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Syosset, NY:  Jimmy Walsh, Glen Cove, NY won his second LIGBT title this season, and fourth overall with a 70-pin victory at AMF Syosset. Jim earned the $1,000 top prize by defeating second place finisher Archie Nabas, Queens Village, NY 293-223. While Archie earned $500 for second, finishing in third was Abel David, Franklin Square, NY with a 214 worth $300. Rounding out the top 4 was James Dickerson, Norwalk, CT with a 182 worth $250.

The final shootout was quickly a fight for second place as Jim started with 6 perfect strikes and coasted to victory. Archie and Abel fought it out for second with Archie sealing the runner-up spot with a spare in the 10^th frame. James, who was giving everyone pins, couldn’t string strikes and settled for 4^th place.

The AMF Syosset event drew a nice crowd of 96 entries, advanced 13 bowlers to the finals and cashed another 12 bowlers for $75 (better than 1 in 3.) Total prize fund paid out was $4,450. The cut scores on the Boardwalk pattern were low; 642 & 624. High series of the tournament was shot by James Dickerson, with a 708 in the 3pm squad. The wildcard winner was Hector Diaz Jr., Bronx, NY with a six-game series of 1260.   

LIGBT’s next tournament is a Beat-The-Board event at Herrill Lanes on Sunday, July 28th. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay; $1,500 & $750 with 24 bowlers guaranteed to advance. To view the final results of the AMF Syosset event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, & Vietri Associates, and ManyStylesOfBowling.com.

Garden City, NY:  Joe Scianna, a 51 year old right hander from Bay Shore, NY, won the $3,000 top prize at LIGBT’s Firecracker Classic at AMF Garden City. Joe won his third LIGBT title by defeating Peter Libranti, Wantagh, NY 258-210 in the final shootout. Peter earned $1,500 for second place. Rounding out the top 4 was third place finisher Gary Paulsen, Massapequa, NY with a 202 earning $750 and fourth was Harry Park, Flushing, NY with a 195 worth $500.

Joe’s performance in the shootout was amazing. Joe bowls scratch and receives no handicap which put him at a 30 plus pin disadvantage at the start of the match. But Joe calmly threw 10 balls in the pocket to finish with a 258 and a 48 pin victory.

The real competition was for second place as the 3 bowlers vied for the runner-up position, worth $1,500. Going into the final frame Gary held a 4 pin lead over Harry and a 12 pin lead over Peter. Both Gary and Harry opened in the 10^th and Peter tripled which moved him from 4^th to 2^nd place worth an additional $1,000.

The AMF Garden City event drew an incredible crowd of 301 entries (including the desperado) an increase of over 25% from last year. A total of 39 bowlers advanced to the finals and another 33 cashed for $80. The prize fund paid out $14,940. The cut scores on the “Alcatraz” pattern ranged from 655 to 680 to make the finals and 637 to 654 to cash. High series of the tournament was shot by Gregory Welch, Brooklyn, NY with a 793 in the Friday, 8pm squad. There were 2 wildcard bonuses: The Friday night wildcard was won by Rafael Ongjoco, Brooklyn, NY with a 1304 six-game series and the Sunday wildcard was won by Audrey Rodrigues, Otisville, NY with a 1285. A total of 6 women, out of 46 women entries, advanced to the finals.

LIGBT’s next event is a 2-squad (1pm & 3pm) sport shot tournament, Sunday, July 21^st at AMF Syosset. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000 & $500 and 1 in 4 each squad will cash. To view the final results of the AMF Garden City Firecracker Classic please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, Vietri Associates, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

Meadow, NY: Darcy Monroe, E. Meadow, NY won his second LIGBT title by defeating 3 Kampf family members in the final shootout. Darcy shot a 248 to win the $1,000 top prize. Finishing in second was Justin Kampf with a 240 worth $500, 3^rd went to his father Jack with a 235 worth $350, and 4^th was taken by the youngest of the 3 Kampfs, Scott with a 225 worth $300. It was certainly an historic shootout.

The final shootout was 3 against 1 and to everyone’s surprise the loner won the match. All 3 Kampfs are accomplished bowlers and shot well all day. But Darcy wasn’t intimidated and started with 7 strikes out of his first 9 frames. Jack stayed close with a triple in the middle of the game and Justin was also close with 6 strikes in his first 9 frames. In fact if Justin or Jack doubled in the 10^th they would have won. Justin threw the first one but left a 6 count on his second shot and Jack opened in the final frame to miss his title chance. Darcy was shocked holding the check and trophy.

The AMF E. Meadow event drew a great crowd of 117 entries, advanced 15 bowlers to the finals and cashed another 15 bowlers for $75 (better than 1 in 3.) The total prize fund paid out was $5,325. The cut scores on the Boardwalk pattern were; 632 & 648. High series of the tournament was shot by Justin Kampf, with a 795 in the 1pm squad. The wildcard winner was Darryl McDuffie, Floral Park, NY with a six game series of 1283. Two women also made the finals; Lisa Giglia, Howard Beach, NY and Emily Collazo, E. Meadow, NY.  

LIGBT’s next tournament is our 2-day Firecracker Classic at AMF Garden City, July 5 & 7. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay; $3,000 & $1,500 with 1 in 4 bowlers cashing each squad. To view the final results of the AMF E. Meadow event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, & Vietri Associates, and ManyStylesOfBowling.com.

Wantagh, NY:  The LIGBT ran its 2nd “Beat the Board” tournament with Sunny Yee, Flushing, NY winning her first LIGBT title. Sunny earned the $1,500 top prize by defeating her friend Hee Jin Jun, Flushing, NY in a 1 ball roll off after they tied at 226. While Hee Jin earned $750 for second, finishing in third and earning $500 was Jennifer Bochicchio, Selden, NY with a 216. Rounding out the top 4 was the only male in the shootout; Pak Wong, New York, NY who shot a 213 to earn $300.  

The final shootout was a tight match as all 4 bowlers had a shot at the title going into the last few frames. Hee Jin had the lead throughout the entire match but she lost 10 pins in wood in her last 3 frames which gave Sunny a shot at the title. Sunny needed a strike on her fill ball in the 10^th to tie and she threw a perfect shot. In the 1 ball roll off Sunny threw a 9 count while Hee Jin threw an 8. Jennifer stayed close the entire match but fell a few pins short. Pak, who was giving everyone handicap, couldn’t throw a double and had to settle for fourth place.

The Beat the Board Tournament drew a great crowd of 153 entries, advanced 24 bowlers to the finals and paid out $6,850 with all finalists earning at least $150. It took a 651 to advance on the PBA Scorpion. High series of the tournament was shot by Sal Florindo, Forest Hills, NY with a 738 in the 3pm squad. The wildcard winners were Rich Hengel, E. Meadow NY (1367) and Dwight Dunkley, Brooklyn, NY (1323.)    

LIGBT’s next tournament is a sport shot event at AMF E. Meadow on Sunday, June 9^th- 1pm & 3pm. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay; $1,000-$500-$300-$250 with 1 in 4 bowlers cashing and 1 in 8 advancing each squad. To view the final results of the AMF Wantagh event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, & Vietri Associates, and ManyStylesOfBowling.com.

Babylon, NY: Peter Libranti, a 46 year old right-hander from Wantagh, NY won the $5,000 top prize at AMF Babylon where LIGBT’s Super Tournament #5 was held. Peter, who shot a 667 in the Saturday 8pm squad, defeated Rob Longiaru, Seaford, NY 208-203 to win his first LIGBT title. Rob, who was the 2pm squad leader, earned $2,500 for his runner-up position. Finishing in third was Luis Gomez, E. Elmhurst, NY with a 181 worth $1,250. Luis advanced to the finals via the desperado! Fourth place went to William Cron, Matamoras, PA with a 161 worth $1,000. William advanced to the finals as the Sunday wildcard winner!

The Super Tournament final shootout was a pressure packed match with close to $10,000 up for grabs. Rob started out strong and was clean through 5 frames with a triple in frames 3 through 5. Peter had 2 opens in the first 6 frames and trailed Rob by 22 pins. But Peter stayed clean the rest of the game while Rob opened in 3 out of his last 5 frames, including a devastating missed 1 pin spare in the 10^th, to finish second. Luis stayed close the entire match but finished with 3 opens to finish third. William never could find the line and was trailing the entire match.

Peter joins a prestigious list of $5,000 LIGBT Super Tournament champions; Tommy Grunwald, Astoria, NY was the first Super champion at Farmingdale Lanes (February, 2016), Cynthia Cooke, Patchogue, NY won the second Super Tournament at AMF Plainview (May 2017) and Pak Wong, New York, NY won the 3^rd Super Tournament also at AMF Plainview (August, 2017.) Hector Diaz Jr., Bronx, NY was the 4^th Super Tournament winner at Levittown Lanes (June, 2018.) The 6^th Super Champion will be crowned labor day weekend at AMF  Garden City.

The Super Tournament drew an amazing crowd of 400 entries plus 68 desperado entries. There were 61 finalists plus another 39 cashers (100 total-almost a 1 in 2 ratio) all sharing in a $24,350 prize fund. Cut scores were low on the custom pattern ranging from 621-660. High series was shot by Dominique Calhoun with a 770 (Sunday 4pm.) There were 61 women entries with 12 advancing to the finals. There were 4 wildcard winners: So Young Chin (1367), Darryl McDuffie (1347), Bill Verni (1319), William Cron (1287.) Total payout for the weekend exceeded $50,000!

LIGBT’s next tournament is a BEAT-THE-BOARD TOURNAMENT at AMF Wantagh on Sunday, June 2nd. For complete results of Super Tournament #5 please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Brunswick, Kegel,  Torch Bowling, Vietri Associates, Billvee Electric, Knockout Ball Cleaner, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

Babylon, NY: George Williams, Bronx, NY won the prestigious LIGBT Tournament of Champions at AMF Babylon. George shot a 264 to win the $1,500 top prize plus a beautiful crystal trophy. Finishing tied for second with 238’s were Guy Sereno, W. Hempstead, NY and Diane Allen, Fleetwood Station, NY each earning $625. Rounding out the top 4 was Dexter Sapp, Valley Stream, NY with a 186 worth $300.

The final shootout was very exciting as there several lead changes and a surprise ending. Guy, who was giving everyone handicap, started off slow but grabbed the lead with a string of strikes in the middle of the game. George started out with 2 early opens but was within a few pins of Guy due to a late string of strikes and a handicap advantage. When Guy opened in the tenth with a split and George continued his string of strikes the TOC trophy was his!

The TOC had 80 champions compete representing title holders from all 11 seasons. The tournament started with 4 games of qualifying and advanced the top 16 to match play. The cut to make the finals was 928. All 16 finalists were guaranteed a minimum of $150 and after two rounds of matches the final shootout was bowled.

The TOC was a very special event as all 80 bowlers received a champion jersey as part of their entry. The LIGBT produced an event program which listed all of the participant’s titles. The lane pattern used was created by Kegel and was 42 feet in length and featured a 6 to 1 ratio. The total payout for the event was $5,050.

Syosset, NY:  Maniram Basdeo, Bronx, NY, won his 5^th LIGBT title after a 2-year drought, by defeating Beverly Parker, Brooklyn, NY 272-221 in the final shootout at AMF Syosset. Manriam earned $1,000 for his victory while Beverly took home $500 for second place. Finishing in third with a 216 was Stella Yoo, New York, NY winning $300. Rounding out the top 4 was Darryl McDuffie, Floral Park, NY with a 204 worth $250.

The final 4 consisted of all seniors including 2 women. Maniram was giving handicap to both women but stayed cleaned the entire match to make up the handicap deficit. Beverly kept the match close early, but when Maniram threw a 4 timer starting in the 8^th frame, the final outcome was inevitable. Stella bowled well and could have finished second but she opened in the final frame. Darryl, who was giving everyone handicap, also bowled well but couldn’t throw a string of strikes to stay competitive.

The AMF Syosset event drew a nice crowd of 83 entries, advanced 12 bowlers to the finals and cashed another 10 bowlers for $75 (better than 1 in 3.) The total prize fund paid out was $3,750. The cut scores on the Turnpike pattern were very low; 627 & 644. High series of the tournament was shot by our 4^th place finisher, Darryl McDuffie, with a 734 in the 3pm squad. The wildcard winner was 3^rd place finisher Stella Yoo who shot a six game series of 1309.

LIGBT’s next tournament is our 3-day Super Tournament at AMF Babylon May 24-26. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay; $5,000-$2,500-$1,250-$1,000 with 1 in 4 bowlers cashing each squad. To view the final results of the AMF Syosset event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Torch Bowling, Billvee Electric, & Vietri Associates, and ManyStylesOfBowling.com.