sports >> 10,ite 1* Introducing the NEW homes at Fox Run. - Year in Review, Part 1 Steve Stein I Contributing Writer I There's a new way to retire in Novi! Fox Run's newest residence building opens in the fall of 2016. "1 Named for the old Detroit creamery, Twin Pines allows you to travel back to simpler times. Here, you'll experience the warmth and security that comes from living in Novi's most acclaimed retirement community. Twin Pines will feature 116 maintenance-free apartment homes, all graciously appointed with gorgeous finishes like granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Here is one of the exciting home designs available in Twin Pines. nelliegdebt Extra large two edroom, • Kitchen opens into large living and dining area two bath • Convenient second bath is ideal for guests • Multiple closets offer plenty of storage space A Fox Run Favorite! Maser Bedroom Bedroom Bath 3 'V`Ir Doan t/twat to. Call 1-800-917-8169 for your FREE &An, ~A d Fox Run brochure or to schedule a campus visit. Fox Run Add more Living to your Life 0 O. 11106483 24 December 24 2015 Novi EricksonLiving.com t's time to reflect on the year's most newsworthy local Jewish sports sto- ries. Look for more next week. • Years of hard work and dedication paid off for Berkley High School boys basketball star Jonathan Radner when the 5-foot-10 guard announced he accepted an offer to be a preferred walk-on at national power Syracuse University. But the unthinkable happened a few days after the announcement. Rick Radner, Jonathan's father and biggest fan, died unexpectedly on Jan. 23. • Northwestern University men's soc- cer captain Eric Weberman, an All-Stater at North Farmington High School who played for the U.S. in the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2013, ended his soccer career so he could attend law school. • New charity poker rules enacted by the Michigan Gaming Control Board forced Pisgah/Zeiger and Block/Israel B'nai B'rith lodges to end their popular Texas Hold'em fundraising tournament that began in 2005. • Cancer survivor Jeff Ellis of West Bloomfield won a Michigan Senior Olympics Winter Games weightlifting gold medal with a 300-pound bench press. It was his ninth Senior Olympics gold medal in weightlifting. • The Motor City Hit Men won the third annual Menorah Jewish Softball Winter Jamboree tournament in Coconut Creek, Fla. • Goalie Spencer Applebaum (18-3, six shutouts, 1.71 goals-against aver- age) and Jack Blumberg (18 goals, 13 assists) helped the Cranbrook-Kingswood hockey team in Bloomfield Hills win the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state champion- ship. The Cranes finished 25-2-4. • Co-captains Sean Wigler and Michael Kolodin led the West Bloomfield High School hockey team to a 15-9-2 season. The Lakers were 4-22-0 the previ- ous year. Wigler was named the Most Valuable Player of the Oakland Activities Association White Division and Kolodin was an All-OAA White Division selection. • Gabe Berman became the Western Michigan University baseball team's all- time saves leader when he recorded his 17th career save in a 4-3 win over Lehigh in the Snowbird Classic Port Charlotte, Fla. Berman was an outstanding pitcher at Bloomfield Hills Andover High School. • Downtown Fox won its sixth straight B'nai B'rith basketball league champi- onship, beating Pisgah-Zeiger 75-50 in the playoff title game at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. • Stuart Radner of West Bloomfield attended the 2015 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga., with his sons Josh, 21, and Zach, 16, thanks to winning a Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation raffle. • The InterCongregational Men's Club Summer Softball League started its 20th season with a record 16 teams. Four teams joined the league. • Trailblazing boxing manager Jackie Kallen, who is Jewish, teamed with Connie Shamoun, who is Chaldean, to promote "Showdown at Shenandoah:' a boxing card at Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield. • Alexandra D'Ascenzo from West Bloomfield was named the Most Improved Player on the Cornell University women's tennis team. The sophomore was 10-6 in singles matches and 10-6 in doubles matches. • Ian Kobernick, a sophomore outfield- er at Kalamazoo College, was named to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Second Team in baseball. Kobernick is a Huntington Woods resi- dent and Berkley High School graduate. • The MHSAA recognized Burt Hurshe for 45 years of service as a high school official. Hurshe was a 2012 Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation Pillars of Excellence Award recipient. • Cranbrook-Kingswood senior Amanda Simmons won the No. 2 doubles title at the MHSAA Division 3 girls tennis state tournament • The 25th annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational at Franklin Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills was a sellout with 159 golfers and 240 attendees. • Men's teams from Michigan State University and Metro Detroit Hillel competed in the annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament hosted by the University of Maryland. • Pinch-runner Nikki Wald, a fresh- man from North Farmington High School, stole third and scored on a wild throw to help the University of Michigan softball team defeat Louisiana State 6-3 and move into the championship series in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. * Send sports news to stevestein502004@yahoo.com .