Scratch Champion, Frank LoCascio
September 25, 2010
Mineola, NY: The LIGBT kicked off its third season at AMF Sheridan with its first of 36 tournaments. A total of 71 bowlers attended this very high scoring event which is unusual for the LIGBT. The first champions of Season 3 were scratch bowler Frank LoCasio of Roslyn, NY and handicap bowler David Reed of Shoreham, NY. Both earned $500 for their victories and won their second LIGBT trophy.
The scratch event started out with a bang as Mitch Sacks of Monroe, NY hit the 300 game jackpot with a perfect game in game #1. The qualifying leader was Jason French of Levittown, NY who rolled a 792 series. Jason was guaranteed in the final match for being the squad leader.
Frank LoCascio’s march to his second LIGBT title almost didn’t happen as he was the final bowler to advance to the finals. Frank shot a 713 series to sneak in but easily advanced through the finals to win the title. In the final match Frank started slowly but he struck out from the fourth frame on to roll a 257 game easily defeating Jason who rolled a 204. Jason took home $250 for his runner-up position.
The handicap event had some dominant performances in qualifying. Jim Walsh, Glen Cove, NY bowled two 300 handicap games and an incredible 876 handicap series to finish as the high qualifier. Joe Gentile, Melville, NY who qualified second with an 854 series, also rolled a 300 handicap game. The 3 bowlers that hit the 300 game jackpot shared the money equally.
The handicap shootout was very exciting as three very good bowlers competed for $1,000 in prize money. David Reed rolled a 236 (205 scratch) to defeat Darryl Freeman (230- 192 scratch) of New York City by 6 pins. Darryl earned $300 while top qualifier, Jim Walsh, took home third place with a 201 (170 scratch) and earned $200.
The LIGBT has four October events scheduled; October 2
nd at Baldwin Bowl, October 17
th at AMF Garden City, October 24
th at AMF East Meadow, and October 30
th at Bowl Long Island in Patchogue. For more information on these events and complete results of the AMF Sheridan tournament please visit
www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.