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atricia Anderson is trying to
achieve a delicate balance with
her Frankel Jewish Academy
boys and girls bowling teams.
The fourth-year coach wants the bowl-
ers to have fun, but take what they're
doing seriously.
"It's important that we treat this as a
sport, not something anybody can do:' she
said.
For the first time, she's set minimum
averages that must be achieved in team
practices for bowlers to compete in match-
es. They're modest averages: 80 for girls
and 90 for boys.
Also, bowlers are expected to bowl out-
side team practices.
"We bowl on wood lanes at our home
center (Langan's Norwest Lanes & Pizza in
Farmington Hills);' Anderson said. "They
need practice on other types of lanes:'
Most academy bowlers hadn't bowled
competitively before joining the Frankel
teams. Anderson guesses 80 percent of
team members fall into this category
"That means even our practices have a
different atmosphere to them," she said.
"Matches, of course, are very different. I
want the kids to be relaxed and comfort-
able when they compete. You can't be
tense and bowl well:'
It's too early in the season to tell if the
changes in the teams' philosophy will pay
off in more victories than previous years.
The boys' team split its first two match-
es, held before winter break, while the
girls' team was 0-2.
The teams compete in the Catholic
League but don't take part in the league
tournament because it's held on a
Saturday.
Senior Chase Marx and junior Isaac
Mayers are co-captains of the boys' team.
Also on the roster are sophomore Jake
Berlin, freshman Zack Cantor, junior
Daniel Chandross, freshman Max Feber,
freshman Jonah Grand, sophomore
Samuel Grand, sophomore Landon
Marx, junior Aaron Schafer, junior Jeffery
Sondheimer and senior Stanley Wolf
Seniors Stefani
Chudnow and Erica
Kelman are the girls'
team co-captains.
Sophomore Tori
Abrahams, junior Pearl
Dorman, junior Libby
Greenberg, junior
Erica Kelman,
Madeline Jacobson and
FJA bowler
junior Jamie Menuck
round out the roster.
Anderson has bowled in adult leagues,
averaging around 150, but she said she
isn't doing it now because of her work
and coaching schedule.
She's the receptionist and attendance
coordinator at the West Bloomfield-based
academy.
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Pisgah-Zeiger and Bloch-Israel B'nai
B'rith lodges held their inaugural Texas
Hold'em fundraising tournament June 26,
2005.
Their goal was to raise money for B'nai
B'rith programs and sports leagues while
jumping into the poker craze.
"We had no expectations that the
tournament would become a recurring
thing. We were hopeful, but we didn't
know:' said tournament spokesman Rick
Sherline.
Fast forward to early 2014, nearly nine
years later. The 15th tournament will be
held Sunday, Jan. 26, in the conference
suite at the Jewish Community Center in
West Bloomfield.
The touranment features an appear-
ance by popular Detroit News sports col-
umnist Lynn Henning, who will discuss
the sports world and answer questions.
Defending tournament champion
Jonathan Coden, the only two-time win-
ner (he won Jan. 27, 2013, and June 5,
2011), is expected to compete.
He received a free entry into this year's
tournament for winning the title last year.
Registration and dinner will be at 5
p.m. with competition for the guaranteed
minimum $500 first prize starting at 6
p.m. Players must be at least age 18.
Pre-registration fee is $50 for B'nai
B'rith members and $60 for non-mem-
bers if paid by Thursday, Jan. 23. Cost at
the door is $60 and $70, respectively.
Dinner and a place in the tournament
gallery is $25.
To pre-register, call the B'nai B'rith Great
Lakes Region office at (248) 646-3100 or
stop by the office at 6735 Telegraph Road,
Suite 360 in Bloomfield Hills.
This will be the 13th time the tourna-
ment will be held at the JCC in West
Bloomfield. The first two tournaments
were held at the West Bloomfield Family
Aquatic Center and Peking House in
Royal Oak (Sept. 25, 2005).
Besides Sherline, the other tournament
hosts are Sid Roth and Lyle Schaefer.
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