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Garden City, NY: The LIGBT ran its first doubles tournament of the new year at AMF Garden City. After 4-games of qualifying, Erik Kwon and Simon Chun, both from Flushing, NY, stood holding the $2,000 winner’s check. Erik and Simon finished with a 2,025 four-game total earning both their first LIGBT titles.

Finishing in 2^nd place, just 8 pins behind, was the team of Michael & Stacey Pflug, from W. Babylon, NY shooting a 2,017 worth $1,000. In third place was the team of Valerie DeLillo, N. Massapequa, NY and Joe Angelone, Massapequa, NY with a 1,995 series worth $800. Rounding out the top 4 was the team of William Tudy, Brooklyn, NY and David Raiford, Long Island City, NY with a 1,969 total worth $600.

The doubles event drew a wonderful field of 94 teams with 16 teams cashing in the $7,900 prize fund. The side action paid out an additional $5,895 bringing the total day’s payout to $13,955 The LIGBT welcomed 13 new members at AMF Garden City. The cut score to cash on the house shot pattern was 1,898.

The LIGBT’s next event is Sport Shot Series #4 at AMF E. Meadow on Sunday, February 4^th (1pm & 3pm.) The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegel Law Offices and Turbo Grips with all final shootouts streamed on WON Television Network.  

Wantagh, NY: The LIGBT ran its House Shot Series #4 at AMF Wantagh on Sunday and crowned 2 great champions. The handicap champion, earning her second title, was Romie Caiaccio, Wantagh, NY and the scratch champion, winning his first title, was Alex Cruz, Hicksville, NY.  

Romie earned the $1,000 top prize in an amazing handicap shootout where the top 3 were separated by just 2 pins! Romie shot a 242 which was one pin better than 2^nd place finisher; 79-year-old Angel Villavicencio, Whitestone, NY. Angel’s 241 earned him $500. Finishing in third place with a 240 was Ken Kramer, Ronkonkoma, NY earning $300. This was Ken’s first LIGBT final shootout appearance. Rounding out the top 4 in the handicap shootout was William Tudy, Brooklyn, NY with a 198 worth $250

The scratch event was won by Alex Cruz with a 4-game total of 922 worth $500. Finishing in 2^nd place, just 4 pins behind with a 918, was Adam Chase, N. Babylon, NY earning $300. Rounding out the top 3 in the scratch event was Rich Glinnen, Bayside, NY with a 914 earning him $200. The scratch event drew 23 entries and paid out a 6-person prize list totaling $1,360.  

LIGBT’s House Shot Series Event #4 drew a nice field of 85 entries, paid out $5,070 in prize money, and had 22 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action paid out an additional $2,040 bringing the total day’s payout to $7,110. Scores to cash were 908 in the 49 & under handicap division, 884 in the senior handicap division, and 888 in the scratch event.

LIGBT’s next tournament is a Handicap Doubles event at AMF Garden City; Sunday, January 28^th (1pm start.) To view the results and final shootout video of the AMF Wantagh house shot tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegle Law Offices, Turbo Grips, and W.O.N. TV network.

Meadow, NY: The LIGBT kicked off 2024 with a special 4-game house shot event. Joe Ceruzzi, Rye Brook, NY, dominated both events and earned over $1,850 in prize money. Joe won the handicap tournament by defeating Carrie Tudy, Jamaica, NY 255-232 in the final shootout. Joe earned $1,000 while Carrie took home $500. Joe also won the scratch event with a 4-game total of 1051 (262 average) worth $600. Our champion also won 2 pots adding another $250 to his winnings for a total of $1,850.

The handicap event finished with a 4-person shootout. Joe was getting no handicap and started the match 40 pins behind Carrie. But when Joe threw six strikes in a row starting in the 2^nd frame, the handicap difference became irrelevant, and Joe went on to a comfortable 23-pin victory. Finishing in third with a 226 was Don Pendleton, Staten Island, NY with a 226 worth $300. Rounding out the top 4 was Ron Hatchett, New York, NY with a 210 worth $250.

The handicap entry fee included 8 additional high game pot prizes. Earning $150 for the high handicap game were Quan Jacob (299), Joe Ceruzzi (289) and Ron Hatchett (300.) Stephanie Pidala won the 4^th game pot with a 276 worth an amazing $500! Second place pot winners ($100 each) were Brian Beal (287), Jadon Pineda (289), and Kelvin Leung (284.) Larry Berry earned $250 as the 2^nd place winner of the 4^th game pot with a 272. 

Joe’s 1051 scratch series gave him an incredible 70-pin victory in the scratch event. Finishing in 2^nd place was Quan Jacob, Bronx, NY with a 981 worth $300. Rounding out the top 3 was Rich Palumbo, Levittown, NY with a 961 worth $220. The scratch event attracted 39 entries and paid out $1,820 to 8 different cashers. An additional four $100 high-game pots were paid out to Quan Jacob (299), Joe Ceruzzi (289), Ron Hatchett (300), and Nas Freeman (279.)   

LIGBT’s NYD Spectacular drew a wonderful field of 122 entries, paid out $7,365 in prize money, and had 36 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action paid out an additional $4,190 bringing the total day’s payout to $11,555. Scores to cash were 943 in the 49 & under handicap division, 930 in the senior handicap division, and 940 in the scratch event.

The LIGBT ran a special raffle and gave out over $700 in gifts. Winners of a Brunswick ball were Scott Teitler and Carrie Tudy. Winners of a Turbo Triple tote were Don Pendleton and Ron Hatchett.      

LIGBT’s next tournament is a scratch and handicap house shot event at AMF Wantagh on Sunday, January 21^st (1pm start.) To view the results and final shootout video of the AMF E. Meadow tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegle Law Offices, Turbo Grips, and W.O.N. TV network.

Meadow, NY: The LIGBT, ran House Shot Series #3 at AMF E. Meadow. The handicap champion, for the 2^nd house shot event in a row, was 73-year-old Pete Parenti, Bayville, NY earning his second $1,000 prize in a month. Pete won the December event by defeating Kymari Nelson, Huntington Station, NY 250-234 in the final shootout. While Kymari earned $600 for 2^nd place, finishing in third and earning $400 was Jason Epps, Jamaica, NY with a 226. Rounding out the top 4 was senior bowler Darcy Monroe, E. Meadow, NY with a 219 worth $300.

The scratch event was won by Eric Taylor Jr., Brooklyn, NY with a 4-game total of 964 worth $500. Finishing in 2^nd place, with a 944, was Jake Esposito, Centereach, NY earning $250. Third went to Weldon Drayton Jr., Brentwood, NY with a 938 earning $150. The final spot was taken by Darcy Monroe with a 925 worth $120. The scratch event attracted 18 entries and paid out $1,020.  

LIGBT’s House Shot Series Event #3 drew a wonderful field of 96 entries, paid out $5,620 in prize money, and had 23 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action paid out an additional $3,340 bringing the total day’s payout to $8,960. Scores to cash were 944 in the 49 & under handicap division, 911 in the senior handicap division, and 925 in the scratch event.

The LIGBT ran a special holiday raffle and gave out over $1,000 in gifts. Winners of a Storm ball were Michael Dixon, Danny Todaro, Gary Paulsen, and Shawn Cummings. Winners of a Turbo Triple tote were Bob Miller, Michael Dixon, Tony Genova, and James Howard.      

LIGBT’s next tournament is a special New Year’s Day 4-game scratch and handicap house shot event at AMF E. Meadow. The NYD event features guaranteed scratch and handicap high game pots. To view the results and final shootout video of the AMF E. Meadow tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegle Law Offices, Turbo Grips, and W.O.N. TV network.

Wantagh, NY: The LIGBT visited AMF Wantagh and ran its third sport shot series event of Season 16. Joe LaBargo, Bayside, NY won his 7^th LIGBT title by defeating 21-year-old Nick Falsetta, N. Babylon, NY 214-194. Joe earned $1,000 while Nick earned $550 for second place. Also appearing in the final shootout was third place finisher Carolyn Willis, Bethpage, NY shooting a 191 and earning $350. Rounding out the top 5 was 4^th place finisher Kyle Exner, Bellmore, NY with a 186 worth $250 and 5^th place finisher Chris Thomas, Brooklyn, NY with a 185 also worth $250. Chris, who is 68 years-old, was added to the finals since the LIGBT guarantees at least one senior in the final shootout.

The final shootout was a struggle for everyone on a very tough short pattern. Joe was the only bowler that didn’t have an open for the first 9 frames. Everyone else had a least 3 opens and was fighting for 2^nd place. Nick, who opened his first 3 out of 5 frames, finished strong with 6 marks, including a double, that catapulted him from 5^th to 2^nd place. Carolyn never threw a strike but filled enough frames to take home 3^rd place. Kyle started out strong with a double and was heading for a 2^nd place finish but he opened his last 3 frames to drop to 4^th.  

The LIGBT 2-squad sport shot tournament drew a nice crowd of 92 entries, paid out $4,635 in prize money, and had 24 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action awarded an additional $4,960 bringing the total event payout to $9,595.  

Scores to cash on the 35 foot “Boardwalk” pattern were very low: 620 at 1pm and 642 at 3pm. The wildcard winner, which is the highest 6-game series by a non-finalist, was 4^th place finisher Kyle Exner with a 1,265. High series of the day was shot by our 3^rd place finisher Carolyn Willis with a 716 in the 2^nd squad. There were 8 raffle winners each winning a Storm ball or a Turbo triple roller. All 8 winners also took home a bottle of Foamy ball cleaner.

LIGBT’s next tournament is a 1-squad house shot tournament at AMF E. Meadow on Sunday, December 17^th - 1pm start. To view the results of the AMF Wantagh event please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Turbo, WON Network and Randi B. Siegle Attorney at Law.

Syosset, NY: The Long Island Generations Bowling Tour (LIGBT) is pleased to announce it has a formed a partnership with W.O.N Television Network to broadcast all LIGBT final shootouts. Currently, LIGBT video-taped finals can only be viewed on LIGBT’s YouTube channel or on the Tour’s website; LIGBTour.com. This agreement gives millions of additional viewers access to watch amateur bowlers competing for thousands of dollars in prize money.

W.O.N Television Network is an independent syndication network based in Brooklyn, New York. Its home base station is an internet television station called "Channel 48 WWON-TV, which is also located in Brooklyn, New York. Channel 48 can be seen on W.O.N’s website wonnewyork.net/wwon48 & on the @streamonabudget Showcase Network Platform on Roku.

The LIGBT will be airing on Channel 48 WWON on Saturdays @ 2:30pm ET, starting on December 16th. Additional stations, through the W.O.N. television network, will be carrying LIGBT shootouts in the near future. All LIGBT final shootouts will still be available on LIGBT’s YouTube channel and on the event’s website.

The LIGBT-W.O.N. partnership greatly improves the quality of LIGBT’s videos. With W.O.N.’s production and editing assistance the viewers now enjoy LIGBT final shootouts with slow motion replay, exciting graphics, and a video scoreboard. The goal with the partnership is to continue to upgrade the videos with new innovations that will enhance the viewer experience.

The LIGBT is one of the largest amateur bowling clubs in the country with over 3,000 members. In its first 15 years the LIGBT has distributed over $10,000,000 in prize money and attracted over 75,000 entries. With an expanded television audience the LIGBT growth will continue for many years ahead.

Meadow, NY: The LIGBT ran a Thanksgiving weekend Doubles Tournament at AMF E. Meadow and after the 4-games were completed Quan Jacob, Bronx, NY and Eric Taylor Sr., Jamaica, NY stood holding the $2,000 winner’s check. Quan and Eric finished with a 2,024 four-game total which was 27 pins ahead of the second-place team of Anthony Kemp, Fresh Meadows, NY and Al D’Angelo, Maspeth, NY. Anthony and Al shot a 1,997 series earning $1,000.

There were many great team performances at AMF E. Meadow. Finishing in third place with a 1,994 total, earning $700, was the team of Nathaniel Fuller, W. Babylon, NY and Darius Fuller, Bayshore, NY. Fourth was taken by Liz and Pierce Field, Shirley NY with a 1,987 total worth $600. Rounding out the top 5 was the team of Terrence Taylor, Flushing, NY and Eric Taylor Sr. with a 1961 total worth $500.

The Thanksgiving Doubles drew a wonderful field of 94 teams with 16 teams cashing in the $7,890 prize fund. The side action paid out an additional $4,275 bringing the total day’s payout to $12,165 The LIGBT welcomed 13 new members at AMF E. Meadow. The cut score to cash on the house shot pattern was 1,910.

The LIGBT’s next event is Sport Shot Series #3 at AMF Wantagh on Sunday, December 3^rd (1pm & 3pm.) This event will be a special holiday tournament with over $1,000 in raffle prizes awarded. The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegel Law Offices and Turbo Grips with all final shootouts streamed on WON Television Network.

Levittown, NY: The LIGBT, ran its second House Shot Series event of Season 16 at Levittown Lanes. The tournament used a 4-game format with the top 2 from each age handicap division advancing to a 4-person shootout. There was also a separate scratch competition. The handicap champion was Peter Parenti, Bayville, NY earning $1,000. The scratch winner was Justin Kampf, Levittown, NY earning $400.   

The final handicap shootout featured 4 bowlers of which three were looking for their first LIGBT title. The 4 contestants bowled well as there were just 6 open frames between them. Peter secured his title by throwing a strike and spare in the final frame giving him a 240-238 victory over 2^nd place finisher Mike Opak, Kew Gardens, NY who earned $550. Finishing in third place was Alex Kuhne, Bethpage, NY with a 222 worth $350. Rounding out the top 4 was John Sandano, Brooklyn, NY with a 219 worth $300.

The scratch event was won by Justin Kampf with a 4-game total of 989 worth $400. Finishing in 2^nd place with a 982 was Kyle Durfee, Levittown, NY earning $250. Rounding out the top 3 was Max Thomas, N. Babylon, NY with a 930 earning $150. The scratch event generated 15 entries and paid out $920.

LIGBT’s House Shot Series Event #2 drew a nice field of 82 entries, paid out $4,840 in prize money, and had 20 bowlers go to the cashing window. The side action paid out an additional $2,295 bringing the total day’s payout to $7,135. Scores to cash were 946 in the 49 & under handicap division, 936 in the senior handicap division, and 902 in the scratch event.      

LIGBT’s next tournament is a special Thanksgiving weekend (Sunday, November 26^th-1pm) Handicap Doubles event at AMF E. Meadow. Top prizes to the winning team will pay a minimum of $2,000. To view the results and final shootout video of the Levittown tournament please visit www.ligbtour.com. The LIGBT is sponsored by Randi B. Siegle Law Offices and Turbo Grips.