East Meadow, NY: Angel Villavicencio, a 71 a year old retired grandfather from Whitestone, NY, captured his first LIGBT title at AMF East Meadow. Angel, who throws the ball without inserting his thumb, defeated Richie Patson, Lindenhurst, NY 246-235 with a mark in the tenth to win the $1,000 top prize. While Richie earned $500 for being the runner-up, third place went to Rafael Ongjoco, Babylon, NY with a 228 worth $350. Fourth was Eddie Cintron, Laurelton, NY with a 201 worth $300 and fifth went to Dwayne Redman, who was fighting a stiff back, with a 199 earning him $250.
The 5-person shootout started close as all of the bowlers had similar handicaps. Dwayne was getting the least amount and was the only champion in the finals. Angel started strong with 5 strikes in his first 7 frames which gave him a 50 pin lead. But when he opened in the 8th and 9th frames it gave several of the finalists a chance if they threw some late strikes. No one could mount a charge and Angel soon was holding the winner’s check and trophy with his wife Nancy.
The AMF East Meadow tournament drew 98 entries, advanced 17 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $3,640. Kegel’s “Autobahn” pattern (42 feet) was used resulting in unexpected high scores (due to a lot of bonus pins from the Thanksgiving Major); the cut was 755 in the 1pm squad and 761 in the 3pm squad. High series of the tournament was shot by Terry Cooper, Brooklyn, NY with an 826 in the 3pm squad.
LIGBT’s next tournament is our annual Holiday Tournament at AMF Plainview on Sunday, December 20th with 2 squads; 1pm & 3pm. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000-1st, $500-2nd, $300-3rd, $250-4th. One in 6 each squad advances to the finals and cashes for a minimum of $80. Entry fees are only $70 & $60. For complete results of the AMF East Meadow tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Brunswick, Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.