George Stephens Jr. Champion
May 6, 2012
East Meadow, NY: George Stephens, Jr. Lawrence, NY won his first LIGBT title at AMF East Meadow and took home the $1,000 top prize. George needed a mark in the tenth frame to defeat second place finisher, Ronald Moszkow, Huntington St., NY 259-253. Ron earned $500 for second while Vello Kitt, W. Islip, NY finished third with a 249 and won $300. Rounding out the top 4 was Anatoly Khodorkovsky, Brooklyn, NY with a 226 earning $250.
The scoring at AMF East Meadow was moderate despite the fact new Kegel Pattern; Abbey Road was used. Cut scores to make the finals were 720 in the 1pm squad and 724 in the 3pm squad. Squad leader in the first squad was Vello Kitt with a 795 handicap series and the 3pm squad leader was Richard Walker with an impressive 811 handicap series.
The AMF East Meadow event attracted a great crowd of 141 entries with 29 bowlers advancing to the finals. Cary Fishman and Joe Scianna tied for the highest 6-game block to win a Mini-Eliminator Marathon entry package worth over $1,000! The payout at East Meadow exceeded $6,000. George Stephens was the third LIGBT champion that came from the wildcard position (added to the finals for being the highest 6-game series by a non-qualifier.)
The next LIGBT event is a 3-day major held Memorial Day Weekend at AMF Babylon; May 25-May 27. Top prizes are guaranteed at $3,000-1st, $1,500-2nd, and $1,000-3rd in this scratch and handicap tournament. For more information please visit www.ligbtour.com. To contact the LIGBT please call 1.877.900.6464