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Futbol In Israel

Local star makes U.S. soccer team
for Maccabiah Games.

Steve Stein
Special to the Jewish News

Crawford had surgery in April to
repair a torn meniscus in her right
knee. It isn't bothering her much any-
tephanie Crawford was an
more.
All-State and state champion
Last summer, playing through
soccer player at Novi High
pain, she helped the Bloomfield Force
School and a Division I player at the
club team win the U.S. Youth Soccer
University of Michigan. Now
Association women's U19
she's getting ready to put her
national championship.
soccer skills on display on the
Crawford played in the
international stage.
Michigan Hawks club pro-
The U-M sophomore has
gram for 10 years, winning
earned a spot on the U.S.
four State Cup and two
women's team that will com-
regional championships.
pete in the open division at
While at Novi, Crawford
the 18th Maccabiah Games
won three state champion-
Stepha nie
July 12-23 in Ramat Gan,
ships and was a two-time
Crawfo rd
Israel. Tryouts were held
member of the Michigan
over two days last month in
High School Soccer Coaches
Plantation, Fla.
Association Dream Team.
"Other than getting a chance to go
to Florida in December and meeting a Age Difference
lot of new people, I didn't know what
Players age 18 and older can compete
to expect when I went down there,"
in Bloch-Israel and Zeiger-Stone B'nai
Crawford said. "The talent level of the
B'rith chapters' sixth annual Texas
girls who were there was all over the
Hold'em fund-raising dinner and
place."
tournament Sunday in the confer-
Crawford, 20, was one of 18 women, ence center at the Jewish Community
mostly college-age, named to the
Center in West Bloomfield.
team.
That's a change from the previously
"I'm really looking forward to trav-
announced minimum age of 21.
eling to Israel," the 5-foot-3 forward
Guaranteed minimum first prize
said. "I've never been that far away
is $500. Money raised goes to Bloch-
from home."
Israel, Zeiger-Stone and the B'nai
The Maccabiah Games, held every
B'rith Great Lakes Region. Pre-reg-
four years, are also known as the
istration is due today. Call Rick
Jewish Olympics. An estimated 9,000
Sherline at (248) 613-5400.
athletes — including 980 Americans
from 30 states — are expected to
Ex-Tiger Dies
compete and tour Israel in July.
One of the best Jewish pitchers in
Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel
Major League history died of lung
officials are hopeful Israel's ongoing
cancer Jan. 9 at age 64.
offensive in the Gaza Strip won't stop
Dave Roberts, who pitched for
the Games. "We've gone in good times
eight teams including the Detroit
and not so good times," Executive
Tigers in 1976 and 1977, had a career
Director Jed Margolis told the South
record of 103-125 and a career ERA
Florida Sun-Sentinel. "We're deter-
of 3.78. The southpaw's 103 lifetime
mined to go this time."
victories and 957 strikeouts trail only
After verbally committing to play
Sandy Koufax, Ken Holtzman and
soccer for U-M when she was a sopho- Steve Stone among Jewish pitchers.
more at Novi, Crawford is no longer
Roberts was traded to the Tigers
with the Wolverines. She quit the team from the Houston Astros in December
for personal reasons after not playing
1975. He went 16-17 for the Tigers in
in any games last fall. She played in 18 1976, but he was fifth in the American
in fall 2007 as a freshman.
League in shutouts with four and
"I had opportunities to play else-
ninth in complete games with 18.
where, but I want to stay at U-M," she
said. "It's an incredible school, with
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