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Pictured above: Weldon Drayton and daughter Brianna

Babylon, NY:  Weldon Drayton Jr., a 33 year old police officer from Central Islip, NY won his second LIGBT title at AMF Babylon on Sunday. Weldon defeated left-hander David Ruiz, Whitestone, NY, 258-250 to earn the $1,000 top prize. While David earned $500 for second, third place went to Wayne Garvey, Manchester, CT with a 240 worth $350. Rounding out the top 4 was senior Frank Lunghi, Farmingdale, NY with a 212 worth $300.

The road to Weldon’s second title started slowly. When Weldon opened in the 4^th frame he was behind 14 pins. But a triple in the middle of the game put Weldon ahead and he never relinquished the lead. David finished strong with a late triple but his 3 open frames in the middle of the game hurt his shot at his first LIGBT title. Wayne bowled a consistent game with only one open but couldn’t throw a double to make a shot at the title.

The AMF Babylon tournament drew an incredible crowd of 163 entries, advanced 32 bowlers to the finals and paid out $6,210. The tournament pattern was “Boardwalk” (35 feet) resulting in moderate cut scores: 710 at 1pm and 706 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Wayne Garvey with an 885 in the 1pm squad. The wildcard winner was Jin Hong, Jamaica, NY with a 1390. The high handicap series without bonus pins pot winners were Jason Nicholas with a 710 in the first squad and TJ Kim with a 669 in the second squad. Two women were added to the finals due to the women guarantee: Evelyn Arena (709) and Jennifer Bocchicchio (703). The no-tap jackpot was hit by third place finisher Wayne Garvey in the first squad and paid $634 giving him a total payout for the day of $984.

LIGBT’s next tournament is a house shot event at Astoria Lanes on Sunday, March 12^th (1pm & 3:30pm.) The event features guaranteed prizes of $1,000 & $500 with 1 in 6 each squad advancing to the finals. Entry fees are $70 & $60 for members. To view the final results of the AMF Babylon event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

Wantagh, NY:  TJ Kim, a 46 year old right hander from Mineola, NY won his first LIGBT title by defeating senior Frank Lunghi, Farmingdale, NY 249-223 at AMF Wantagh. TJ, who has been a member since 2015, earned $1,000 for his victory while Frank, who was looking for his 3^rd LIGBT title, earned $500. Rounding out the top 4 was third place finisher Barry Dubin, Selden, NY with a 220 worth $300 and fourth went to Adam DeRossi, Massapequa Park, NY with a 189 worth $250.

The final shootout was a good one as Frank started with a double to take an early lead. He held onto the lead until he missed an easy spare in the 7^th frame. TJ started the match slow with 2 opens in his first 3 frames but stayed clean the rest of the game. When TJ doubled in the 10^th he secured his first LIGBT title and the $1,000 top prize. Barry had two doubles but his 4 opens hurt his chances. Adam struggled the entire match and had to settle for fourth place.

The AMF Wantagh tournament drew a great crowd of 137 entries, advanced 37 bowlers to the finals (better than 1 in 4), and paid out $6,240. The tournament pattern was “Turnpike” (41 feet) resulting in a low cut score of 680 for both squads. High series of the tournament was shot by Seung Yoo, New York, NY with a 789 in the 3:30pm squad. The wildcard winner was Jimmy Walsh with a 1344 six game series. The high handicap series without bonus pins pot winners were John Coughlan, Lindenhurst, NY with a 674 in the first squad and Adam DeRossi with a 664 in the 3:30pm squad. No one hit the no-tap jackpot in either squad so it will grow to $634 at the next event.

LIGBT’s next tournament is a sport shot event at AMF Babylon on Sunday, March 5th. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000-$500-$300-$250 and 1 in 6 each squad will advance to the finals and cash for a minimum of $100. Entry fees are $70 & $60 and that includes the no-tap jackpot. To view the final results of the AMF Wantagh event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

Plainview, NY:  Johnny Kim, a 32 year old hardware store owner from Fresh Meadows, NY, won LIGBT’s Winter Major at AMF Plainview. Johnny captured his first LIGBT title by defeating Cameron Potts, Babylon, NY 254-251 to earn the $3,000 top prize. While Cameron won $1,500 for second, finishing third was Eddie Cintron, Laurelton, NY with a 240 worth $750. Rounding out the top 4 was Abel David, Franklin Square, NY with a 232 earning him $500. 

The Winter Major shootout started out slow as there were 7 opens in the first 3 frames. After everyone’s nerves settled down most of the frames were filled and everyone except Abel through at least a double. Going into the final frame Eddie could have doubled to win the title but got a nine to settle for third. Cameron struck out his last 2 frames to climb from third to second earning an additional $750!.

The LIGBT Winter Major drew a great crowd of 288 entries plus 30 desperado entries. A total of 61 bowlers cashed in a prize fund that paid $16,664. WTBA’s “Seoul” pattern was used and scoring was moderately high with cuts ranging from 709 to 758. High series of the tournament was shot by Steven Kelly, Islip, NY with an 836 in the Sunday 4pm squad.

The “No-Tap” jackpot was hit 3 times by: Alby Pezzella for $232 on Friday at 8pm, Maniram Basdeo for $48 on Saturday at 6pm, and Jayson Glick for $54 on Saturday at 8pm. No one hit the jackpot on any of the Sunday squads so it rolls over to the next event and will pay close to $500!

LIGBT’s next tournament is at AMF Wantagh on Sunday, February 26^th (1pm & 3pm.) Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000, $500, $300 and $250. One in 4 each squad advances to the finals and will cash for a minimum of $80. Entry fees are $80 & $70. For complete results of the Winter Major please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Torch Bowling, Knockout Ball Cleaner, Randi Siegel Law Offices, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

E. Islip, NY:  

Randy Johnson, a UPS driver from Bayport, NY won the $1,000 top prize at LIGBT’s house shot event at East Islip Lanes. Randy defeated second place finisher Shawn Harding, Central Islip, NY 280-265 in an exciting final match. While Shawn earned $500 as the runner-up, third went to Antoine Thurston, New York City, with a 258 worth $300. Rounding out the top 4 was Tony Naccarato, E. Islip, NY with a 236 worth $250. All 4 shootout finalists were looking for their first LIGBT title.

The East Islip house shot event was one of the highest scoring tournaments in LIGBT history. The shootout was filled with strikes with Randy and Shawn dominating the match. When both bowlers opened in the 8^th frame it left Randy with a 15 pin lead with 2 frames to go. Shawn struck in the 9^th but failed to strike in the final frame giving Randy his first LIGBT victory. 

The East Islip Lanes house shot event drew 87 entries, advanced 15 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $3,350. The house shot produced incredibly high cut scores: 798 at 1pm and 849 at 3pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Weldon Drayton Jr., Central Islip, NY with a 984 (807 scratch) series in the 1pm squad. There were 4 perfect games bowled; Andrew Mienkiewicz, Massapequa, NY, Jason Nicholas, Wantagh, NY, Lou Morgan, Amityville, NY, and Tyler Guerin, Bayshore, NY. The wildcard winner was Wesley Snider, Dix Hills, NY with a 1601 six game block.

LIGBT’s next tournament is a 3-day “Winter Major” at AMF Plainview. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $3,000-1^st, $1,500-2^nd, $750-3^rd, & $500-4th. One in 6 will cash for a minimum of $100. Entry fee is $80 per squad. For complete results of the East Islip Lanes tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

Plainview, NY:  The LIGBT ran its annual Super Bowl 5-game marathon at AMF Plainview and crowned 2 champions. Steve Kelly, Islip, NY won the handicap title worth $1,000 and John Rizzi, Bayshore, NY won the scratch title earning $500. A total of 108 entries generated a $7,985 payout to 34 different bowlers.

The scratch shootout was exciting and came down to the final frame. John needed a strike on his first ball to win and he put “10 in the pit!” John finished with a 238, two pins ahead of second place finisher Craig Koppell, Syosset, NY who shot a 236 and earned $250. Finishing in third was the qualifying leader Anthony Fusco, W. Hempstead, NY with a 221 worth $200 and fourth went to Johannes Schulz, Plainview, NY with a 200 earning him $150. 

The handicap shootout was dominated by Steve Kelly who earned his second consecutive LIGBT handicap title. Steve threw the only clean game and finished with a 285. The real competition was for second place as the other 3 finalists were within a few pins of each other. Frank Spano, Brentwood, NY threw 3 strikes in the final frame to secure second by one pin over third place finisher Shui Lee, Forest Hills, NY (237-236). Frank earned $500 while Shui took home $300. Finishing one pin behind third, and only 2 out of second was fourth place finisher Johannes Schulz with a 235 worth $250.

The Super Bowl marathon drew a great crowd of 108 entries (83 handicap/25 scratch) and paid out $7,985. The tournament pattern was “Easy Street” (40 feet) resulting in a handicap cashing score of 1261 and a final shootout cut score of 1334. The scratch cashing score was 1155 and the cut to make the shootout was 1183.

LIGBT’s next event is on Sunday, February 12th at East Islip Lanes. This will be LIGBT’s monthly house shot event with guaranteed top prizes of: $1,000-$500-$300-$250 and all finalists (1 in 6) guaranteed a minimum of $100. For complete results of the AMF Plainview marathon please visit www.ligbtour.com. 

Wantagh, NY:  Steven Kelly, a 31 year old right hander from Islip, NY won his first LIGBT title by defeating James Marino, Lindenhurst, NY 251-245 at AMF Wantagh. Steve, who has been a member since 2009, earned $1,000 for his victory while James, who finished second for the 3^rd time, earned $500. Rounding out the top 4 was third place finisher Julio Arnold, Woodside, NY with a 231 worth $300 and fourth went to senior bowler Jose Ferreira, also from Woodside, NY with a 226 worth $250.

The final shootout was a tight match until the end. Julio, who was giving everyone at least 18 pins in handicap, started out strong with two doubles in the first six frames. But he missed single pin spares in the 7^th and 9^th frames ruining his title hopes. James had an early triple but he opened in the last 3 out of 4 frames to finish second. Steve won the title with consistency as he had an early open but marked in every frame the rest of the way to secure his first victory.

The AMF Wantagh tournament drew a nice crowd of 124 entries, advanced 33 bowlers to the finals (better than 1 in 4), and paid out $5,760. The tournament pattern was “Middle Road” (39 feet) resulting in moderate cut scores: 723 at 1pm and 715 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Steve Baum with an 816 in the 3:30pm squad. The wildcard winner was Donald Eubanks with a 1406. The high handicap series without bonus pins pot winner was Sal Florinda with a 706 in the first squad. Rich Patson won the no-tap jackpot for $310 in the first squad.

LIGBT’s next tournament is our annual Super Bowl Marathon. This 5-game scratch and handicap tournament features a 1 in 4 prize list and will be held at AMF Plainview on Sunday, February 5^th at NOON. Entry fee is $100 and includes the high game pots. To view the final results of the AMF Wantagh event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

January 22, 2017

Levittown, NY:  Justin Kampf loves home cooking! Justin, who runs the pro shop at Levittown Lanes, won the LIGBT house shot event at Levittown Lanes on Sunday. Justin defeated Mike Cangelosi, Middle Village, NY 252-240 to earn the $1,000 top prize. While Mike earned $600 for second, left hander Jason Nicholas, Wantagh, NY finished third with a 210 worth $400. Rounding out the top 4 was senior Gary Paulsen, Massapequa, NY with a 207 worth $300.

The final shootout was an up and down match. Gary, who was getting the most handicap, was the early leader but splits in the middle of the game ruined his championship dreams. Jason could never put together a string of strikes which ended his trophy quest. Mike and Justin were tied in the 6^th frame but when Mike opened and Justin through 4 strikes in a row, the match was over and Justin captured his third LIGBT title in the past 6 months.

The Levittown Lanes tournament drew a great crow of 122 entries, advanced 21 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $4,700. The tournament pattern was a modified house shot (44 feet) resulting in cut scores of: 778 at 1pm and 766 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Andrew Mienkiewicz, Massapequa, NY with an 871 in the first squad. The wildcard winner was John Rizzi, Bay Shore, NY with a 1482. Perfect 300 games were shot by Jason Nicholas in the second squad and Justin Kampf in the finals.

LIGBT’s next tournament is a special event at AMF Wantagh on Sunday, January 29^th. One in 4 bowlers each squad will advance to the finals and shoot for the $1,000 guaranteed top prize. For complete results of the Levittown tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.

E. Meadow, NY:  Sal Florindo, a 76 year old retired right hander from Forest Hills, NY won his second LIGBT title at AMF E. Meadow. Sal defeated Jose Roman, Bethpage, NY 243-234 to win the $1,000 top prize. While Jose won $500 for second, Andrew Mienkiewicz, Massapequa, NY finished third with a 231 worth $300. Rounding out the top 4 was Sun Kim, Flushing, NY with a 230 worth $250.

The final shootout was incredibly tight throughout the entire match. Jose held onto a slim lead in the 7^th frame but opened in the next two frames. Andrew, who had 3 open frames in his first 5, threw a 4 timer from the 7^th to the 10^th frames but fell just short. Sun also could have won the title but he opened in the 7^th and 10^th frames to fall short. Sal won the title despite the fact he opened in the final frame which was his first open of the shootout.  

The AMF E. Meadow tournament drew a nice crowd of 99 entries, advanced 19 bowlers to the finals, and paid out $3,850. The tournament pattern was “Alcatraz” (38 feet) resulting in moderate cut scores: 693 at 1pm and 701 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Andrew Mienkiewicz with a 797 in the first squad. The wildcard winner was Gregory Welch, Brooklyn NY with a 1393. The high handicap series without bonus pins pot winners were Hector Diaz Jr., Bronx, NY with a 671 at 1pm and Joe LaBargo, Bayside, NY with a 672 at 3:30pm. Both winners were added to the finals.

LIGBT’s next tournament is our monthly house shot tournament being held at Levittown Lanes on Sunday, January 22nd. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000-1^st, $500-2^nd, $300-3^rd, & $250-4th. One in 6 each squad advances to the finals and cashes for a minimum of $100. Entry fee is $80 & $70 but all members receive a $10 entry discount. For complete results of the AMF E. Meadow tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.