Sayville, NY: James Dickerson, a 47 year old letter carrier from Norwalk, Connecticut, won his first LIGBT title at AMF Sayville in a special house shot tournament. James defeated Kyle Lathen, Bronx, NY, 289-273 in the final shootout to earn the $1,000 top prize and the LIGBT trophy. While Kyle earned $500 for second Dave Perrone, W. Babylon, NY earned $350 for third with a 272. Rounding out the top 5 was 4th place finisher Sean Teahan, Islip, NY with a 263 worth $300 and in fifth was Rich Patson, Lindenhurst, NY with a 216 earning him $250.
The 5 person shootout featured only one bowler with a title, Dave Perrone. The shootout quickly became a 2-person race as James and Sean kept throwing strikes and nine counts. Sean took a quick lead in the 8th frame but opened in the 9th giving James the opportunity to strike out the last 2 frames to secure the title. The final frame did have a lot of excitement as 3 of the finalists were trying to secure second place which eventually went to Kyle by one pin.
The AMF Sayville house shot tournament drew a nice crowd of 97 entries, advanced 17 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $3,640. As expected the house shot pattern resulted in high scoring; the cut was 783 in the 1pm squad and 813 in the 3pm squad (both LIGBT records!) High series of the tournament was shot by third place finisher Dave Perrone with an 890 series in the 1pm squad. There was only one 300 game and that was by our champion James Dickerson who shot his perfect game in the semi-finals.
LIGBT’s next tournament is our annual Thanksgiving Major at AMF Babylon. This 2-day event (Friday and Sunday) will feature top prizes of $2,000-1st, $1,000-2nd, $750-3rd, $500-4th. One in 6 each squad advances to the finals and cashes for a minimum of $100. Entry fee is only $70 per squad. For complete results of the AMF Sayville house shot tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Brunswick, Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.