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Other extracurricular activities?
Vice president of marketing for
DECA, member of the National
Honor Society.

NOAH KAPLAN
Year in school: Senior
Why do you enjoy playing tennis?
“Tennis is great, especially at
Bloomfield Hills because it’s an elite
team and it forces each player to
hold himself to a high standard.”
What’s something people may
not know about you?
“I would never have had a tennis
career without the continuous help
and support of my parents (Evan
and Karen). I credit all my success
to them.”
Other extracurricular activities?
Member of the Bloomfield
Hills boys lacrosse team and also
involved in DECA.

MEYER SAPERSTEIN
Year in school: Junior
Why do you enjoy playing ten-
nis?
“I enjoy playing tennis because of
the complexity of the sport and the
work it takes to become great. Most
people think tennis is just about
hitting the ball over the net, but
that’s far from the case.”

What’s something people may
not know about you?
“I’m the sports editor of the
school newspaper (The Hawkeye).
I’m very interested in sports and
newspaper, so the position is
perfect for me. Newspaper is one
of my favorite classes in school
because it’s fun and feels like a
community.”
Other extracurricular activities?
Member of the Bloomfield
Hills boys basketball team and
Jewish Student Alliance. Student
ambassador, student leadership and
school newspaper.

DAVIS LANGWELL
Year in school: Junior
Why do you enjoy playing ten-
nis?
“Tennis is fun and becomes more
entertaining the more advanced
you become.”
What’s something people may
not know about you?
“I prefer playing singles over
doubles in tennis. It’s more enter-
taining, and I like the exercise.”
Other extracurricular activities?
Lacrosse and several clubs.

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The first half of the season is in
the books for the Brotherhood-
Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith
Bowling League, and there were
a couple of surprise champions in
the four divisions.
The Wrecking Balls won the
Pete Weber Division, and BBB
won the Mark Roth Division,
earning berths in the post-season
playoffs. The other division
champions were the Aristocrats
in the Earl Anthony Division and
the 600 Club in the W.R. Williams
Division.
Steve Hoberman, Bruce
Meyers, Barry Stein and Dan
Sternberg make up the Wrecking
Balls roster. BBB consists of Bob
Franklin, Mort Friedman, Jerry
Eisenberg and Stuart Vinsky.
While the Wrecking Balls’ and
BBB’s division championships
were surprises, it wasn’t surprising
who some of the league’s top
bowlers were during the first half.
The highest game rolled during
the first half, which concluded
Dec. 2 after 13 weeks of bowling,
was a 290 by Dave Shanbaum,
who also bowled the highest
series (794). Right behind
Shanbaum in those categories
were Rob Botham (287) and
Aaron Radner (773). Radner had
the highest average (230) during
the first half, and Shanbaum was
second at 228.

The league bowls on Monday
nights at its longtime home,
Country Lanes in Farmington Hills.
There will be no bowling Dec.
23 or 30, with league action
resuming Jan. 6.
In non-league news, Friedman
took first place in the 85-and-
older age division at the 93rd
annual Old Timers Bowling
Tournament on Nov. 30 at
Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park.
He rolled 224-189-207 — 620.
The tournament is presented by
the Greater Detroit Old Timers
Bowling Association.

The Michigan Jewish Sports
Foundation made a $10,000
donation Dec. 9 to the Michigan
Chapter of the Friends of the
IDF. The money was raised at
the foundation’s Michigan Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame induction
banquet in October.
“We support the state of Israel’s
right to defend itself against
foreign governments,” said Don
Rudick, the foundation’s director.
The Friends of the IDF is the
only organization in the U.S. that is
authorized to collect donations to
support the Israel Defense Forces.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Paula Lebowitz, executive director of
the Michigan chapter of the Friends of
the IDF, accepts a check for $10,000
from Don Rudick (left) and Stuart
Raider of the Michigan Jewish Sports
Foundation.

Hall of Fame Banquet Raises $10,000
for the Friends of the IDF

First-Half Champions Crowned

BOTH PHOTOS GARY KLINGER

Meet the Wrecking Balls bowling team.
In back are Bruce Meyers (left) and Dan
Sternberg. In front are Steve Hoberman
(left) and Barry Stein.

Meet the BBB bowling team. From left are Jerry Eisenberg, Stu Vinsky, Mort Friedman
and Bob Franklin.