Whitestone, NY: Carlos Jimenez, an air conditioning technician from Jackson Heights, NY, won his first LIGBT title by defeating senior Ken Wright, Brooklyn, NY 329-287 at Whitestone Lanes. Carlos earned $1,000 for his victory while Ken earned $500. Rounding out the top 5 was third place finisher Joe LaBargo, Bayside, NY with a 238 worth $300, fourth went to James Marino, Lindenhurst, NY with a 233 worth $275 and fifth went to Jin Hong, Jamaica, NY with a 214 worth $250.
The final shootout was dominated by Carlos and Ken. Both went into the 9th frame at a 279 pace. When Ken opened in the 9th and Carlos struck the match was over. Joe put up a good fight by shooting a clean game with a triple but could not overcome the big scores by Carlos and Ken. James and Jin could not get a string of strikes going and had to settle for 4th and 5th place respectively.
The Whitestone Lanes house shot tournament drew a nice crowd of 100 entries, advanced 17 bowlers to the finals and paid out $3,925. The tournament pattern was erratic lane to lane resulting in lower than expected cut scores: 763 at 1pm and 733 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Leo Jiminian, East Elmhurst, NY with an 857 in the 1pm squad. The wildcard winner was Cary Fishman, NYC, with a 1422 six game series. James Marino bowled the only 300 game in the first squad.
LIGBT’s next tournament is a sport shot event at AMF Garden City on Sunday, April 23rd. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000-$500-$300-$250 and 1 in 6 each squad will advance to the finals and earn a minimum of $100. Entry fees at AMF Garden City are $70 & $60. To view the final results of the Whitestone Lanes event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.