 Scratch Champion
Ed Ziemak Champion
Samantha Galardi |
Garden City, NY: The LIGBT ran House Shot Series #11 at AMF Garden City on Sunday and crowned 2 champions. Samantha Galardi, Islip, NY, won her 1st title and took home the $1,000 top prize in the handicap event. Ed Ziemak, Thiells, NY, also earned a $1,000 by winning the scratch event ($600) and finishing 3rd in the handicap event ($400.)
The handicap shootout was dominated by Samantha as she struck in 6 of her first 8 frames finishing with a 295 for a 43-pin victory. Romeo bowled great and shot a 256 but an open in his fifth frame hurt his title chances. Ed, who was bowling scratch, tried to keep up with Samantha but 3 stubborn 9 counts stopped a potential long string of strikes as he finished with a 224. Ian also bowled well but had 3 open frames which forced him to settle for a 4th place finish with a 210.
Ed won the scratch event by shooting a 4-game total of 1081, giving him a 270 average for the day, and earning $600. Finishing in 2nd place was Terrence Taylor, Flushing, NY with a 966 worth $300. Rounding out the top 3 in scratch was Cameron Potts, Babylon, NY with a 943 earning him $200. The scratch event drew 28 entries and paid out a 7-person prize list totaling $1,620.
LIGBT’s House Shot Series #11 drew an amazing field of 127 entries, paid out $7,610 in prize money, and had 33 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action paid out an additional $4,830 bringing the day’s payout to $12,440. Scores to cash were 960 in the 49 & under handicap division, 937 in the senior handicap division, and 931 in the scratch event.
LIGBT’s next tournament is House Shot Series #12, a 2-day major event over Labor Day weekend at AMF E. Meadow. To view the results and final shootout video of the AMF Garden City house shot tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegle Law Offices, Turbo Grips, and W.O.N. TV network.