Cozy Lanes owner Diane with Scratch Champion Adam Chase
January 24, 2010
Syosset, NY: The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, hosted its first event in Queens at Cozy Bowl and it was a roaring success. 107 bowlers, including 38 new members, packed the upstairs 32 lanes. The winner of the scratch tournament, winning his third LIGBT event was 21-year old Adam Chase of Seaford, NY. The 210 & under handicap champion was Stephen Friedella of West Orange, NJ who earned $500 and the champions trophy.
Adam Chase has done extremely well at LIGBT events with 3 wins and 1 second place finish. His streak of making the finals was almost broken as his 822 series was the cut score to advance. But in the finals Adam bowled his best games leading every round he bowled. In the final shootout Adam dominated with a 255 while his nearest opponent, John Conroy of Mahopac, was 42 pins away. Adam earned $1,000 while John (213) took home $500 for second. The top senior bowler, James D’Elia of Glendale, NY finished third with a a 205 and earned $300.
The 210 and under handicap event was packed with 66 bowlers all looking to take home the $500 top prize and champion’s trophy. After qualifying was completed, everyone who shot a 629 series or higher, including handicap/bonus pins, advanced to the finals. Preston Cheeks, a former LIGBT Champion, from Brooklyn, NY, was the qualifying leader with a 686 and automatically seeded into the final shootout.
Steve Friedella, our latest champion, just made it to the finals by advancing with a 630 series, just one pin over the cut score. Steve had to bowl in 4 rounds of the finals to win the title. In the final shootout Steve shot his best game with a 246 (201 scratch) defeating his nearest opponent by 50 pins! Finishing second was Damon Gizzi of St. James, a great LIGBT supporter, who rolled a 196 and earned $350. Preston Cheeks was the third place finisher and earned $250 with a 180 game.
The next LIGBT event will be at AMF East Meadow on Sunday, January 31
st at 1pm. For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the Cozy event, please visit our website at
www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.