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Frankel Bowlers
Look To The Future

STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ometimes winning isn’t every-
thing.
The Frankel Jewish Academy
boys bowling team didn’t win a match
this season. With no seniors among
the seven team members and only two
returnees from last year, the Jaguars
couldn’t get into the win column.
But they continued to throw strikes
in the classroom and showed promise
for the future on the lanes, according
to fourth-year Frankel bowling coach
Joe Bernstein. Late-season matches
were closer than early-season ones.
Perhaps nobody exemplified the
team’s bright future more than sopho-
more Avery Feldman.
When the season started, Bernstein
said, Feldman struggled to score 75 in
games. By the end of the year, he was
bowling in the 150s.
“It came down to Avery gaining con-
fidence,” Bernstein said. “Sports are all
about building your confidence, and
that’s something you can use in your
everyday life. It’s a shame our season
didn’t go on for another month. I’d
love to have seen what Avery could do.
“If he can bowl next season the way
he did at the end of this season, that
would be great.”
Then there’s freshman Adam
Arnold.
“Adam was one of our team leaders.
He’s a bundle of energy and the guys
fed off his energy,” Bernstein said. “He
wanted to get better, and he did every-
thing that was asked of him without
asking, ‘why?’
Juniors David Grand and Josh State
were the two returnees to the team.
Grand was the team’s top bowler,
averaging around 160. His best game
was 212.

Poker stars Rick Sherline, Dave Ettlinger, Bob
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He’s the third Frankel bowler in his
family, following in the footsteps of
brothers Samuel and Jonah, who grad-
uated in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Samuel is in the Honors College at
Wayne State University. Jonah is in
the ROTC program at Michigan State
University.
“When I look at accomplishments
and commitments like that, that gives
me more pride as a coach than wins
and losses in bowling,” Bernstein said.
Sophomores Elliot Kaftan, Adam
Karp (nickname “Fish”) and Henry
Freeman rounded out the Frankel
bowling roster.
If all seven bowlers return next year
along with new bowlers Bernstein
expects to add to the roster, the
Jaguars will have the team depth
needed to be successful.
“I’m excited about next year,”
Bernstein said.
Frankel’s home bowling establish-
ment this season was Langan’s Nor-
West Lanes in Farmington Hills.

ACES
Dave Ettlinger is the champion of
the annual Shushan (Texas) Hold’em
poker tournament presented each
Purim by the B’nai B’rith Great
Lakes Region and Temple Israel
Brotherhood.
Ettlinger won among 52 players
Sunday at Temple Israel.
“It takes luck — getting good cards
at the right time — and patience to
win this tournament,” said Ettlinger,
who has been at the tournament’s
final table a few times over the past
several years but didn’t win until
Sunday.
Playing in the tournament, a fund-
raiser for Great Lakes Region sports
programs and scholarship fund and
the Temple Israel Brotherhood, is
something Ettlinger looks forward to
each year.
“I love B’nai B’rith, and I’m happy to
help,” the Waterford resident said.
Also at the final table and win-
ning cash Sunday were Bob Shubow,
Ivan Fenyvesi, Rick Sherline, Howard
Genser, Jim Golden, John Saunders
and Seymour Balaj, who finished in
second through eighth place. •

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