The LISBT resumed this past friday night as 75 bowlers competed in stop #7 of the summer tour of long island. nearly $2300.00 was paid out in the form of either scholarship funds for junior bowlers or cash prizes for adults. of the 4 champions crowned at shirley bowl, 3 are first time winners of the LISBT. the 4th champion won for the second consecutive week.

At the conclusion of game 3 in the junior handicap division this past Friday night, there were 5 bowlers in the hunt for the final two spots that would advance to the final rounds. The 5 bowlers vying for spots were Dominic Giordani, Shirley in the #3 spot with 719 w/handicap. Louis Giordani, shirley was in the 4^th spot at 712. 3 bowlers, Robert Matz, coram, Andrew d’angelo, coram and matt komorowski, mastic beach were all tied for the 5^th spot at 708. At the conclusion of game #4, only Louis Giordani would survive the cut. Giordani rolled a 190/259 w/handicap and improved his position from 4^th to 2^nd.

One bowler not even mentioned as a possible finalist actually became a finalist on the strength of an overwhelming performance in game 4. Jimmy kavanaugh, ridge, rolled a 234 scratch. With his handicap his last game totaled 304. Kavanaugh jumped 7 bowlers and literally snuck his way into the finals all the way from the 11^th spot after 3! With his handicap, kavanaugh finished at 954 which was 3 pins better than D’angelo who finished at 951. Kavanaugh would join Giodani in the finals. Also advancing to the finals were #1 seed TJ Zanoni, Shirley at 1034 and Ryan Kase, Deer Park at #2 with 960.

In the 3-man shotgun round, Kavanaugh and Kase would turn out to be the bowlers at the end fighting for the trip into the finals. Giordani, with perhaps fatigue setting in, simply ran out of gas in the shotgun game. Kavanaugh and Kase however were putting on a splendid show. Kavanaugh who entered the tournament with an average of 152, was able to continue his momentum from game 4 in qualifying and managed an over average 186 scratch, 256 with handicap. Kase however was starting to “zone in” on the lanes. Kase rolled a very impressive 220 scratch, 284 with handicap and advanced to the finals vs the #1 seed, and waiting in the wings, Zanoni.

In the championship game, Kase looked as though he was on a mission. Zanoni, was game as well. The Shirley youngster was impressive and rolled a 138 scratch that was 27 pins over average. With Handicap, Zanoni finished with a 249. Kase however, was not going to be denied. Kase rolled his second consecutive 220+, 221 to be exact. With handicap, Kase earned his championship with a 285.

And yes, for those wondering, Ryan Kase is the son of 2-time LISBT Champion Frank Kase.

Junior Handicap Division qualifying highlights (200+/800+): Ryan Kase, Deer Park 202, Jimmy Kavanaugh, Ridge 234, Andrew D'Angelo, Coram 206, Robert matz, Coram 213, Dominic Giordani, Shirley 209, Paul Nevadomski, North Babylon 226, Andrew maglione, Bayport 227 and JJ Komanski, Plainview 211.

for all that louis dalessio, sound beach had accomplished this past friday night in the junior scratch division, the difference of winning the tournament or not came down to one single shot in the championship game, in frame 11, vs doug feldman, copiague.

dalessio was simply brilliant to say the least. he opened up the tournament with a 280 and finished in the top spot for the 4-game qualifier with a very impressive 951 (237.75). feldman on the other hand was having a good night for himself as well. feldman, seeking his second straight lISBT championship in the junior scratch division rolled his way to the 2nd spot after 4 with an 871 (217.75). in the 3rd and final spot and on his way to the semifinals was michael levine, dix hills at 855 (213.75). Finishing 4th but not advancing was pete smith, brentwood 840 (210.00).

in the semifinal game, feldman got off to a quick start and never looked back. he defeated levine 265-150 to advance to this second straight finals on the LISBT.

The championship game vs dalessio was a great one. the two junior bowlers literally went head to head and ball for ball. feldman, finishing first, once again rose to the occasion in the final rounds just like he had done two weeks ago at smithtown. feldman finished the championship game with a 224. however, feldman did not leave dalessio hanging out to dry. dalessio would win the match with 2 strikes in the 10th along with 2 pins on his fill ball. clearly, it was a position dalessio wanted to be in. the championship was all there in front of him.

dalessio's first shot flushed the pocket. one down, one to go. with the crowd of supporters for both bowlers anxiously awaiting for his second shot, dalessio stepped up on the approach. if there was any fear or anxiety in dalessio, he sure as heck didnt show it. not in the way he looked and not in the way he delivered the ball. dalessio's 11th shot entered the pocket as flush as a ball can enter a pocket. the results however indicated perhaps he could have placed the ball in a better spot. dalessio, as they say in this sport all too many times, "Rang the dime". solid 10-pin. game, match over. doug feldman was taking home his second straight championship.

we have been reporting all summer about the one-hit short club. and perhaps dalessio did come up one hit short if you look at the final results and how they were accomplished. however, give doug feldman credit. all summer long on the LISBT, while certain bowlers are coming up one hit short, it is bowlers like doug feldman that are getting the one extra hit. it doesn't say anywhere in a book "How" to get them. it just says "Get" them. For Feldman and the period of the last two LISBT events, he has got them when he needed them the most.

Junior Scratch Division qualifying Highlights (200+/800+): Louis Dalessio, Sound Beach 280/951, Doug Feldman, Copiague 277/871, Michael Levine, Dix Hills 275/855, Pete Smith, Brentwood 237/840, Derek Vandervoort, Shirley 223/829, Anthony Desaro, Port Jefferson Station 240/819, RJ Gocinski, Coram 236, Billy Shannon, Commack 221, Cheryl Drusin, Holbrook 234, Nicholas Windschuh, Ronkonkoma 242, Phil Demeri, West Babylon 211, Aaron Platt, Ronkonkoma 234 and Matt Kingsepp, Miller Place 223.

Usually, the first thing you will hear from some competitors about tournaments that have “handicap” divisions, is that “you cant beat those low average bowlers. I have to shoot my brains out just to even come close!”

Well, this past Friday Night, there HAD to be a lot of head scratching going on for sure in the Adult Handicap Division. And the bowlers that do go out of the way to NOT bowl in handicap tournaments should take note of the results from this past tournament.

Need a stat or two? Thanks for asking. Lets insert some stats here why dont we?!

Of the 29 competitors in the handicap field this past Friday night, 9 of them were over average for the 4-game qualifier. Need another stat? You think you need to bowl “Way Over Average” to compete and cash? Of the 7 bowlers that cashed this past Friday night, Joey Thongpoon, Shirley took home a “check” by bowling a whopping 8 pins over average for the night! 8 pins is not even full mark! 8 pins! In fact, Ed Vandervoort, Moriches was the final shotgun entry and he was 9 pins over average for the night!

Now of course, we are having some fun with numbers. But you know the saying…”On any given night….”

Michael Deluca, Shirley however was simply awesome this past Friday night. Deluca averaged 208.25 scratch for the 4-game qualifier and distanced himself from the pack with a 1033 w/hdcp. Ron Cammarata, Sayville was second at 962. Mike Buckley, Coram was third at 947 while Vandervoort was 4^th at 940. Just missing the cut but cashing was Thongpoon at 939, Theresa Castellano, Centereach 938 and Lee Hoffman, East Northport 938. Cammarata, Buckley and Vandervoort to the shotgun while Deluca gets the bye.

As was the case all night long in the adult handicap division, low scores would dominate the shotgun. All 3 bowlers would finish the game under average. Cammarata however managed to survive the “slugfest” by rolling a 179/229 w/hdcp. Vandervoort was one hit short with a 176/221 while buckley came in at 144/207. Cammarata to the “Big Dance” vs Deluca.

Somewhere along the way into the finals, it may have dawned on cammarata that perhaps with the way deluca had performed in the 4-game qualifier, it would have served himself some good if he rolled a high game and at least make deluca earn his pay for the night. Cammarata came through in a big way. The very easy speaking and polite gentleman from Sayville managed a 242 scratch. With handicap, Cammarata was at 283. Deluca in the meantime, never seemed to get going in the championship game. Deluca made an attempt midway in the game to get back into it, however, and open 7^th frame ended any chance he would have to earn a title. Deluca finished with a 164/214. Cammarata won for the very first time on the LISBT.

Cammarata looked stunned after the match. When handed his $200.00 earnings for the night, the man from Sayville very quietly said “Ive never won anything like this before. This is the first time. Never”. He honestly looked dazed to say the least. Delecua on the other hand was gracious. Afterall, Deluca had earned $150.00 for the night as well and really didn’t need to feel bad at all. “I had a great time here tonight. This was truly a fun tournament”. Deluca then extended his hand to Cammarata and the two shook hands. “Great Job guy, great job”. We still don’t know whether or not Ron Cammarata had come down from the cloud 9 he was on. Our best guess it was sometime Sunday afternoon. We will make sure he finds out about Deluca’s good sportsmanship the next time we see him.

Moments like these is why we do this. You just cant make this stuff up. You cant.

Adult handicap Division qualifying Highlights (225+/825+): Michael Deluca, Shirley 244/833, Ed Vandervoort, Moriches 254, Theresa Castellano, Centereach 227, Ed Walsh, Ronkonkoma 265/844, Cathy Buckley, Farmingville 236 and Joe romanski, Coram 232

Pete Bohleber, Miller Place is starting to feel as though second place is his destiny. “I am the Walter Ray Williams of A2Z” Bohleber says laughing. To be honest, Bohleber may have a point. Bohleber has finished as the runner-up 3 times this year alone. And that is not to mention the few times he has accomplished the feat in the past 2 years on the LISBT.

Bohleber did everything he could this past Friday Night for the 4-game qualifier to put himself in the best possible position to qualify first, get the bye and roll one game to earn a title in the adult scratch division. He opened the night with a 279 and he finished the 4-game set with a 256. There was not anything in between that caused him harm either. He rolled a 237 in game 2 and a 223 in game 3. Bohlebers 995 even earned him the 7^th highest 4-game scratch series on the LISBT/A2Z tour, dating back 3 years.

Equally as impressive was Kevin Sosnicki, Shirley at 985 (11^th all time high). Sosnicki rolled games in succession of 233,237,256 and 256 earning himself the #2 seed. Rounding out the top 4 for the shotgun was 2-time LISBT Champion Frank Kase, deer park gunning for his 3^rd consecutive title at 929 and Fred Ferreira, Kings Point at 885. Falling just short of advancing to the finals was Kevin Rabich, Ridge 876, Bruce Nielsen, Levittown, 876, Tom Coraci, Mastic 875 and Bob Feldman, Copiague 873. Sosnicki, Kase and Ferreira would advance to the shotgun while Bohleber would sit and wait for his opponent.

The shotgun round in this division was a good one. Ferriera was awesome but was eliminated even with a 233. Kase did everything he could do, however, Kase fell to the “One hit short” gremlin by leaving a Stone 9 late in the match that cost him 21 pins in wood. Kase would exit the tournament with a 236. Sosnicki was the one left standing as he powered his way to the championship game with a 267. Bohleber needed now to defeat Sosnicki to gain his first title of 2003.

Sosnicki rolled strikes, early, often and late while Bohleber seemed to have lost his edge while sitting out the earlier game. Sosnicki smothered Bohleber in the championship game 237-172 taking home top honors.

Bohleber, however bad he felt or even if he wanted to feel bad for himself needs not to worry. Bohleber was absolutely correct when he compared himself to Walter Ray Williams and his “knack” for finishing second. Bohleber also needs to be reminded while Walter Ray certainly did have his share of “bridesmaid” titles, Williams is also noted for winning 37 titles on the PBA tour. In fact, Williams is considered to be one of, if not THE greatest bowler of all time.

In a way, with the amount of “second” places that Bohleber has finished on the A2Z, even with the amount of finals he has made, one could make a case for Bohleber being one of the most successful scratch bowlers in the 2+ years of the LISBT/A2Z bowling club. Whether he is or is not, one thing is for certain. You will know if Pete Bohleber is in the house for an A2Z. All you need to do is look at the standing sheet. He is up there somewhere. Certainly seems that way.

Adult Scratch Division qualifying Highlights (250+/850+): Pete Bohleber, Miller Place 279/995, Kevin Sosnicki, Shirley 256/985, frank kase, deer park 268/929, fred ferreira, kings point 268/885, kevin rabich, ridge 876, bruce nielsen, levittown 876, tom coraci, mastic 252/875, vincent grzan , medford 859, bob feldman, copiague 857, brian westrich, selden 850 and jason alexander, mastic beach 258.

Semi Final game: Kevin Sosnicki, Shirley 267 defeated Frank Case, Deer park 236 And Fred Ferreira, Kings Point 233

Semi Final game: Ron Cammarata, Sayville 229 defeated Ed Vandervoort, Moriches 221 and Mike Buckley, Coram 207

semi final game: Ryan Kase, Deer Park 284 Defeated Jimmy Kavanaugh, Ridge 256 and Louis Giordani, Shirley 186

Keglers Korner...........

All A2Z bowlers are reminded that this coming Friday Night, July 18, 2003 at WESTHAMPTON BOWL is a 9:PM Start! We have pushed to normal starting time of 7:45 PM to 9:PM in order to give bowlers some extra time to travel to Westhampton. For those that made the trip to Shirley Bowl last week, Westhampton Bowl is approx 15-20 minutes east of Shirley. Westhampton Bowl is under new ownership and many positive comments have been made in regards to that ownership since they took over on May 1, 2003. This is the 3rd year in a row that the LISBT will bring the "tour" out to Westhampton. Show support for the house by planning to attend the tournament next week!... Some of our regular Junior Bowlers who did not compete this past week at Shirley have made the trip out to St Louis for the annual YABA Gold tournament. The tournament concludes this coming Friday. All the home town folks are pullng for all of them for a good showing and to have a great time. Most of them should be back in two weeks for our return trip to Shirley...... The 300 game funds are growing in case you havent noticed! $117.00 for Juniors and $232.00 for adults. In addition, $1.00 of your entry fee goes towards that fund on a nightly basis! Westhampton features a real nice shot! Never know...could be hit next week?!..... Already in the fold for next year on the LISBT is COMMACK VETS LANES! In addition, the ground work has been laid for BAYSHORE BOWL and FARMINGDALE LANES to come on board next year as well! Simply awesome how the LISBT has caught on....just simply awesome! Need the NASSAU houses to get involved! Hmmmph! On that note.....why dont we just end it this way......

TA-TA-FOR-NOW!

Until Next Time.....

Poppa Z!

:o)

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Bowler	City	Div	Ave	Hdcp	G1	G2	G3	G4	Scr	Tot	+/-	Ave	AveH	F3	B3	HG	HGH
MICHAEL DELUCA	SHIRLEY	Adult Hdcp	174	50	223	191	244	175	833	1033	233	208.25	258.25	658	610	244	294
RON CAMMARATA	SAYVILLE	Adult Hdcp	184	41	191	214	204	189	798	962	162	199.50	240.50	609	607	214	255
MIKE BUCKLEY	CORAM	Adult Hdcp	160	63	198	171	189	137	695	947	147	173.75	236.75	558	497	198	261
ED VANDERVOORT	MORICHES	Adult Hdcp	191	35	254	164	195	187	800	940	140	200.00	235.00	613	546	254	289
JOEY THONGPOON	SHIRLEY	Adult Hdcp	194	32	209	193	209	200	811	939	139	202.75	234.75	611	602	209	241
LEE HOFFMAN	E. NORTHPORT	Adult Hdcp	175	49	202	201	205	134	742	938	138	185.50	234.50	608	540	205	254
THERESA CASTELLANO	CENTEREACH	Adult Hdcp	187	38	167	179	227	213	786	938	138	196.50	234.50	573	619	227	265
ED WALSH	RONKONKOMA	Adult Hdcp	205	22	167	265	203	209	844	932	132	211.00	233.00	635	677	265	287
CATHY BUCKLEY	FARMINGVILLE	Adult Hdcp	184	41	146	236	191	170	743	907	107	185.75	226.75	573	597	236	277
DOMINICK MINNECI	SHIRLEY	Adult Hdcp	187	38	144	201	183	217	745	897	97	186.25	224.25	528	601	217	255
MARCO TROISE	WADING RIVER	Adult Hdcp	182	43	179	193	172	175	719	891	91	179.75	222.75	544	540	193	236
TONY TETO	CORAM	Adult Hdcp	182	43	200	169	169	181	719	891	91	179.75	222.75	538	519	200	243
JENN PAXSON	PATCHOGUE	Adult Hdcp	146	75	147	188	123	128	586	886	86	146.50	221.50	458	439	188	263
LARRY ABBARELLO	MASTIC	Adult Hdcp	160	63	178	158	140	156	632	884	84	158.00	221.00	476	454	178	241
RICKY WRAGE	SELDEN	Adult Hdcp	199	27	223	199	183	168	773	881	81	193.25	220.25	605	550	223	250
VINNIE ZAMBITO	SHIRLEY	Adult Hdcp	171	53	154	144	212	152	662	874	74	165.50	218.50	510	508	212	265
JOE ROMANSKI	CORAM	Adult Hdcp	197	29	232	209	181	133	755	871	71	188.75	217.75	622	523	232	261
LOU GIORDANI	SHIRLEY	Adult Hdcp	198	28	191	181	178	202	752	864	64	188.00	216.00	550	561	202	230
HEATHER MILLER	DIX HILLS	Adult Hdcp	187	38	183	142	195	188	708	860	60	177.00	215.00	520	525	195	233
GARY LINDAHL	RIDGE	Adult Hdcp	201	26	193	168	210	166	737	841	41	184.25	210.25	571	544	210	236
BRIAN DARCY	PATCHOGUE	Adult Hdcp	173	51	160	156	127	174	617	821	21	154.25	205.25	443	457	174	225
CHRIS BUCKLEY	FARMINGVILLE	Adult Hdcp	192	34	182	158	143	187	670	806	6	167.50	201.50	483	488	187	221
CHRIS BUCKLEY JR	FARMINGVILLE	Adult Hdcp	198	28	172	151	176	182	681	793	-7	170.25	198.25	499	509	182	210
JOE BESEMER	SHOREHAM	Adult Hdcp	200	27	195	153	152	182	682	790	-10	170.50	197.50	500	487	195	222
BENNY WONG	PORT JEFF	Adult Hdcp	170	54	156	159	134	121	570	786	-14	142.50	196.50	449	414	159	213
PAUL CASELLA	PORT JEFF	Adult Hdcp	179	45	138	174	139	149	600	780	-20	150.00	195.00	451	462	174	219

PETE BOHLEBER	MILLER PLACE	Adult Scratch	220	0	279	237	223	256	995	995	195	248.75	248.75	739	716	279	279
KEVIN SOSNICKI	SHIRLEY	Adult Scratch	206	0	236	237	256	256	985	985	185	246.25	246.25	729	749	256	256
FRANK KASE	DEER PARK	Adult Scratch	244	0	243	268	232	186	929	929	129	232.25	232.25	743	686	268	268
FRED FERREIRA	KINGS POINT	Adult Scratch	219	0	238	193	206	248	885	885	85	221.25	221.25	637	647	248	248
KEVIN RABICH	RIDGE	Adult Scratch	213	0	246	222	201	207	876	876	76	219.00	219.00	669	630	246	246
BRUCE NIELSEN	LEVITTOWN	Adult Scratch	223	0	233	232	197	214	876	876	76	219.00	219.00	662	643	233	233
TOM CORACI	MASTIC	Adult Scratch	207	0	221	176	226	252	875	875	75	218.75	218.75	623	654	252	252
VINCENT GRZAN	MEDFORD	Adult Scratch	217	0	219	196	243	201	859	859	59	214.75	214.75	658	640	243	243
BOB FELDMAN	COPIAGUE	Adult Scratch	210	0	237	189	237	194	857	857	57	214.25	214.25	663	620	237	237
BRIAN WESTRICH	SELDEN	Adult Scratch	219	0	178	235	212	225	850	850	50	212.50	212.50	625	672	235	235
FRANK COLLINS	HOLBROOK	Adult Scratch	206	0	212	243	212	170	837	837	37	209.25	209.25	667	625	243	243
JASON ALEXANDER	MASTIC BEACH	Adult Scratch	203	0	209	171	258	194	832	832	32	208.00	208.00	638	623	258	258
CRAIG LINDAHL	RIDGE	Adult Scratch	228	0	203	189	201	219	812	812	12	203.00	203.00	593	609	219	219
CHRISTINA SCHULZE	WILLISTON PARK	Adult Scratch	210	0	213	183	208	206	810	810	10	202.50	202.50	604	597	213	213
WILLIAM D'ANGELO	CORAM	Adult Scratch	209	0	244	205	202	158	809	809	9	202.25	202.25	651	565	244	244
BILL GOCINSKI	CORAM	Adult Scratch	207	0	171	196	175	221	763	763	-37	190.75	190.75	542	592	221	221
PAUL KODRASOV	CHERRY HILL	Adult Scratch	200	0	220	189	196	156	761	761	-39	190.25	190.25	605	541	220	220
PETE RUIZ	SELDEN	Adult Scratch	214	0	193	201	188	175	757	757	-43	189.25	189.25	582	564	201	201
BRIAN NIELSEN	LEVITTOWN	Adult Scratch	223	0	196	132	174	180	682	682	-118	170.50	170.50	502	486	196	196

TJ ZANONI	SHIRLEY	YABA Handicap	106	111	129	158	140	163	590	1034	234	147.50	258.50	427	461	163	274
LOUIS GIORDANI	SHIRLEY	YABA Handicap	153	69	146	193	166	190	695	971	171	173.75	242.75	505	549	193	262
RYAN KASE	DEER PARK	YABA Handicap	158	64	202	177	184	141	704	960	160	176.00	240.00	563	502	202	266
JIMMY KAVANAUGH	RIDGE	YABA Handicap	152	70	140	114	186	234	674	954	154	168.50	238.50	440	534	234	304
ANDREW D'ANGELO	CORAM	YABA Handicap	152	70	171	206	121	173	671	951	151	167.75	237.75	498	500	206	276
MATT KOMOROWSKI	MASTIC BEACH	YABA Handicap	151	71	179	140	176	161	656	940	140	164.00	235.00	495	477	179	250
ROBERT MATZ	CORAM	YABA Handicap	162	61	149	213	163	168	693	937	137	173.25	234.25	525	544	213	274
DOMINIC GIORDANI	SHIRLEY	YABA Handicap	173	51	209	175	182	138	704	908	108	176.00	227.00	566	495	209	260
VICTORIA DALESSIO	SOUND BEACH	YABA Handicap	120	99	140	111	141	112	504	900	100	126.00	225.00	392	364	141	240
PAUL NEVADOMSKI	NORTH BABYLON	YABA Handicap	166	57	125	146	226	156	653	881	81	163.25	220.25	497	528	226	283
ANDREW MAGLIONE	BAYPORT	YABA Handicap	184	41	227	178	153	155	713	877	77	178.25	219.25	558	486	227	268
JJ KOMANSKI	PLAINVIEW	YABA Handicap	182	43	155	166	167	211	699	871	71	174.75	217.75	488	544	211	254
CANDI D'ANGELO	CORAM	YABA Handicap	166	57	157	139	177	156	629	857	57	157.25	214.25	473	472	177	234
EDDIE GOCINSKI	CORAM	YABA Handicap	173	51	114	176	158	189	637	841	41	159.25	210.25	448	523	189	240
LYLE HOFFMAN	E. NORTHPORT	YABA Handicap	173	51	156	186	138	156	636	840	40	159.00	210.00	480	480	186	237
CARA NIELSEN	LEVITTOWN	YABA Handicap	139	81	154	105	107	109	475	799	-1	118.75	199.75	366	321	154	235
MIKE KOMOROWSKI	MASTIC BEACH	YABA Handicap	197	29	159	178	116