hosting the walk-athon in Sarah's memory. They established a memorial fund through the Mastocytosis Society in Sarah's name. Walk proceeds go directly to the Mastocytosis Society/ Sarah Gittleman Research Memorial Fund (tmsforacure.org ). Donations are 100 percent tax deductible; 100 percent of all funds go directly for research.