E. Meadow, NY: Cary Fishman, who owns his own cab and resides in New York City, struck out in the last 2 frames to shock second place finisher Justin Cohen, an 18 year old student from Melville, NY. Even third place finisher Julio Arnold, a security personnel director from Woodside, NY, thought he had a shot at the title before Cary stole the victory. Final scores in the shootout were Cary 228 ($1,000), Justin 227 ($500 scholarship), and Julio 218 ($250.)
The shootout had many lead changes with Cary trailing in third place most of the match. Cary’s luck changed when he converted the 5-10 split in the 8th frame and then threw 3 consecutive cross-over strikes. Justin needed only a mark in the 10th frame but he missed the 3-9 double wood spare which allowed Cary to throw one more strike for the victory. Cary’s final shot was perfect which gave him the $1,000 1 pin victory.
The AMF Wantagh tournament drew a nice crowd of 97 entries, advanced 17 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $3,260. Kegel’s 39 foot Winding Road pattern was used and scoring was on the moderate to high side (709 cut at 1pm & 718 at 3pm). Steve Williams shot the only 800 series of the tournament with an 801 in the 1pm squad.
LIGBT’s next tournament is a 2-squad (1pm & 3pm) handicap event at S. Levittown Lanes on Sunday, May 18th. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000 & $500. One in 6 each squad advances to the finals and will cash for a minimum of $60. Entry fees for the S. Levittown event are $60-1st entry and $50 for a re-entry. For complete results of the AMF E. Meadow tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Brunswick, Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Knockout Ball Cleaner and CLS Custom Upholsterers.