New Hyde Park, NY: It took extra frames for Lenny Nguyen, a 50 year old accountant from Flushing, NY, to win his second LIGBT title. Lenny was tied with Monique Compton, Bronx, NY at 232 after 10 frames. To break the tie a 2-frame roll off was run with Lenny defeating Monique 40-37 to win the $1,000 top prize. Monique won $500 for her second place finish while third place went to Andrew Mienkiewicz, Massapequa, NY with a 205 worth $300. Rounding out the top 4 was Mack Oakman Jr., Melville, NY with a 190 earning him $250.
The final shootout was dominated early by Monique as she threw a triple and had no opens after 6 frames. But her 50 pin lead evaporated quickly when she opened twice late and Lenny tripled in frames 6-8. When Lenny threw a 5 count on his fill ball in the 10th it gave Monique a chance to win. All Monique needed was 8 pins but when she got 7 it forced the roll off which she lost by a mere 3 pins.
The Herrill Lanes event drew a nice summer crowd of 96 entries, advanced 19 bowlers to the finals (almost 1 in 3) and paid out $3,910. The cut scores on the “Middle Road” pattern were low; 667 & 701. High series of the tournament was shot by William Luna, Corona, NY with a 798 in the second squad. The wildcard winner was Donald Eubanks, Elmsford, NY with a 1345 series. The no bonus pins pot winners were Gary Paulsen (701) and Tony Jimenez (667). The no-tap jackpot was hit in the first squad as Eddie Eng, Flushing, NY won $300.
LIGBT’s next tournament is our July 4th major called the “Firecracker Classic” which is held at AMF Garden City June 30 & July 2nd. Top prizes are guaranteed at $3,000-$1,500-$750-$500 with 1 in 6 each squad advancing to the finals and guaranteed a minimum of $100. Entry fee is $80 per squad. To view the final results of the Herrill Lanes event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.