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Aaron
Strikes!
Steve Stein
Contributing Writer
A
aron Radner is on a roll.
The Farmington Hills teen
is having an outstanding sea-
son with the North Farmington High
School bowling team, winning one
tournament and finishing fourth, sixth
and eighth in three others.
Radner, a junior, is averaging 216
in tournaments and 204 in Oakland
Activities Association competition. Why
the disparity?
"I'm not sure he said. "Maybe it's
because the crowds are bigger at tour-
naments, and you're bowling all day."
Whatever the reason, Radner cer-
tainly is knocking 'em down come
tournament time. His victory came last
month at a 19-team competition held at
the Super Bowl in Canton.
Radner rolled the highest series of
the more than 100 bowlers who com-
peted. He shot 262-210-156-628. He
said changing lanes conditions caused
him problems in the final game.
His 262 was the highest game rolled
by any bowler. He earned medals for
high series, high game and being
named to the all-tournament team.
Radner finished fourth among 68
bowlers in an OAA singles tournament
held in December at Collier Lanes in
Oxford. He bowled 682 in qualifying,
earning him the No. 2 seed in the eight-
bowler playoffs.
After beating Farmington Hills
Harrison's Alan Hensel 225-204, he lost
to eventual tournament champion Eric
Wagner of Clarkston 188-163 and fin-
ished in fourth place. A 258 he bowled
in qualifying was the third-highest
game of the day.
Radner's sixth-place finish came in
a tournament held at Drakeshire Lanes
in Farmington. He bowled 193-243-
225-661. Eric Horwitz, another North
Farmington junior, and Radner finished
eighth in a doubles tournament held
at Merri-Bowl Lanes in Livonia. They
placed eighth among 45 teams in quali-
fying and gained a berth in the 16-team
playoffs. After winning their
opening-round match, they
lost in the second round to
the eventual champions from
Westland John Glenn.
With the regular season
nearing its conclusion, Radner
is focusing on post-season
competition. His goal is to
make it to the Michigan High
School Athletic Association
Division 1 state finals March
2-3 at M-66 Bowl in Battle
Creek. He'll need to qualify at the
regional Feb. 25 at Drakeshire.
"If I can bowl my average (208) at
regionals, I'm confident I can get to
state he said.
This is Radner's second year on the
North Farmington team. He's a co-cap-
tain. He's burst onto the prep scene this
season, but perhaps that shouldn't be a
surprise. Bowling is in his blood.
Several relatives, including his father,
Dave, have bowled in B'nai B'rith leagues,
and Mark Polinslcy, his unde, was on
the Michigan State University bowling
team. Cousin Gary Klinger bowled a 300
game Nov.21 in the Brotherhood-Eddie
Jacobson B'nai B'rith League at Country
Lanes in Farmington Hills.
A member of the Jolson AZA chapter,
Aaron has led the Jolson bowling team
to three consecutive regional conven-
tion championships.
Aaron said bowling in college is a
distinct possibility. He's a 3.7 grade
point average student and he's in the
National Honor Society. He's con-
sidering attending the University of
Michigan or Michigan State.
While he doesn't compete in any
other sports for North Farmington, he
plays baseball during the summer with
North Farmington West Bloomfield
tournament teams — he's a pitcher and
infielder — and he bowls in a league
for high-caliber high school-age bowl-
ers at Country Lanes before and after
the prep season.
Aaron turns 17 today (Feb. 16). His
mother is Lori Radner.
B'nai B'rith Sports 'Deal'
B'nai B'rith has teamed up with the
OyWhataDeal.com coupon website to
aid B'nai B'rith sports programs.
Each time someone signs up for the
website and subsequently uses a cou-
pon, OyWhataDeal will make a dona-
tion. Go to dealcoop.com/bnaibrith to
sign up. If you've already signed up,
B'nai B'rith officials ask that you delete
your account and sign up again. ❑
The Waterford School District is recruiting volunteers ages 21 and older to
mentor students. Volunteers meet with students at least once a week and makes
a year long commitment to the student.
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Youth who are mentorecl are:
46%
less likely to begin using illegal drugs
27% less likely to begin using alcohol
52% less likely to skip school
37% less likely to skip a class
Contact Teresa Bruno
248.421.6497 I brunot01@wsdmi.org
www.waterford.k12.mi.us/safeschools/mentor
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