East Meadow, NY: Brendan Delaney, a 24 year old left-hander from Levittown, NY, won his first LIGBT title with an easy victory at AMF East Meadow. Brendan shot a 255 handicap game to earn the $1,000 top prize. Brendan’s shot the only clean game in the final match which gave him an unbelievable 52 pin victory.
Brendan’s victory was surprisingly easy as the 3 other competitors had at least 2 opens in the first 5 frames while Brendan threw a triple in frames 3 through 5. All Brendan had to do to earn his first title was to stay clean the rest of the way. Finishing second was Jetta Bonds, Brooklyn, NY, with a 203 worth $500. There was a tie for third and fourth with a 198, worth $275 each, shot by Steven Williams, Bellerose, NY and Ryan Earley, Westbury, NY.
The AMF East Meadow tournament drew a nice summer crowd of 89 entries, advanced 16 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $3,210. Kegel’s “Autobahn” pattern (42 feet) was used resulting in moderate scoring; the cut was 710 in the 7pm squad and 701 in the 9pm squad. High series of the tournament was shot by Andrew Mienkiewicz, with an 802 in the 9pm squad. Both Andrew and Jae Yi of Flushing, NY (769 at 7pm) won Brunswick balls for being the squad leader in their respective squads.
LIGBT’s next tournament is on Sunday, August 2nd at South Levittown Lanes. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000 & $500. One in 6 will cash for a minimum of $60. Preregistered cash entry fees are only $60 & $50. 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.