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Tom Amendolara Wins His First LIGBT Title

Posted On: February 27, 2011

Adam Chase Scratch Champion at Commack

Tom Amendolara Wins His First LIGBT Title
 
February, 27 2011
 
Levittown, NY:  The LIGBT visited South Levittown Lanes and crowned a brand new champion. Congratulations to Tom Amendolara, Babylon, NY who won his first LIGBT and the $750 top prize. Tom earned his title the hard way as he had to defeat a record crowd of 159 bowlers to win the championship. A total of 32 bowlers advanced to the finals and competed for close to $6,000 in prize money.
 
Tom’s road to victory started early as he lead the first squad with a 767 handicap series. By being the first squad leader Tom was instantly seeded into the final shootout and needed only one game to win the championship. In the final shootout Tom started slowly as he opened in the first two out of three frames. But from the fifth to the tenth frame he threw strikes and ended up with a 259 (216 scratch) to win the title by 7 pins.
 
The 5 person final shootout consisted of 5 newcomers to the final match with all hoping to secure their first LIGBT title. Finishing second was Robert Lovaglio, Seaford, NY who earned $400 with a 252 (216 scratch.) Third place went to Kevin O’Neill, Glendale, NY who was the second squad leader with an incredible 803 handicap series. Kevin earned $350 with a 229 (193 scratch.) Fourth place, worth $325, went to Jesse Hall, Flushing, NY with a 217 (160 scratch). Rounding out the top 5 was Richard Scherne, Middle Village, NY who earn $300 by shooting a 206 (170 scratch) game.  
 
The LIGBT’s next tournament is Sunday, March 13th at AMF Syosset. This will be a 2-squad event for handicap bowlers and a 5 game marathon for scratch bowlers. For more information on future LIGBT tournaments and complete results of the South Levittown event please visit www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
 
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SAVE THE DATES – MARCH 19 & 20! THE 2ND ANNUAL SANDY CATALANO OPEN HOSTED BY AMF BABYLON

Posted On: February 24, 2011

The LIGBT and the Catalano Family is pleased to announce the dates for the second annual Sandy Catalano Open. The scratch and handicap tournament will be held at AMF Babylon on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20. Top prizes in both events will be $1,500-1st, $750-2nd and $500-3rd.

The inaugural Sandy Catalano Open drew over 400 entries and paid out more than $20,000 in prize money. Defending champions, Rich Ambrosino (scratch), Tim Regan (senior), and Alex Ware (handicap) are expected to return to defend their titles. The first year’s tournament generated $3,000 in scholarship money which will be distributed to 3 high school students at an upcoming high school bowling dinner.

The 2nd annual Sandy Catalano Open will feature a low prepaid entry fee of $60 ($65 walk-in.) There will be 4 squads of competition with 1 in 5 each squad advancing to the finals. All squad leaders are guaranteed 1 bye and the top series of the weekend are guaranteed into the final shootout. The scratch event will have two qualifying divisions; 49 & under/seniors and the last remaining senior in the finals is guaranteed a minimum of $500 and a spot into the shootout.

The Sandy Catalano Open was created by the Catalano Family to remember a very special person, Sandy Catalano, who passed away in February, 2009. Sandy dedicated his entire life to his family, business, and bowling- especially coaching youth bowlers. To honor Sandy's accomplishments, both as a bowler and person, a tournament was born. The Sandy Catalano Open will be an annual event with proceeds donated to The Sandy Catalano Scholarship fund.

Tournament details of the Sandy Catalano Open will be released shortly and bowlers can sign up for the tournament via www.ligbtour.com or by calling 1.877.900.6464. If you or your company would like to be a sponsor of this special event please call the tournament office for further information. 100% of all sponsor money goes directly into the scholarship fund.

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Adam Chase and Pete Smith Win at AMF Commack

Posted On: February 13, 2011

Adam Chase Commack Scratch Champion

February, 13 2011
 
Commack, NY:  The LIGBT visited AMF Commack and 103 bowlers packed the center for this one squad tournament. Emerging victorious in the scratch tournament was Adam Chase, of Seaford, NY and the handicap winner was Pete Smith, Commack, NY. A total of 24 bowlers cashed for the day which means better than 1 in 5 bowlers earned money.
 
Despite the fact the lanes were hooking good scoring took place. Leading the scratch event after the 4 games of qualifying was Brian Ziesig, Levittown, NY with a 975. Brian was coming off a recent victory at AMF Babylon and was looking for his second title in a row. The top senior was Perry Liberta, Dix Hills, NY who shot an 801 series.
 
The final shootout was a good match between Adam and Brian. After 5 frames Adam held a 10 pin lead but going into the tenth Brian could have won the title with three strikes. The first two shots were perfect but to everyone’s surprise, including Adams, Brian went high and left 4 pins standing. The final score was Adam 236 ($1,000) and Brian 233 ($500). Finishing third was John Katsaros, Bartonsville, PA who shot a 185 and earned $350.
 
The handicap qualifying had some great bowling. Pete Smith rolled a 733 scratch (784 handicap) to earn the top spot and a seed into the final match. The top 17 series advanced to the finals and the cut number was 711. In the finals there were 7 previous LIGBT champions.
 
The handicap shootout was a competition between 3 good players. Pete Smith, who recently moved from the scratch events, was making his first appearance in the final shootout as was Sean Teahan, Islip, NY. The third bowler was Chris Jove, Port Jefferson, NY who seems to always be in the final shootout. This time the finals experience didn’t matter as Pete and Sean finished first and second. Pete shot a 227 (213 scratch) to win his first title and the $500 top prize. Sean rolled a 196 (160 scratch) to earn $300 while Chris struggled with a 173 (146 scratch) to win $250.
 
The LIGBT’s next event is Sunday, February 27th and it’s a 2-squad handicap event at South Levittown. For more information on future LIGBT tournaments and complete results of the AMF Commack event please visit www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
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