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Aaborica....,_ March 31, 2012 "re. Sponsor March 22 •2012 s. ° .11 , April 1, 2012 mg, Sponsor Shirley K.Schlafer Foundation Dance Residency Sponsor • 1r MAGGIE ALLESEE DANCE SERIES 1742320 nother Yashinsky is in charge of the Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team. Sam Yashinsky resigned as coach last year after two seasons to begin stud- ies at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. Last month, brother Joe Yashinsky was named to replace him. Joe had worked as a volunteer assistant coach with his brother. But it was the Feb. 2 sports column in Joe Yashinsky the Jewish News that reported the coaching opening that gave Joe the impetus to apply for the job. "I'd been wondering all winter about who was going to coach:' he said. fter I read the article in the Jewish News, I_ emailed athletic director Alan Ramsden that night." Sam, 25, is the most storied athlete in Frankel's 10-year history. He's the West Bloomfield Jewish day school's first and only Division I athlete and went on to pitch for the University of Michigan baseball team. Frankel didn't win many baseball games with Sam as coach — just two each season — but Joe, 28, said his younger brother had other accomplish- ments that were more important. "Sam was well aware of the team's expectations as far as wins and losses, so he did everything he could to make sure the players had fun," he said. "He also wanted them to improve." Joe will follow the same path. "I want to win more games, of course, but that's something you can't really control;' the Farmington Hills resident said. "I'm focusing on what we can con- trol, like how hard we work and making the experience a good one" Joe is happy with the turnout: 21 players are on the roster, including three sophomores and eight freshmen, which bodes well for the future. There also are four seniors and six juniors. "Because we have such a young team, we're going to depend upon our seniors for leadership and mentoring," Joe said. Those seniors are Issac Kurzmann, Neil Rosenthal, David Weinfield and Yale Williams. Rounding out the team are juniors Jake Feldman, Michael Klar, Zach Rosenthal, Teddy Sallen, Eli Sherizan and Ethan Weinfield; sophomores A.J. Baxter, Brian Langnas and Oliver Soble; and freshmen Ben Canvasser, Jeremy Cohn, Hershel Dorman, Issac Meyers, Kyle Otis, Dean and Jacob Sallen and Connor Tukel. Opening day for the Cougars is April 2, at Franklin Road Christian School. They'll face Royal Oak Shrine at Memorial Park in Royal Oak the next day, take a break for Passover, then host Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood on April 16 at Franklin Road Christian. Frankel will play its home games at West Bloomfield High School. Sam and Joe participated in another unique family moment five years ago. Along with their father, Gary Yashinsky, and another brother, Gabe Yashinsky, they made up the entire outfield for two innings for the Brotherhood II team in a B'nai B'rith softball game. Also that year, Joe did on- and off-air work for the Detroit Tigers' radio and TV crews while serving an internship with the team. Frankel is currently looking for an assistant baseball coach. Candidates should contact Athletic Director Alan Ramsden at aramsden@frankelja.org or (248) 592-5263, ext. 504. Baseball is one of five spring sports at the academy. The others are boys golf, and girls softball, soccer and tennis. About 75 students tried out for the teams in a school with an enrollment of about 220. Perfection Once Again Chalk up another 300 game for Lyle Schaefer. The 53-year-old Southfield resident bowled his sixth career perfect game Lyle Schaefer in January in the University Men's League at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills. He also has five 800 series. Schaefer bowled 224 and 268 before rolling his latest 300 for a 792 series. "I'm still looking to get an 800 series that includes a 300 game he said. "That's what I'm shooting for." Correct Phone Number For information on reservations and sponsorships for the 22nd annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational, contact Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation Executive Director David Blatt at (248) 592-9323 or dblatt@michiganjewishsports.org. An incorrect phone number was listed in the March 8 sports column. The invitational will be held June 4 at Franklin Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills. ❑ Send news to sports@thejewishnews.com .