sports West Bloomfield NEW HOMES Only 11 Homesites Available Frankel Bowlers Look To The Future STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER S 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 Shubow and Ivan Fenyvesi 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. • Your dream home awaits … The Reserve of Beverly Crest # # & # )0,, !% # " ! ' ! ! $-/3%01-"2.2/ 000000 Haley Gordon Producer Direct ................................248-686-1579 Cell ......................................248-505-1622 Fax ........................................248-250-5535 hgordon@provisionagency.com 30200 Telegraph Road, Suite 350 Bingham Farms, MI 48025 Provisionagency.com 2233930 Send tips to stevestein502004@yahoo.com. jn March 1 • 2018 37