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John Randazzo and Alex Ware Win LIGBT Tournaments

Posted On: April 25, 2010

John Randazzo, Scratch Champion

April 25, 2010
 
Commack, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, visited AMF Commack and 155 bowlers jammed the center. John Randazzo, of Floral Park, NY, won his first LIGBT Scratch Title and the $1,000 top prize. Winning her first Handicap LIGBT trophy was Alex Ware of Brooklyn, NY who earned $600.
 
The scoring environment at AMF Commack was challenging but playable as Kegel’s Route 66 pattern was used. It only took a 210 average to make the finals in the 49 & under division and a 199 average in the senior division. Many angles were used to hit the pocket but the consensus was the lanes were hooking more than normal.
 
John Randazzo bowled great all day. He averaged 232 in qualifying and 238 in the finals. In the final shootout John started with the first 8 out of 9 strikes. Mike Dioguardo, Patchogue, NY stayed with John through 6 frames but a 7 pin in the 7th frame allowed John to take the title by the 9th frame. John finished with a 268 and won the title by 40 pins. Mike took home $600 for his second place finish. Joe Novara, E. Patchogue, NY bowled great all day as he was the qualifying leader with a 931 series. But in the finals Joe couldn’t carry and settled for a third place finish and $350.
 
The 210 and under handicap event had another great turnout as 93 bowlers packed AMF Commack. A total of 23 bowlers advanced to the finals and it took a 636 series (including handicap and bonus pins) to make the cut and cash for at least $100- $40 more than the entry fee.
 
Alex started her road to the title by qualifying second (721) which earned her one bye in the finals. Ironically, her lowest game in the finals was in the final shootout (198) but that was enough to defeat former LIGBT Major Champion Mack Oakman of Wheatley Heights, NY who shot a 184 and earned $350 for his second place finish. Donna Ryan of Smithtown, NY finished third with a 181 game and earned $250. Donna was the qualifying leader with a 725 series and was seeded directly into the final shootout.
 
The LIGBT’s next event will be on Saturday night, May 8th (6pm start) at AMF Babylon. For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the AMF Commack event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
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Senior Bowler Don Hicks & David Reed LIGBT Champs

Posted On: April 11, 2010

Scratch Champion, Don Hicks

April 11, 2010
 
East Meadow, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, returned to AMF East Meadow and 134 bowlers jammed the center on a beautiful day. Don Hicks, of W. Babylon, NY, won his first LIGBT Scratch Title and its $1,000 top prize. Winning his first Handicap LIGBT trophy was David Reed of Shoreham, NY who earned $500.
 
The scoring environment at AMF East Meadow was very tough as the PBA Chameleon Pattern was used. Accuracy was at a premium and spare making key all day. It only took a 196 average to make the finals in the 49 & under division and a 189 average in the senior division. Although challenging, it was refreshing to see lower scores with 220 games winning most game pots!
 
It was just a matter of time before Don Hicks won an LIGBT title. He has made the finals many times but at East Meadow he finally broke through and took home the trophy and the big money. But Don’s victory didn’t come easy as the final shootout ended in a 204 tie with high qualifier Jim Wallace, Hicksville, NY (926). It took two 9/10th frame rolloffs to break the tie but a nasty 7-10 blowout split ended Jim’s bid for his first LIGBT title. Jim earned $550 for second and Chun Bae of Cedarhurst, NY finished third (198) and won $300.  
 
The 210 and under handicap event had another great turnout of 82 bowlers with the top 20 advancing to the finals. It took a 626 series, including handicap and bonus pins to advance. All finalists were guaranteed a minimum of $100, $40 more than the $60 entry fee.
 
David Reed’s road to the finals started with a 650 qualifying series which put him in 7th place. In the finals David almost got eliminated in Round 2 as he rolled a 199 handicap game which was the cut. He also was the cut score in Round 3 with a 218 handicap game.
 
But in the Shootout David took control early and shot a 220 (198 scratch) to defeated his nearest competitor by 23 pins. Finishing second was Jose Torres of Brooklyn who doesn’t put fingers in the ball. Jose shot a 197 and earned $300. Finishing third was Alex Ware of Brooklyn who bowled well all day and earned $250.
 
The LIGBT’s next event will be on Sunday, April 25th at AMF Commack (1pm start). For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the AMF East Meadow event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
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Joe Stillman and Diana Cardinali are LIGBT Sayville Champions

Posted On: March 21, 2010

Joe Stillman - Scratch Champion

March 21, 2010
 
Sayville, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, headed east on Long Island to AMF Sayville and 143 bowlers jammed the center on a beautiful day. Joe Stillman, of Staten Island, won his second LIGBT Scratch Title and its $1,000 top prize. Winning her first Handicap LIGBT trophy was Diana Cardinali, of Rocky Point, NY who earned $500.
 
Top celebrate the PBA coming to Long Island in March the PBA Cheetah pattern was used for the tournament. The top scratch qualifying series was by Chris Ziesig of Hicksville, NY who averaged 236 for 4 games. It took a 216 average to make the cut in the under scratch division and a 207 average in the senior division. A special thanks to all of the PBA bowlers that came down and watched including the US Open Champion Tom Smallwood and Masters Champion John Nolan.
 
Joe Stillman’s road to victory began with an 873 series in qualifying which placed him 7th. In the final rounds Joe advanced comfortably with scores of 223,192, and 278. In the final Shootout Joe took immediate control with the front 8 and finished with a 276 which was 50 pins more than second place finisher Chris Ziesig who earned $600. Finishing third was the Senior Champion, Don Hicks of W. Babylon who bowled great all day and shot a 205 in the shootout to earn $350.
 
The 210 and under handicap event had another great turnout of 77 bowlers with the top 19 advancing to the finals. It only took a 603 series, including handicap and bonus pins to advance. All finalists were guaranteed a minimum of $100, $40 more than the $60 entry fee.
 
Diana Cardinali, the handicap champion, day almost ended early as she was the cut score to advance to the finals (603- 495 scratch). Ironically, she beat out her father, Robert by 4 pins, to advance. Although Diana squeezed in she showed everyone she belonged as she dominated every finals round with handicap scores of 236, 259, and 259.
 
In the Handicap Championship Shootout Diana rolled a 224 (191 scratch) to beat second place finisher, and high qualifier, Billy Daniels of Amityville by 11 pins (213 – (177 scratch.) Billy needed a strike on his first ball in the tenth to win the title but a split forced him to accept second place and the $300 prize. Finishing third was Robert Lovaglio of Seaford, NY who rolled a 196 and took home $250.
 
The LIGBT will take an Easter break and return on Sunday, April 11th at AMF East Meadow (1pm start). Two weeks later the LIGBT returns to Suffolk County with an event at AMF Commack on Sunday, April 25th at 1pm. For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the Sayville event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
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Frank Calca & Glenn Magsombol Win LIGBT Titles at Cozy

Posted On: March 14, 2010

Frank Calca - Scratch Champion

March 14, 2010
 
Queens, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, ran its 10th event of the season at Cozy Bowl in Queens. Two first time champions were crowned; Frank Calca, Elmont NY won $1,000 as the scratch champion and Glenn Magsombol, Woodside, NY won the handicap title and its $500 top prize. Over 100 bowlers packed the upstairs 32 lanes at Cozy.       
 
Scoring at Cozy was challenging as it took under a 200 average to make the finals in the scratch event. Frank Calca, a young left hander from Queens, lead from start to finish. He was the qualifying leader with a 904 4-game series (226 average) and dominated the shootout with a 254 game. Franks closest competitor in qualifying was 52 pins away and in the final shootout he won by 44 pins.
 
The Scratch Shootout was a nice mix of talent. There were two lefties and two righties. There was also a great range of age from a young 18 year old to as high as a 69 year old—a true “generational” finals. At the end the young prevailed with Frank (246) taking the title and Steve Chiarella, Staten Island, NY, finishing second with a 202 game ($500.) Rounding out the top 4 was John Knieriemen, Islip Terrace, NY who shot a 176 and took home $400 and Tom Torrisi, Glendale, NY, our top senior finisher, who struggled but earned $300 for fourth place.
 
The 210 and under handicap event had another great turnout of 59 bowlers with the top 15 advancing to the finals. It only took a 599 series, including handicap and bonus pins to advance. All finalists were guaranteed a minimum of $100, $40 more than the $60 entry fee.
 
Glenn Magsombol, a 190 average bowler from Woodside, Queens, won his first LIGBT title in dominating fashion. Although Glen finished third in qualifying, with a 654 series, he saved his best games for the finals. In round one Glenn shot a 260 handicap game and in the shootout he rolled a 255. Glen earned $500 and the trophy for his fine performance. Rounding out the handicap shootout was second place finisher Carmine Bellamore, Seaford, NY 217 ($300), third went to a former LIGBT Champion, Cary Fishman of Manhattan 202 ($200) and fourth was occupied by Donald Eubanks, Elmsford, NY who rolled a 193 and earned $175.
 
The LIGBT will be at AMF Sayville on Sunday, March 21st and has scheduled two April events; April 11th at AMF East Meadow and April 25th at AMF Commack. For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the Cozy event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
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JOHN CONROY & LOU MEDINA ARE LATEST LIGBT CHAMPIONS

Posted On: March 08, 2010

John Conroy - Scratch Champion

March 7, 2010
 
Babylon, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, crowned two new champions while breaking a one-day handicap entry record for the club at AMF Babylon. A total of 162 bowlers competed, 107 in the handicap event, and when the day was done John Conroy, Mahopac, NY earned $1,000 and his first LIGBT scratch title. The handicap title, with its $650 top prize, went to Lou Medina, of West Babylon, NY.      
 
For the Garden City event the Kegel Broadway 37 foot pattern was put down and the scoring was playable with a perfect righty-lefty balance. It took a 213 average in the 49 & under scratch division to advance while a 200 average in the senior division got you into the finals. The scoring pace definitely picked up in the finals.
 
John Conroy has had several second place finishes in the LIGBT. But John was determined to break through to the winners circle and he did it in grand style. In the finals John shot games of 252, 300, and 289 (841 series) to blow the field away. John’s closest competitor in the final shootout was recent LI Masters Champion Alex Cavagnaro of Lindenhurst, NY who rolled a 236 and earned $600 for second. Rounding out the top 4 was the qualifying leader, Scott Santos, Ledyard, CT who shot a 225 and earned $400 and senior winner, Mike Dioguardo of Patchogue, NY – who rolled a 212 and won $300.
 
The 210 and under handicap event had a second consecutive record turnout. After attracting 101 bowlers last month at AMF Garden City the entry record was broken again at AMF Babylon as 107 bowlers packed the handicap division. With the LIGBT advancing 1 in 4 to the finals 26 bowlers had a chance for the $650 top prize in the finals.
 
It took 4 rounds in a beat half-the-field elimination finals to crown Lou Medina the new LIGBT handicap champion. Lou started his day finishing 19th in qualifying with a 664 series including handicap and bonus pins (Lou shot a 475 scratch series). That meant to earn the title Lou had to go through 4 final rounds to complete his mission. Ironically, the high handicap qualifier was Michael Conroy, the son of the scratch champion John Conroy, who earned a spot in the final shootout with a 722 series (635 scratch).
 
Lou took care of business early and finished with a 277 handicap game, 45 pins more than second place finisher Ken Harrison of Queens, NY. Ken’s 232 game earn him $350 while third place finisher Steve Vastola (226) of Shirley, NY earned $300 and fourth place finisher Michael Conroy of Mahopac took home $210 with a 163 game.
 
The LIGBT has two more events scheduled in March; Cozy Bowl (Queens) on Sunday, March 14th (2pm) and AMF Sayville on Sunday, March 21st (2pm). For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the AMF Babylon event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
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MIKE MULLIN & VINCE BALISKY WIN RECORD LIGBT EVENT

Posted On: February 21, 2010

Mike Mullin - Scratch Champion

February 21, 2010
 
Garden City, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, crowned two new champions while breaking a one-day entry record for the club at AMF Garden City. A total of 174 bowlers competed and when the day was done Mike Mullin of Congers, NY earned $1,000 and his first LIGBT scratch title. The handicap title, with its $650 top prize, went to Vincent Baliski of Elmhurst, NY.      
 
For the Garden City event the PBA Cheetah Pattern was put down and the scoring was playable but on the low side. It only took a 209 average in the 49 & under scratch division to advance while a 191 average in the senior division got you into the finals. The pattern definitely favored the left side but the right side was still competitive.
 
Mike Mullin’s title had to wait until the last ball of the tournament. Joey Serrapico, Lindenhurst, NY was the qualifying leader with a 953 four game series and was seeded into the final shootout. Joey needed all 3 strikes in the tenth frame to tie Mike and force a rolloff but a stubborn 7 pin, on what looked to be a perfect shot, gave Mike the title and Joey a second place finish ($750.) The final score in the shootout was Mike Mullin- 217, Joey Serripico- 216, and finishing third was the high senior bowler Tim Regan of E. Northport, NY who shot a 199 and earned $500.
 
The 210 and under handicap event had an incredible turnout of 101 bowlers which meant 25 would advance to the finals. Vince Baliski got to the winner’s circle in style by shooting a 294 game (267 scratch!) Vince’s day almost ended in the first round of the finals as he just squeaked in with a 198 which was the cut score. Finishing second was LIGBT loyalist Damon Gizzi of St. James, NY who earned $350 with a 236, 58 pins behind the champion. Rounding out the four man shootout was third place finisher Joe Hoenig of East Meadow 198 ($300) and Alex Padmore of Jamaica, NY who earned $250 with a 181 game.  
 
The LIGBT has three events scheduled in March; AMF Babylon on Sunday, March 7th (noon), Cozy Bowl (Queens) on Sunday, March 14th (2pm) and AMF Sayville on Sunday, March 21st (2pm). For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the AMF Garden City event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
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Anthony Pepe and Luis Gomez LIGBT Champions

Posted On: January 31, 2010

East Meadow Champion: Anthony Pepe

January 31, 2010
 
Syosset, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, had another big event at AMF East Meadow. Close to 120 bowlers packed the center which featured some of the highest scoring in LIGBT history. Standing with the champion’s trophy at the end of the day was scratch winner Anthony Pepe ($1,000) and handicap winner Luis Gomez ($500).     
 
The scoring at AMF East Meadow was outstanding and a surprised to all. Anthony Pepe, from Queens, NY, has been a dominant figure in the LIGBT but had never won a title. That is now history as Anthony took home the $1,000 top prize with a wonderful 258 game in the finals. The final shootout had 2 lefties and 2 righties. The top righty, and second place finisher was senior bowler Joe Conigliaro of Valley Stream, NY who came up 1 pin short with his 257 game. Joe earned $600 for second place.
 
Other top finishers were David Parker of Brooklyn, who finished third and earned $400 and Tom Zientarski, of Rockville Center, NY who earned $250 for his 4th place finish. Tom, was the qualifying leader by averaging 255 for the day. A total of 11 bowlers advanced to the finals. The total payout for the scratch competition exceeded $5,000.
 
The 210 and under handicap event had a huge turnout as 72 bowlers jammed the lanes looking to take home the $500 top prize and champion’s trophy. Luis Gomez, Corona, NY outlasted everyone to earn the title. Luis finished third in qualifying but barely made it through the first round of the finals. He shot a 235 to advance which was the cut score.
 
Luis had to defeat two great competitors in the final shootout. Finishing second was Mack Oakman Jr. of Wheatley Heights, NY who shot a 237 and earned $350. The third place finisher, with a 218 game, was Alex Padmore of Jamaica, NY who earned $250. A total of 18 bowlers advanced to the finals and enjoyed a $2,800 prize fund.
 
The next LIGBT event will be at AMF Garden City on Sunday, February 21st at 1pm. For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the AMF East Meadow event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
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LIGBT Hosted First Event in Queens at Cozy Bowl

Posted On: January 25, 2010

Cozy Lanes owner Diane with Scratch Champion Adam Chase

January 24, 2010
 
Syosset, NY:  The LIGBT, sponsored by Columbia 300, hosted its first event in Queens at Cozy Bowl and it was a roaring success. 107 bowlers, including 38 new members, packed the upstairs 32 lanes. The winner of the scratch tournament, winning his third LIGBT event was 21-year old Adam Chase of Seaford, NY. The 210 & under handicap champion was Stephen Friedella of West Orange, NJ who earned $500 and the champions trophy.    
 
Adam Chase has done extremely well at LIGBT events with 3 wins and 1 second place finish. His streak of making the finals was almost broken as his 822 series was the cut score to advance. But in the finals Adam bowled his best games leading every round he bowled. In the final shootout Adam dominated with a 255 while his nearest opponent, John Conroy of Mahopac, was 42 pins away. Adam earned $1,000 while John (213) took home $500 for second. The top senior bowler, James D’Elia of Glendale, NY finished third with a a 205 and earned $300.
 
The 210 and under handicap event was packed with 66 bowlers all looking to take home the $500 top prize and champion’s trophy. After qualifying was completed, everyone who shot a 629 series or higher, including handicap/bonus pins, advanced to the finals. Preston Cheeks, a former LIGBT Champion, from Brooklyn, NY, was the qualifying leader with a 686 and automatically seeded into the final shootout.
 
Steve Friedella, our latest champion, just made it to the finals by advancing with a 630 series, just one pin over the cut score. Steve had to bowl in 4 rounds of the finals to win the title. In the final shootout Steve shot his best game with a 246 (201 scratch) defeating his nearest opponent by 50 pins! Finishing second was Damon Gizzi of St. James, a great LIGBT supporter, who rolled a 196 and earned $350. Preston Cheeks was the third place finisher and earned $250 with a 180 game.
 
The next LIGBT event will be at AMF East Meadow on Sunday, January 31st at 1pm. For more information on the LIGBT, and complete results of the Cozy event, please visit our website at www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.
 
 
 
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