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She’s A Force
Emma Green, right, battles
for the ball during a Berkley
High game last spring.
Steve Stein | Contributing Writer
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mma Green has gone to the
Super Y League national tourna-
ment in Bradenton, Fla., with her
Force Football Club soccer team three
straight years.
The Bloomfield Hills-based Force has
lost twice in the semifinals (2013 and
2015) and once in the finals (2014) after
qualifying from the Midwest Region, but
Green isn’t complaining.
“Coming so close to winning a nation-
al championship each year was frustrat-
ing for the moment; but overall, going to
the nationals has been worth it,” she said.
“The competition has been good, and it’s
been a great team bonding experience
for us.”
Green is a Berkley High School junior
and Huntington
Woods resident. She
was a member of the
Force U16 girls team
that competed in the
nationals last month
at the IMG Academy
in Bradenton.
After winning
Emma Green
twice and tying in its
first three games, the
Force lost 2-1 to the eventual champion
Washington (D.C.) Spirit in the semifi-
nals of the 16-team competition.
Green has been playing for the Force
for nine years. Besides improving her
soccer skills in her time in the organiza-
tion, she said she’s enjoyed the team
camaraderie and trips to tournaments
across the Midwest and Florida.
The 5-foot-4 Green is a left-side
defender for the Force. She plays the
same position for the Berkley High girls
soccer team. This spring will mark her
third season with the Bears.
Intercollegiate soccer isn’t in her
future. Green said she’s interested in
attending the University of Michigan,
studying kinesiology and playing club or
intramural soccer there.
TIME TO APPLY
The application deadline is April 1 for the
Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation’s new
Stars of Tomorrow scholarship program.
High school seniors who are excel-
ling athletically and academically can
apply. Five scholarships — each worth
$1,000 — will be awarded in the pro-
gram’s first year.
“We think the program is off to a
successful start,” said David Blatt, the
foundation’s executive director. “We’d
like to give out even more scholarships
each year. That will depend upon our
fundraising.”
Scholarship candidates will be judged
by a selection committee on several
factors including athletic and academic
achievements, community service, extra-
curricular activities and financial need.
“We’re looking for well-rounded young
people,” Blatt said.
The initial scholarship recipients will
be announced in May and probably
honored at a breakfast at the founda-
tion’s Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf
Invitational on June 13 at Franklin Hills
Country Club. The recipients also prob-
ably will be recognized at the event din-
ner that night.
A plaque with recipients’ names will
hang at the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame, sponsored by the foundation, at
the Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield.
The scholarship application can be
downloaded from the foundation’s
website, www.michiganjewishsports.
org. For more information, contact Blatt
at dblatt@michiganjewishsports.org or
(248) 592-9323.
The foundation is a not-for-profit
organization committed to supporting
cancer charities and benefitting youth.
HEADED TO MARYLAND
Teams from the University of Michigan
and Michigan State University have
signed up to compete in the sixth
annual National Hillel Basketball
Tournament that will be held March
24-27 at the University of Maryland.
Each registered during an early-bird
signup time. Teams from more than 20
schools registered and received a spe-
cial early-bird rate.
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