46 | MARCH 14 • 2024
J
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he future looks bright for the
Frankel Jewish Academy boys and
girls bowling teams.
All five members of the boys team’s start-
ing lineup should be back next season. Four
of the five girls in that team’s starting lineup
should be back.
They showed promise for the future this
season.
“Our mantra is it’s not how you start a
season; it’s how you finish. And we finished
strong,
” said Joe Bernstein, who coaches
both teams.
“I think our boys team can be one of the
top teams in our Catholic League division
next year,
” Bernstein said. “
All we need to
do is add some depth, some guys to fill in if
someone is sick or injured, or not bowling
well.
”
Aside from the competition, it was an
uneventful season for the Frankel bowlers.
Bernstein appreciated that.
“I didn’t have to worry about the little
things that can crop up during a season. I
never do with kids at our school,
” he said.
“
And our bowlers are student-athletes. Their
GPAs are sky high.
”
The Frankel boys team’s No. 1 bowler this
season was junior Meir Shomer.
He finished a team-best 19th among 60
bowlers Feb. 23 in the individual compe-
tition at the Division 4 regional at Ten Pin
Bowling Alley in Tecumseh. The top seven
individuals at the regional moved on to the
state meet.
One bad game hurt Shomer at the
regional.
After starting out with games of 189,
212 and 160, he rolled an uncharacteristic
116. He shook off the disappointment and
finished with games of 159
and 152.
The No. 2 bowler on the
Frankel boys team was soph-
omore Robbie Feldman, who
also played basketball this
winter for the Jaguars.
Junior Brody Fleishman
and freshman Noam Kantor
were interchangeable in the
No. 3 and No. 4 spots behind
Shomer and Feldman.
“Brody throws the ball 100
miles per hour, although he
doesn’t need to do that all the
time,
” Bernstein said with a
laugh. “Noam was our most
improved bowler. He struggled early but
finished strong.
“He’s a good athlete. Some people think
you don’t have to be a good athlete to be a
good bowler. When you need to bowl six
games over a three-hour period, like at the
regionals, you must be in good condition.
”
Sophomore Ryan Reinstein, Frankel’s No.
5 bowler, also improved during the season,
Bernstein said.
The Frankel boys team went 4-6-1 in
Catholic League matches. The team’s roster
also included Eric Diskin, Ashton Spector,
Shai Brown, Eliyah Fradkin and Noah
Sapeika.
Frankel’s girls bowling team was a family
affair.
That’s because the five girls on the team
included two sets of sisters. There were
SPORTS
LEFT: Meet the Frankel girls bowling team,
pictured with Coach Joe Bernstein. From
left are Lilly Resnick, Molly Resnick, Sarah
Fish, Zoe Schiffer and Jay Schiffer.
BELOW: Frankel boys bowling team
members watch teammate Meir Shomer
compete during a match against Jackson
Lumen Christi at Thunderbowl Lanes in
Allen Park.
KEVIN RESNICK
Staying in
Their Lanes
Frankel Jewish Academy boys and girls bowling
teams live up to the program’s mantra.
STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
MOLI SPALTER