Garden City, NY: Joe Kingston, a 30 year old electrician from Ronkonkoma, NY won the $1,000 top prize at LIGBT’s sport shot event hosted at AMF Garden City. Joe earned his third LIGBT title by defeating 2 bowlers who tied for second; Dianna Slaughter, Hempstead, NY and Pak Wong, New York, NY 238-218 in the final match. While Dianna and Pak each earned $450, fourth place was taken by John Sandano, Brooklyn, NY with a 187 earning him $300.
Scoring was low all day due to the tough “Autobahn” pattern. The key in the final shootout was to stay clean. Even though Joe was giving everyone handicap, as much as 49 pins, he was the only bowler not to have an open frame. Both Dianna and Pak could have won the title if they doubled in the 10th forcing Joe to mark. But when Joe came up in the final frame all he needed was a 9 count on his first ball to secure the title.
The AMF Garden City event drew a nice crowd of 101 entries, advanced 18 bowlers to the finals and paid out $4,200. The cut scores on the “Autobahn” pattern were low; 701 & 704 for the lower average division and 657 & 695 for the higher average division. High series of the tournament was shot by Curtis Hetmeyer, Brooklyn, NY with a 782 in the 3pm squad. The wildcard bonuses were won by Pak Wong with a 1385 from the lower average division and Jason Nicholas, Wantagh, NY, from the higher average division with a 1302.
LIGBT’s next tournament is a special 3-squad house shot tournament at AMF Babylon featuring a $60 entry fee on Sunday, May 27th. Top prizes will pay $1,000 & $500 and there will be 2 age divisions. To view the final results of the AMF Garden City event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, L. I. Bagel Café, CYA Action Fun Wear, Vietri Associates, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.