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He "Doug" Down Deep!

Junior Bowler Wins Second Major of 2005 and Third Overall For Year!

Gallo, Fuller and Mai Get Crowned!

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east islip, nY, July 1, 2005

140 A2Z Bowlers participated in the latest A2Z "Major" event, the 2005 4th of July holiday kickoff held at east islip lanes. 3 champions crowned for the event are first time winners on the a2Z/LISBT. the 4th champion crowned earned his second "Major" title by winning the junior scratch division... and in fact... it was his second "Major" title for the year of 2005 and his third title overall for the year as well

doug feldman, copiague certainly knows how to pick his spots. feldman has been a remarkable success on the a2Z tour for the last few years and this year is no different. feldman opened up 2005 with a "Major" win at babylon on new years day. three weeks ago at sayville on June 17, 2005, feldman won the junior scratch division as well. this past week at east islip lanes, the young man from copiague won his third event of the year as he pushed his way to the top seed in game 5 of qualifying, jumping rory vanderbilt, east northport by the narrowest of margins, 1 pin, and he made the most of the opportunity with the bye into the championship game. doug went on to defeat brad loeffler, commack (Loeffler defeated vanderbilt and doug stedfeld, east islip in the shotgun round) in the championship game 200-183 to take home top honors and yet another major title in the process. kudos to smithtown champion noel ocasio, patchogue for earning 5th place scholarship money this past friday night as well!

With the victory, feldman now is 2 major event titles away from completing the grand slam of events on the a2Z tour. he now needs to win the labor day weekend kickoff event and the memorial day kickoff event to complete the slam. feldman however has company in the race to the slam. vito genova, franklin square needs only the labor day weekend kickoff event to be the first bowler ever on the a2Z tour to win all 4 major events. You do know however... we have added a 5th major event to our schedule for the fall of 2005, "the fall classic" that will kick off the world series this year in 2005. Therefore, what you just read in regards to who needs how many titles to do what? add one..... way too cute... eh?! nobody getting off easy here!

rounding out the major event winners for the 4th of july kickoff include ralph gallo, east islip who defeated vinny purificato, calverton in the championship game 276-264 of the junior handicap division! It was the 2nd runner-up place for purificato this summer as he placed in the position at port jeff bowl earlier this summer. matt dobbins, yaphank, lou giordani, shirley and sean pantino, port jeff all took home scholarship dollars for the evening as well.

bJ Fuller, north babylon certainly had his hands full this past friday night as he barely defeated lou seda, east islip and jadon scott, arverne in the shotgun round earning himself the opportunity to compete against St Johns University sensation Nicholas Kallner, queens in the adult scratch division. fuller however defeated kallner in the late frames and took home the title with his 203-192 victory.

in the adult handicap division, vinny zambito, shirley took advantage of some nice breaks going his way in game 5 of qualifying and literally looked primed to earn his first major victory on the a2Z tour. zambito in fact steamrolled his way into the championship game as he defeated lynette kendrick, arverne and george delano, lindenhurst going away during the process. zambito in fact then rolled strikes in frames 1 and 2 of the championship game vs alvin mai, new york city and looked unbeatable. however, middle frame gaffes by zambito coupled with a rather large deficit to make up handicap wise did him in. mai stayed clean throughout the contest and wound up taking home the crown with a 231-200 victory.

the fireworks however started a bit early this past weekend as chris pisino, mastic rolled a 300 game in game 3 of qualifying. it was the second 300 game bowled on the a2Z tour this summer in the span covering the last 3 weeks. pisino earned a very handsome $277.00 for the gem!

Great job by a great bowler and a very nice gentleman as well!

There you have it. the 2005 4th of july holiday kickoff is in the books. and the names of feldman, gallo, fuller and mai get recorded on our Major Champions Web Page (click here).

Congrats to the winners.... and congrats to everyone else for having just a great, great tournament!

Until next time.....

Chow for now!

Steve "A" and Poppa "Z"

East Islip Qualifying Highlights (Scratch Series Order)

Junior Handicap Division qualifying highlights (200+/1000+):

Bowler City 200+ 1000+   Bowler City 200+ 1000+
VINNY PURIFICATO CALVERTON 259 1094   JAMES MCGILL PORT JEFF 211  
LOUIS GIORDANI SHIRLEY 242 1019   GREG RAPENA BETHPAGE 212  
MATT DOBBINS YAHPHANK 231     KEVIN BOUZA EAST ISLIP 210  
DANNY SINGER QUEENS 244     KRISTIN KINGSEPP MILLER PLACE 212  
AARON RYAN SELDEN 237     RALPH GALLO BOHEMIA 206  
GEORGE MARKOTSIS DEER PARK 233     JOE FISCHER EAST ISLIP 219  

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Junior Scratch Division qualifying Highlights (200+/1000+):

Bowler City 200+ 1000+   Bowler City 200+ 1000+
DOUG FELDMAN COPIAGUE 258 1139   VITO GENOVA FRANKLIN SQUARE 221 1022
RORY VANDERBILT EAST NORTHPORT 268 1138   JJ ROMANSKI PLAINVIEW 225 1015
DOUG STEDFELT EAST ISLIP 247 1120   JACK CASTELLANO CENTEREACH 233  
BRAD LOEFFLER COMMACK 269 1106   DOMINIC GIORDANI SHIRLEY 246  
NOEL OCASIO PATCHOGUE 254 1100   MATT KINGSEPP MILLER PLACE 223  
CRAIG WELLBROCK CALVERTON 255 1098   COREY HIRT MASTIC 215  
TIM BURNS CORAM 255 1089   ROBERT GIBISER ST JAMES 224  
CHERYL DRUSIN HOLBROOK 233 1083   MIKE WODZINSKI EAST MEADOW 215  
LOUIS DALESSIO SOUND BEACH 246 1079   TIM IRVIN BOHEMIA 202  
PATRICK COOLEY EAST ISLIP 227 1052   RYAN WISNERSKI EAST NORTHPORT 205  
JASON CORNACCHIO SHIRLEY 244 1025   RYAN KASE DEER PARK 204  
JOEY NOVARA EAST PATCHOGUE 237 1025   PAUL NEVADOMSKI WEST BABYON 225  

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Adult handicap Division qualifying Highlights (200+/1000+):

Bowler City 200+ 1000+   Bowler City 200+ 1000+
STEPHANIE MILLER DIX HILLS 256 1124   STEVE ZIMMERMAN DEER PARK 244  
GEORGE DELANO LINDENHURST 267 1118   MEGHAN KASE DEER PARK 215  
JIM FITCH CORAM 235 1115   DEBORAH OSHEA RONKONKOMA 223  
ED WALSH RONKONKOMA 257 1089   KRIS SCHLAMP MASTIC 215  
STEVE KUEHNE EAST PATCHOGUE 238 1088   JOHN RYAN OAKDALE 267  
JOE PROZOR LINDENHURST 266 1082   JUSTIN HANSEN HALESITE 215  
LOU CORNACCHIO SHIRLEY 237 1081   JEROME DIETZ MASTIC 214  
BRIANT PASTRANA CENTRAL ISLIP 243 1070   LOUIS CAPPELLINI WEST ISLIP 240  
JOHN KINGSEPP MILLER PLACE 242 1068   HEATHER MILLER DIX HILLS 211  
DAVID RYAN SELDEN 245 1058   JOE BESEMER SHOREHAM 221  
DAN BALSAMO SHIRLEY 237 1052   LYNETTE KENDRICK ARVERNE 258  
KEVIN RABICH RIDGE 235 1051   JAMES CAMPITIELLO HOLBROOK 223  
VINNY ZAMBITO SHIRLEY 231 1048   GUY RODRIGUEZ SHIRLEY 203  
WAYNE CHESLAK ROCKY POINT 225 1048   KAREN ZIMMERMAN DEER PARK 222  
JOE FOOK HOLBROOK 229 1048   ARTHUR RYAN SELDEN 222  
KENNY PASTRANA CENTRAL ISLIP 228 1045   TOM PALMACCIO EAST SETAUKET 233  
VITO GENOVA. FRANKLIN SQUARE 235 1039   JACKIE CANTWELL ROCKY POINT 202  
LOU GIORDANI SR SHIRLEY 244 1036   BILL VREELAND HOLBROOK 219  
GIL TORRES MEDFORD 224 1017   JOANN DEMME MASTIC BEACH 224  
ALVIN MAI NEW YORK CITY 256 1010   MICHAEL CANTWELL SOUND BEACH 200  
ANTHONY VERTUCCIO BOHEMIA 244 1003          

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adult Scratch Division qualifying Highlights (200+/1000+):

Bowler City 200+ 1000+   Bowler City 200+ 1000+
NICHOLAS KALLNER QUEENS 279 1261   BILL WELLBROCK WESTHAMPTON BEACH 241 1057
BJ FULLER NORTH BABYLON 276 1192   RICKY PAPANDREA JR EAST ISLIP 253 1053
LOU SEDA EAST ISLIP 269 1191   KENNY HOSEK BAY SHORE 259 1045
JADON SCOTT ARVERNE 267 1173   JASON GRELLER WADING RIVER 234 1044
STEPHEN GREGG YAPHANK 247 1170   ED HAWKINS BAY SHORE 259 1029
ROBERT LOPRESTO ST JAMES 265 1163   STEVE FABER HOLBROOK 227 1017
ROBERT WUNSCH EAST MEADOW 275 1161   PAT NOKELTY BOHEMIA 212 1015
CHRIS PISINO MASTIC 300 1155   JOE TUMBARELLO KINGS PARK 238 1011
BRIAN FOOK HOLBROOK 288 1135   MATT UMBENHOWER BAYPORT 267  
JOE SCIANNIA EAST ISLIP 253 1127   RON BRUNO MEDFORD 212  
JOE ZAGARI ISLIP TERRACE 257 1123   JUSTIN WARHOL SOUND BEACH 226  
DAVE SULZER BOHEMIA 246 1120   NEIL WILLIAMS HUNTINGTON STATION 223  
MIKE ANGELUS HOLBROOK 278 1094   PAUL MOLNAR COMMACK 226  
BILLY CHITTY SOUND BEACH 257 1082   SCOTT CICALE HOLBROOK 247  
DAVID GOLDENBERG SELDEN 249 1071   RICH AMBROSINO EAST ISLIP 255  
BRAD ROSS ST JAMES 247 1069          

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Recapping the action for east islip:

Adult Scratch Division:  

shotgun round: BJ Fuller, north babylon 237 defeated lou seda, east islip 235 and jadon scott, arverne 184

championship game: fuller defeated  nicholas kallner, queens 203-192

Adult handicap division: 

shotgun round: vinny zambito, shirley 226 defeated lynette kendrick, arverne 181  and george delano, lindenhurst 178

Championship Game: alvin mai, new york city defeated zambito 231-200

Junior hdcp division:

shotgun round: ralph gallo, bohemia 264 defeated lou giordano, shirley 224 and matt dobbins, yaphank 210  

championship Game: gallo defeated vinny purificato, calverton 274-264

Junior Scratch division:

shotgun round: brad loeffler, commack 234 defeated doug stedfelt, east islip 200 and rory vanderbilt, east northport 187

Championship Game: doug feldman, copiague Defeated loeffler 200-183

a total of 140 Bowlers participated.

Next Stop: Rockville Centre Lanes - 516-678-3010

300 game incentives for Rockville Centre!

Adults: $0.00 plus $1.00 per adult entry!

Juniors: $812.00 plus $1.00 per junior entry!

Juniors 8 in a row carry over: $33.00 plus $1.00 per Optional junior entry (First Hit)!

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

A2Z will now take a week off to recharge the batteries that should help us get off to our "Nassau" run of three straight tournaments starting in Rockville Centre followed by Plainview and Garden City! The registration is going well for all three events and capacity fields are expected for all three events! A2Z is excited to be making first time visits to RVC and Plainview and we hope the very loyal bowlers of the A2Z tour will be as well!.....Thats it for now..... "A" and "Z" both will be traveling a bit during the week off to get some sun and hopefully will get to relax a bit in the process..... Hey...its not easy running these tournaments ya know?! Jeez! .....

Until next time!

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Standings after Qualifying

Bowler City State Div Ave Hdcp G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 Scr Tot XXX Ave Aveh F3 B3 HG HGH
ALVIN MAI NEW YORK CITY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 146 75 173 216 150 256 215 1010 1385 385 202.00 277.00 539 621 256 331
GEORGE DELANO LINDENHURST NY AH - Adult Hdcp 184 41 267 191 213 213 234 1118 1323 323 223.60 264.60 671 660 267 308
LYNETTE KENDRICK ARVERNE NY AH - Adult Hdcp 164 59 258 173 147 217 169 964 1259 259 192.80 251.80 578 533 258 317
VINNY ZAMBITO SHIRLEY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 183 42 226 180 207 231 204 1048 1258 258 209.60 251.60 613 642 231 273
JOE PROZOR LINDENHURST NY AH - Adult Hdcp 191 35 185 223 248 266 160 1082 1257 257 216.40 251.40 656 674 266 301
JIM FITCH CORAM NY AH - Adult Hdcp 200 27 215 215 234 216 235 1115 1250 250 223.00 250.00 664 685 235 262
JOHN KINGSEPP MILLER PLACE NY AH - Adult Hdcp 189 36 242 195 222 236 173 1068 1248 248 213.60 249.60 659 631 242 278
WAYNE CHESLAK ROCKY POINT NY AH - Adult Hdcp 185 40 224 184 192 225 223 1048 1248 248 209.60 249.60 600 640 225 265
DAN BALSAMO SHIRLEY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 187 38 214 177 193 237 231 1052 1242 242 210.40 248.40 584 661 237 275
STEPHANIE MILLER DIX HILLS NY AH - Adult Hdcp 204 23 256 246 235 186 201 1124 1239 239 224.80 247.80 737 622 256 279
ED WALSH RONKONKOMA NY AH - Adult Hdcp 198 28 257 182 193 234 223 1089 1229 229 217.80 245.80 632 650 257 285
GIL TORRES MEDFORD NY AH - Adult Hdcp 183 42 191 211 224 179 212 1017 1227 227 203.40 245.40 626 615 224 266
JAMES CAMPITIELLO HOLBROOK NY AH - Adult Hdcp 169 54 223 167 180 166 216 952 1222 222 190.40 244.40 570 562 223 277
STEVE KUEHNE EAST PATCHOGUE NY AH - Adult Hdcp 202 25 199 238 217 204 230 1088 1213 213 217.60 242.60 654 651 238 263
LOU CORNACCHIO SHIRLEY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 201 26 230 197 237 206 211 1081 1211 211 216.20 242.20 664 654 237 263
KAREN ZIMMERMAN DEER PARK NY AH - Adult Hdcp 170 54 175 176 157 209 222 939 1209 209 187.80 241.80 508 588 222 276
JOANN DEMME MASTIC BEACH NY AH - Adult Hdcp 163 60 154 149 174 194 224 895 1195 195 179.00 239.00 477 592 224 284
DAVID RYAN SELDEN NY AH - Adult Hdcp 200 27 245 204 209 211 189 1058 1193 193 211.60 238.60 658 609 245 272
KRIS SCHLAMP MASTIC NY AH - Adult Hdcp 183 42 205 195 205 158 215 978 1188 188 195.60 237.60 605 578 215 257
KEVIN RABICH RIDGE NY AH - Adult Hdcp 200 27 210 214 199 235 193 1051 1186 186 210.20 237.20 623 627 235 262
JENNIFER KINGSEPP MILLER PLACE NY AH - Adult Hdcp 159 63 193 157 150 190 173 863 1178 178 172.60 235.60 500 513 193 256
GUY RODRIGUEZ SHIRLEY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 178 46 171 203 203 183 188 948 1178 178 189.60 235.60 577 574 203 249
JOE FOOK HOLBROOK NY AH - Adult Hdcp 202 25 176 229 221 212 210 1048 1173 173 209.60 234.60 626 643 229 254
MEGHAN KASE DEER PARK NY AH - Adult Hdcp 187 38 184 191 191 215 202 983 1173 173 196.60 234.60 566 608 215 253
BRIANT PASTRANA CENTRAL ISLIP NY AH - Adult Hdcp 207 20 227 181 243 240 179 1070 1170 170 214.00 234.00 651 662 243 263
VITO GENOVA. FRANKLIN SQUARE NY AH - Adult Hdcp 201 26 235 202 214 184 204 1039 1169 169 207.80 233.80 651 602 235 261
STEVE ZIMMERMAN DEER PARK NY AH - Adult Hdcp 189 36 215 180 195 152 244 986 1166 166 197.20 233.20 590 591 244 280
LOU GIORDANI SR SHIRLEY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 202 25 166 244 237 174 215 1036 1161 161 207.20 232.20 647 626 244 269
DEBORAH OSHEA RONKONKOMA NY AH - Adult Hdcp 189 36 190 210 223 185 171 979 1159 159 195.80 231.80 623 579 223 259
KENNY PASTRANA CENTRAL ISLIP NY AH - Adult Hdcp 205 22 206 202 182 228 227 1045 1155 155 209.00 231.00 590 637 228 250
MARK POIO SHIRLEY NY AH - Adult Hdcp 160 63 167 167 161 176 163 834 1149 149 166.80 229.80 495 500 176 239
LOUIS CAPPELLINI WEST ISLIP NY AH - Adult Hdcp 190 36 161 209 240 207 150 967 1147 147 193.40 229.40