Whitestone, NY: David Ruiz, a 20 year old left hander from Whitestone, NY, won his first LIGBT title by defeating senior bowler Paulo Martins, New York, NY 293-235 at Whitestone Lanes. David earned $1,000 for his victory while Paulo earned $500. Rounding out the top 4 was third place finisher Pedro Castro, Jamaica, NY with a 224 worth $300 and fourth went to Gabriel Elie-Pierre, New York, NY with a 209 worth $250.
The final shootout was close early but dominated by our champion David the second half of the game. After 5 frames Paulo had a 20 pin lead and seemed to be cruising to his second LIGBT title. But David wanted the title badly and struck out from the sixth frame on. By the end, the competition was for second place with Paulo securing his runner up position with a mark in the final frame.
The Whitestone Lanes house shot tournament drew a crowd of 68 entries, advanced 13 bowlers to the finals and paid out $3,160. The house shot pattern created cut scores of 759 at 1pm and 772 at 3:30pm. High series of the tournament was shot by Robert Aiello, Oceanside, NY with an 827 in the 1pm squad. The wildcard winner was Joe Scianna, Oakdale, NY with a 1495 six game series. Kim Jarosch, Franklin Square, NY was added to the finals as high women with a 746 series in the 1pm squad.
LIGBT’s next tournament is a sport shot event at Herrill Lanes on Sunday, June 25th. Top prizes are guaranteed to pay $1,000-$500-$300-$250 and 1 in 6 each squad advances to the finals and earns a minimum of $100. All bonus pins will be frozen at the Herrill tournament. Entry fees at Herrill will be $70 & $60. To view the final results of the Whitestone event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Kegel, Randi Siegel Law Offices, Torch Bowling, and CLS Custom Upholsterers.