MAY 23 • 2024 | 33 Oct. 16 and 735 on Oct. 23. Radner also had the league’s highest average for the sixth straight year. He averaged 230.45 in 69 games. Lyle Schaefer was second on the average list at 222.13 in 69 games, and Dave Shanbaum was third at 220.88 in 72 games. David Gerges was the league’s most improved bowler. He raised his aver- age 15.22 pins from 174 to 189.22. Dennis Horwitz (189- 201.80—12.80), Brian Hacker (124-136.18—12.18) and Schaefer (212-222.13—10.13) also had double-digit average increases. League bowlers rolled 1,650 games in the 200s during the regular season, led by Radner with 56. There were 416 series in the 600s, led by Hassan Fatouhi with 18, and 49 series in the 700s, the same as the previous season. Radner led the way this season with nine. FIRST HALF VS. SECOND HALF Klinger said comparisons of the first and second halves of the season are some of his favorite statistics. Here’s what he discovered this season: Cohen averaged 142 in the first half and 170 in the sec- ond half, a league-best 28-pin improvement, and finished with a 156 average. Schaefer averaged 212 in the first half and a spectacular 229 in the second half, a 17-pin improve- ment, and finished with a 222 average. Steve Achtman and Rob Greenfield were models of consistency in the two halves. Achtman averaged 156.1 in the first half and 156.3 in the second half and finished with a 156 average. Greenfield aver- aged 208.7 in the first half and 208.9 in the second half and finished with a 208 average. Teammates Shanbaum and Horwitz each had a league-best 24 match points. Shanbaum was 48-24 in 72 games and Horwitz was 46.5- 22.5 in 69 games. It was the first time teammates shared the top spot in match points. There are three annual in-house tournaments held during the league season. Schaefer won the Mark Klinger Over-Average Tournament. David Hershkovic won the end-of- season over-average tourna- ment and Kevin Elbinger won the end-of-season bracket tournament, held simultane- ously over three weeks along with the playoffs. Elbinger edged Jerry Eisenberg 224-194 in the bracket tournament champi- onship match. Elbinger beat Andy Rosenfeld 250-202 and Eisenberg beat Herskovic 209- 179 in the bracket semifinals. League playoff champion Uncle Miltie also won the International B’nai B’rith Bowling Association’s vir- tual national tournament, held simultaneously with the league season. Eric Foreman, Rosenfeld, Cohen and Elbinger were on the Uncle Miltie team. The Aristocrats finished fourth in the national tourna- ment. Brian and Noah Cohen, Kenny Weiss and Radner were on that team. One important statistic reported by Klinger didn’t involve pins. League bowlers, in an effort spearheaded by Ron Malach, donated more than $1,700 to the Israel Emergency Fund and Global Israel Alliance. Send sports news to stevestein502004@yahoo.com. SUN 6/2 10-4 MON 6/3 12-6 TUES 6/4 10-4 WED 6/5 12-6 THURS 6/6 12-8 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park | 248-547-7970 | congbethshalom.org Sun, June 2nd – Thurs, June 6th We invite you to browse our special collection of Israeli art in person and purchase at 50% OFF Congregation Beth Shalom has partnered with the Safrai Art Gallery of Israel to bring a variety of Jewish artworks to Michigan Let Old Friends be your Michigan-Florida Connection Keyes Real Estate Estate Property Sales from Listing to Clean-Out! Buy • Sell • InveSt Throughout South Florida, Including Boca, Boynton, Delray, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties Nina Spinner-Sands NinaSpinner-Sands@keyes.com (954) 290-8293 Rita Morse RitaMorse@keyes.com (305) 609-7559 Contact Raymond Jenkins 33700 Woodward Ave. • Between 14 Mile & Adams • Birmingham, MI If you are not wearing it… sell it!... or BORROW on it! You can’t enjoy jewelry if it’s sitting in your safe deposit box. Sell or borrow on it for immediate cash. We deal in jewelry, watches, diamonds and coins. A Service to Private Owners, Banks & Estates 33700 Woodward Ave. • Between 14 Mile & Adams • Birmingham, MI 248-644-8565 Coins & Jewelry If you are not wearing it… sell it!... We deal in jewelry, watches, diamonds and coins. YOUR AD HERE E M A I L O R C A L L sales@thejewishnews.com | 248.354.6060 ADVERTISE WITH US! DIGITAL & PRINT SPACE AVAILABLE.