Steve Stein
Contributing Writer
M
aster golf teaching profes-
sional Scott Millman is
joining forces with the
Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of
America to offer a golf clinic for peo-
ple with disabilities.
The Accessible Golf Clinic will be
held from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30,
at the Oasis Golf Center, 39500 Five
Mile Road in Plymouth. Thanks to
sponsors' donations, the clinic, lunch
and refreshments are free.
"It'll be a great environment to
help people get over their fears," said
Millman, whose A Simple World of Golf
company is presenting the clinic along
with the Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Three golf professionals will provide
instruction and Michigan Adoptive
Golf has loaned a Single Rider Golf
Cart that allows golfers to hit balls on
a course.
Farmers Insurance, Strive
Recreational Therapy and
CareForward are the major clinic
sponsors.
To register to participate (the dead-
line is Friday, Aug. 24), and for infor-
mation on sponsorships, contact Jaclyn
Kochis from the Paralyzed Veterans of
America at (800) 638-6782 or jkochis@
michigapva.org.
Walk Off Wonders
It's on to the 34th annual International
Jewish Men's Slo-Pitch Softball
Tournament over Labor Day weekend
in Novi for 13 players on the champion
Diversified Benefits team in the West
Bloomfield Class C Thursday Night
League.
Twelve will play for the six-time
tournament champion Motor City
Hit Men. Justin Fisher will help the
Minneapolis All-Stars fill out their
roster.
Diversified Benefits won the West
Bloomfield league's regular-season title
when it defeated DABCO 22-12 in a
winner-take-all game that had been
postponed by rain opening night.
Its run to the league's playoff cham-
pionship was even more memorable.
After beating Hit or Miss 15-8 in
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its playoff opener, Diversified Benefits
won semifinal and championship
games in walk-off style on the same
night.
"I can't explain it — it was an
extraordinary season:' said manager
Rick Sherline, who also manages the
Hit Men. "The stars lined up for us:'
Diversified Benefits beat the Mad
Bombers 9-8 and DABCO 19-18 in the
semifinals and finals, respectively. In
both games, the score was tied heading
into the bottom of the seventh inning.
Lyle Schaefer was the hero of the
Mad Bombers game. His one-out,
bases-loaded single scored Roger
Davenport from third base.
The win over DABCO was even
more dramatic. After the first two bat-
ters had been retired, Todd Kaluzny
launched a game- and championship-
winning home run over the centerfield
fence that traveled more than 300 feet.
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Temple Shir Shalom took a 12-0 final
regular-season record and the No.
1 seed into the Intercongregational
Men's Club Summer Softball League
playoffs, which were scheduled to
begin Sunday, Aug. 12 and conclude
Sunday, Aug. 19.
Beth Ahm (8-4), the No. 2 seed, and
Shir Shalom each earned a first-round
playoff bye. Adat Shalom 1 was the
No. 3 seed, followed by Temple Kol
Ami, Temple Israel 1, Adat Shalom
2, Shaaray Zedak, Temple Israel 2,
Temple Beth El and Bais Chabad.
The two Adat Shalom teams were
scheduled to meet in a first-round
playoff game.
On A Roll
Two teams from the Inline Hockey
Center at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield won titles
at the TORHS national championships
in Taylor.
Reebok 01 Michigan won the Mite
AA Division title, and Reebok 97 won
the Pee Wee AAA title. Reebok 99
from the JCC took second place in
Squirt AA, as did Tour Excitement 95
in Midget AA. ❑
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