SPORT Friday, November 16, 2012 The Australian Jewish New s – jewishnews.net.au 39 Trial Maccabi touch teams on the board TOUCH FOOTBALL its 7-1 triumph over Touch Too AJN STAFF Much the week before. The Maccabi period team now goes into second spot on the ladder. THE Maccabi Touch Football Club Maccabi has also fielded its first recently launched its 2012/13 sum - mer season, and after the first two junior team in a number of seasons, begins weeks of competition all nine teams with a collection of 10 to 12-year- have registered wins. olds making up the side competing The biggest highlight so far this in the Easts Touch competition. season was the Maccabi derby in After four games, the side has Thursday Division 8, which saw the improved immensely and is contin - Maccabi Mob 2 team defeat United 6-0. uing to develop the skills of each Matters Josh Goldberg (2), Zac Seidler, player. Joel Weiner, Simon Molnar and Ben “It’s a credit to the kids for giv - HARRY PROCEL Kochan all crossed to give Mob 2 Two of Maccabi’s touch football teams, Mob 2 (left) and United, came together for ing a brand new sport a go,” club the win. a classic derby. president and junior coach David THE Maccabiah buzz is growing Maccabi Mob remain unde - across the country at the moment, 3, but won by the same margin over remains in third spot on the ladder Weiner told The AJN . “They’re as players converge in Sydney and feated in Thursday Division 1 after Kings and Queens the week before. despite the defeat. improving each and every week and Melbourne to trial for a spot in our an 8-3 win over Kings and Queens. The Tuesday Mixed Division 1 The club’s Monday Mixed having a ball. team to travel to Israel next year. Paul Meltz and David Weiner Magic won its first game with a 3-1 Division 1 Mobags lost its second “The club’s membership has In my last column, I wrote about both scored twice, while Josh Stein, defeat over Cloey Beavers and game in a row, but previously man - exploded this summer and having a my delight at Steve Solomon’s suc - Asher Lazar, Daniel Kerner and launched itself into the top four. aged a win in the second game of growing junior program is a vital cess. This time, it’s Jarrod Basger, Michael Goldberg also added to the Maccabi’s Mobags 2 failed to the season. element of the club’s vision.” who wowed us as part of Australia’s scoreboard. continue its streak in the Tuesday The Goldies, who play in the Futsalroos team that recently bowed Fellow top-grade side The Mixed Division 6, losing to Farside Monday Mixed Division 11 compe - For more information visit out of the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Naturals couldn’t achieve the same 6-5 after beating The Royals in the tition, defeated Hayr Jewellers www.maccabi.com.au/NSW/ Basger, who was part of the success, going down to Frenzied 9- first game of the season. The side Flamingos 6-4, which comes after Touch-Football. Australian team in 2009 and then in the gold-winning team in Vienna at the European Maccabi Games in 2011, was the first futsal player to Kaplan’s year of success sign up for these Games. Hussey, Hogg help But while it’s all smiles for Basger, it’s been a period of highs TENNIS and lows for our Matildas star Jewish cricketers AJN STAFF Ashley Brown. EMERGING tennis ace Josh The Melbourne Victory player Kaplan has taken his game from AJN STAFF Maccabiah players to get together and enjoyed a stellar tour of America strength to strength in 2012, win - relive the glory days of their past with the national side, but recently ning several state tournaments and AUSTRALIAN and Victorian crick - suffered a knee injury in the W- Israel adventures.” most recently leading NSW to a eter David Hussey and former Test League that has ruled her out for an As a further boon for organisers, win at the national championships. paceman Rodney Hogg will be the extended period, including the Klinger will be in Melbourne to “Josh loves going out on the Games. We wish her well with her special guests at an upcoming attend the night as it coincides with a court and being in the competitive recovery and her year 12 exams. Maccabiah Cricket Sportsmans and Sheffield Shield match between environment,” Kaplan’s dad, We’ve held trials in basketball for Auction Night. Victoria and South Australia. Anthony, told The AJN . all the different age categories. Our The evening will also feature a Josh Kaplan holds up the Bruce Cup Hussey has represented Australia “As long as he’s enjoying him - junior and open netball, open rugby, reunion for former Australian after NSW won the National Team self, that’s the main thing and I’m men and women’s soccer and over- Maccabiah cricket representatives, in 64 one-day and 39 Twenty20 inter - Championships in Perth recently. really proud of the effort and deter - 45s soccer have all also held their which promises to make the night a national matches, and has scored over mination he puts in.” the year was when the junior gun trials. wonderful celebration of Jewish 12,000 first-class runs during his As we head into summer, our The 12-year-old, who attends guided the NSW team to victory at cricket. career playing for Victoria. cricketers and lawn bowlers will Mount Sinai College, is a regular in the National Team Championships The event is being held as a Hogg played 38 Test matches and have their trials, while our triath - the NSW Talent Development in Perth. 71 one-dayers for Australia between letes, cyclists, track and field ath - fundraiser for the open cricket team Squad and was part of the winning Kaplan and the team won the letes and our swimmers will all have that will head to Israel in 2013 for the 1978 and 1985, as well as participat - Metropolitan NSW Team at the Bruce Cup for NSW for the first the chance to attain their qualifying 19th Maccabiah Games, which boasts ing in World Series Cricket when it 12U Medibank State time since 2005, with the seven- times. the likes of West End Redback’s was introduced in the late 1970s. Championships earlier in the year. person side toppling all the other Selection will be a fabulous Michael Klinger, as well as former The night will feature both a silent After his successful campaign at states to take the title. achievement for those who get the Australian Test opener and current and major auction, with plenty of the state championships, Kaplan “That was another positive for nod, who will be able to attend their Maccabi Firsts captain Julien Wiener. products and memorabilia up for then went on to represent the him,” Kaplan’s father said. uniform try-ons to be held in “This event has been earmarked as grabs, including signed cricket bats Combined Independent Schools “He really enjoyed the team Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in the major fundraiser for our squad, so team at the NSW spirit of the national champi - December. and equipment. it’s important for us to make it a suc - onships and loved being a part of But the justification process will Primary School State Tennis cess,” Paul Fink, 2013 Australian Championships in May. the overall success; it was some - take place before selection, where Maccabiah Cricket Team manager, The Maccabiah Cricket Sportsmans and Auction Night is being held on Sunday, Kaplan played as the number- thing special to him.” all athletes and teams selected said. from the trials will need to be rati - November 25 at 6.30pm at the Caulfield one seed and won both the overall The junior star also regularly “With so many current and for - fied by chairman David Grace QC, Park Pavilion ( Melway: 59 C12 ). Enquiries: championship and the Don Moon competes on the Junior mer top-level cricketers in the room, alongside Richelle Marks and Allan Paul Fink 0412 662 721, Trophy as part of the top-ranked Tournament Circuit – the Optus Preiss. Maccabi Australia president it really is shaping up to be a wonder - [email protected]; team. Junior Tour – where he has finished Lisa Borowick and I, as head of del - ful evening, as well as hopefully pro - www.maccabi.com.au/sportsmansnight. But his biggest achievement of in the top three in several big events. egation, will also be at the table. viding a forum for former Australian Finally, following on from the success of our national swimming committee’s inaugural swim athon Calling tenpin bowlers young and old last year, we’re doing it again in 2012, with funds raised going towards helping people living with TENPIN BOWLING The club will kick off its season at the season and not miss out on Lidcombe on Sunday nights and at multiple sclerosis, while doubling as ASHLEY SHENKER its two centres in Lidcombe and points.” the Manhattan Superbowl in Mascot Mascot at the start of February next Silver said anyone is welcome to on Monday nights. a fundraiser for our Maccabiah THE Maccabi NSW Tenpin Bowling year, and Silver said now is a better join and participate, as the club runs a “The two centres are a bit out of athletes. Club turns 50 next year and is calling the city,” Silver said. on all Jewish bowlers to get down to time than any to get on board and handicap system that bases players on The national swimathon will take “But we’re interacting between the its two centres to join the club. register interest. their average. place on November 18 at Bialik two centres and trying to get as many “The club was massive a while “We’ve got about 50 bowlers “After about three weeks of play - College in Melbourne, December 9 people there as possible, and get a at Moriah College Pool in Sydney back,” vice-president Howard Silver between the two centres,” Silver said. ing you’ll get an average,” Silver said. good social environment.” and December 9 at Terry Tyzack told The AJN . “But we want to increase that and “You’ll be able to play anyone at Aquatic Centre in Perth. “But it has dwindled in recent especially encourage the youth and the club, because our handicap sys - For more information contact Howard For more information visit years, so we now want to make it big kids to come down. tem makes it equally competitive.” (Mascot) on 0403 340 050 or www.maccabi.com.au/swimathon. again and make it more of a Jewish “We want people to contact us Senior and junior competitions [email protected] or Myer (Lidcombe) get-together.” now, so they can play from the start of will be run at the Tenpin City in on 0412 013 050 or [email protected].