Oliffleef Ribs are Back ! Baby Back Ribs $18.99 per slab 10% OFF TOTAL BILL Excludes tax, tip and beverages. With this ad. Dine in or Carry out. Expires 11/15/13 (D3L Steve Stein Contributing Writer S oftball in the fall? Why not? The Intercongregational Men's Club Softball League held its first fall league at Keith Fields and Drake Sports Park in West Bloomfield and by all accounts, the experiment was a success. Steve Achtman, who ran the league, said there were 77 players on six teams. Rosters were filled through a draft, which meant players from different temples and synagogues were on mixed teams. Family members could play on the same team if they desired. "Each of the 12 summer teams had at least one player in the fall league Achtman said. "Guys got to meet players from other summer teams. From that aspect, the league was great." The regular season this fall consisted of five Sunday doubleheaders for a total of 10 games. Here are the final standings: 1. Marble Rye (manager Richard Jacobs) 8-2; 2. Dances with Softballs (manager Howard Rosner) 6-4; 3. The Winners (manager David Rubenstein) 6-4; 4. Bad News Jews (manager Achtman) 5-5; 5. Kosher Ribs (manager Jeff Kaplan) 3-7; and 6. Breaking Bad Men (manager Marc Soble) 2-8. Each team qualified for the playoffs, held Oct. 13 at Drake Park, with Marble Rye and Dances with Softballs receiving an opening-round bye for their first- and second-place finishes. Bad News Jews didn't get a bye because of its fourth-place finish, but it won the playoff championship. It beat Kosher Ribs 15-4 in the opening round, Marble Rye 10-5 in the semifinals and the Winners 16-12 in the title game. While the league was competitive, of course, there was a free substitution rule that allowed a team to pick up players from another team for a game. "I didn't want to have any forfeits:' Achtman said. Each player paid $50 to participate in the league. The money went a long way. Besides paying for expenses and break- fast the morning of the playoffs, $130 was donated to the Jewish National Fund and the Bad News Jews and the Winners play- ers received $40 and $20 each, respec- tively. Also on the Bad News Jews roster were Brandon Achtman, Randy Chudler, Ryan Columbus, Barry Fishman, Jonathan Fellows, Johnny Goldberg, Dennis Horwitz, Eric Horwitz, Gary Klinger, Howie Lupovitch and Brad Silber. Also on the Winners' roster were Kenny Walters, Justin Columbus, Victor Uzansky, Ryan Schneider, Kevin Agrest, Lonnie Pukoff, Brad Kallen, Howard Wintman, Shai Grossman, Eli Cooper and Jonathan Frohlich. Steve Achtman sees the league growing in future years. "We'd love to have more teams next year, maybe go from six to eight:' he said. Meet the Honorees They're remarkable student-athletes. They're the Jewish News High School Athletes of the Year and Bill Hertz Memorial Scholarship winner and they were slated to be honored Monday (Oct. 21) at the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation's annual Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Jennica Lurie from East Lansing High School and Molly Gelb from Ann Arbor Huron High School share the Female Athlete of the Year award. Jake Slobin from Farmington Hills Harrison High School is the Male Athlete of the Year. The scholarship recipient is Molly Williams from Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield. All graduated earlier this year. During the next few weeks, we'll introduce you to the four honorees through their accomplishments and answers to questions. Here's a sneak preview. Jennica Lurie competed in gymnastics, diving and pole vault in high school. She was all-state twice in gymnastics, all-con- ference twice in diving and conference champion twice in pole vault. 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