JULY 18 • 2024 | 25 A New Frontier for All-Star Baseball Player David Vinsky David Vinsky is an All-Star. The Farmington Hills Harrison High School graduate and former St. Louis Cardinals draftee and minor leaguer participated in the 31st annual Frontier League All-Star Game on July 17 in Quebec City. Vinsky is one of two Jewish players on the New York Boulders’ roster. The other is Assaf Lowengart, the first Israeli- born position player to sign with a professional baseball team in the U.S. Vinsky and Lowengart each hit a home run for the Boulders in an 11-1 win over the New Jersey Jackals on June 20,. The Frontier League is an independent league that’s affiliated with Major League Baseball, but not part of MLB’s minor league system. she also plays soccer in the Detroit City Football Team club program. Her club season ends just before the high school season. “The competition in club soccer is tougher than in high school soccer, which prepares me better for college soccer,” she said. “But I really like playing for Frankel because I get a chance to play with my school friends.” Cela has no doubt Fischman will achieve her future soccer goal. “One-hundred percent,” he said. “Tamar has the athleticism that’s needed, great footwork with the ball and game intelligence. And she’s selfless. She could have had 20 goals for us last season.” Instead of 20 goals, Fischman often focused on setting up her teammates. She had a team-high 11 assists to go with her 14 goals. Fischman isn’t working on her soccer skills this summer, She’s spending more than a month in the NCSY (former National Conference of Synagogue Youth) Euro Israel program. After visiting several European countries with other Jewish teens, she’ll be in Israel for three weeks. Kleinfeldt and Kahan also had good seasons for Frankel this past spring. Kleinfeldt had a team-best 19 goals and five assists. Kahan had 11 goals and three assists. “Grace (Kleinfeldt) is a good finisher,” Cela said. “ And a good team leader. She was one of our three co-captains.” Kahan is strong tactically and technically, Cela said. Also on the Frankel girls soccer roster this past spring were freshmen Laura Ellenbogen, Tobi Felhandler, Elyse Fleishman, Michelle Ifraimov, Leora Kahan, Olivia Keller, Norah Miller and Jenna Vinter; sophomores Sydney Michaelson, Soleil Phillips, Isabella Shumunov and Jessica Tracht; juniors Ava Paige and Natalie Rothenberg; and senior Lilah Glazer. Glazer and Tracht were the team’s other co-captains. Send sports news to stevestein502004@yahoo.com. Stu Zorn is the Talk of the B’nai B’rith Golf League The golfers in the weekly B’nai B’rith Golf League took a day off from league play July 4. Stu Zorn hasn’t taken a day off this season. He was in front in the league’s individual standings going into league competition July 11, and he and his partner Mitch Lefton were in first place in Division 2 in the team stand- ings. Zorn had 65½ points in individual play prior to July 11. Larry Shapiro was in second place in the individual standings among the 24 league golfers with 58 points, and Lefton was in third place with 55 points. This is the first time the league’s team competition has been divided into two divi- sions. There are six two-man teams in each division. While Zorn and Lefton were far in front in Division 2 with 129 points as of July 11, the next five teams in the division standings were separated by just four points. David Swimmer and Jody Mendelson were in first place in Division 1 as of July 11 with 107 points, six points in front of second-place Marc Ruskin and Jeff Novick and seven points in front of third-place Howard Meyers and Gary Klinger. The next three teams in the division standings were separated by just four points. Starting July 18, the last five weeks of team competition will be between division opponents. The two division champions will face off for the league’s team title on the final day of the season. The two division runners-up team will battle for third place on that day. David Vinsky ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Two Different Division Races in the Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League Congregation Beth Ahm was running away with the Koufax Division regular-season championship heading into the final full month of regular-season games in the weekly Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League. Through games of July 7, Beth Ahm had an 11-3 record. None of the other six teams in the Koufax Division had a winning record. Temple Shir Shalom No. 3 and Congregation Shir Tikvah were tied for second place at 6-8. The five-team Greenberg Division is a different story. There’s quite a race for the regular-season division title. Temple Israel No. 6 was in first place at 13-1 through July 7, with three teams nipping at its heels: Temple Beth El No. 1 (12-2), Temple Israel No. 2 (10-4) and Temple Shir Shalom No. 2 (9-5). INTER-CONGREGATIONAL MEN’S CLUB SUMMER SOFTBALL LEAGUE Another Honor for Boxing Manager Jackie Kallen Groundbreaking boxing manager Jackie Kallen was recently inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. On July 27 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, she’ll add another award to her extensive resume. Two-time Olympic gold medalist boxer Claressa Shields will present Kallen with Shields’ GWOAT (Greatest Women of All Time) award on the same night Shields challenges Vanessa Joanisse for the WBC heavyweight championship. Kallen, who formerly managed champions James Toney and Bronco McKart, is currently managing three boxers and makes appearances nationwide as a motivational speaker. Shields’ bout July 27 is part of Orthodox Jewish boxing promoter Dmitriy Salita’s Box Time Boxing USA series. The card will be streamed on the DAZN platform. James Toney and Jackie Kallen. SUBMITTED PHOTO Mitch Lefton and Stu Zorn. GARY KLINGER