Adam Chase Scratch Champion at Commack
Tom Amendolara Wins His First LIGBT Title
February, 27 2011
Levittown, NY: The LIGBT visited South Levittown Lanes and crowned a brand new champion. Congratulations to Tom Amendolara, Babylon, NY who won his first LIGBT and the $750 top prize. Tom earned his title the hard way as he had to defeat a record crowd of 159 bowlers to win the championship. A total of 32 bowlers advanced to the finals and competed for close to $6,000 in prize money.
Tom’s road to victory started early as he lead the first squad with a 767 handicap series. By being the first squad leader Tom was instantly seeded into the final shootout and needed only one game to win the championship. In the final shootout Tom started slowly as he opened in the first two out of three frames. But from the fifth to the tenth frame he threw strikes and ended up with a 259 (216 scratch) to win the title by 7 pins.
The 5 person final shootout consisted of 5 newcomers to the final match with all hoping to secure their first LIGBT title. Finishing second was Robert Lovaglio, Seaford, NY who earned $400 with a 252 (216 scratch.) Third place went to Kevin O’Neill, Glendale, NY who was the second squad leader with an incredible 803 handicap series. Kevin earned $350 with a 229 (193 scratch.) Fourth place, worth $325, went to Jesse Hall, Flushing, NY with a 217 (160 scratch). Rounding out the top 5 was Richard Scherne, Middle Village, NY who earn $300 by shooting a 206 (170 scratch) game.
The LIGBT’s next tournament is Sunday, March 13
th at AMF Syosset. This will be a 2-squad event for handicap bowlers and a 5 game marathon for scratch bowlers. For more information on future LIGBT tournaments and complete results of the South Levittown event please visit
www.ligbtour.com or call the tournament office at 1.877.900.6464.