Bowling
Bellport’s Matt Cole rolled a 209 with a 578 series as Bellport beat Longwood two games to one. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 Dec 1994:
Bob Volk rolled a 651 series with a 231 high game to lead Ward Melville over Longwood Dec. 15
Stephen Hurley rolled a 624 series with a 240 high game to lead Longwood past Floyd. Floyd’s Rich Mercorella led all bowlers with a 626 series and a 256 high game . . . Mike Taub rolled a 235 as Harborfields beat Northport. Steve Paul rolled a 212 for the Tigers . . . Frank Grillo bowled a 212 to help Ward Melville sweep Bellport. Dec. 22
12-Year-Old Bowls 300: [SUFFOLK Edition]
Reported by Anna Allen, Joe Krupinski, Rich Cimini and.
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Dec 1994:
Nobody’s perfect. But, for one night, 12-year-old Michael Brunjes was perfect when he bowled a 300 game in the adult-child league last Thursday at Port Jefferson Bowl. The seventh-grader, the youngest member of the Longwood varsity bowling team, also is the youngest Long Islander ever to bowl a perfect game, according to Long Island Junior Bowling Association vice president Arnold (Doc) Doctorow.
“I was real excited. It was like a dream at first,” said Brunjes, a 5-3, 105-pounder. “Everybody in the bowling alley was in my lane and they were all screaming.”
But the five-year bowling veteran kept his cool. “I was thinking about the next shot,” he said. “You don’t think about bowling 300.”
Longwood coach Alan Hildenbrand said Brunjes’ poise under pressure is what sets him apart. “It’s hard to throw a 300 game anytime because the pressure builds up,” Hildenbrand said. “The thing that is so unusual about Mike is the way he bowls and the way he handles himself. It easily compares to 17and 18-year-olds.
“He is so good,” Hildebrand added, “it’s scary.”
In the 10th frame in the second game of a match against Floyd yesterday, he struck out to lead Longwood to a win. In the third game, he rolled a 236, his best game, and Longwood won the match.
Matt Arundale of Babylon defeated Keith Walters of Middle Country, 190-182, in the final round to win the singles title of the Section XI Singles-Doubles boys bowling tournament at Sayville Bowl. Middle Country’s Troy Pamatat, who rolled a 299 in the qualifying round, finished third and Jessica Smith of Miller Place took fourth.
Adam Lewis and Jason Fisher of Sachem defeated Jason Rudish and Steve Bendetto, also of Sachem, 457-381, to win the doubles title. Smithtown’s Joe DeOrio and Scott Sheehan took third and Mike Brunjes and Steven Hurley of Longwood finished fourth. Jan. 4
In Wednesday night action, eighth-grader Keith Lindahl bowled a 256 and seventh-grader Michael Brunjes rolled a 245 to help Longwood beat Patchogue-Medford in three games . . . Dave Blaskopf rolled a 264 in the second game to lead Bayport-Blue Point to a victory over East Islip . . . Matt Cole rolled a 254 high game and led all bowlers with a 618 series as Bellport swept Port Jefferson . . . Joe Reiter rolled a 241 high game and led all bowlers with a 565 series as Mattituck defeated Westhampton . Jan. 6
Jason Kanner rolled a 235 high-game and Mike Brunjes had a 611 series with a high game of 225 to lead Longwood over Miller Place. Bill Chitty bowled a 628 series for Miller Place. Jan. 7
Mike Brunjes rolled a 257 and led all bowlers with a 647 series as Longwood swept Rocky Point . . . Nick Mazzo rolled a 586 series as East Hampton topped Westhampton.Jan.11
Bill Toscano bowled a 649 series and a high game of 246 and Bob Volk bowled a 250 to help Ward Melville beat Longwood . . . Westhampton’s Chris Barton bowled a 645 series in a losing effort to Riverhead . . . Jason Amster rolled a 642 series, including a 222 in the first game and a 220 in the second, to lead Patchogue-Medford to a victory over Port Jefferson. Frank Raus had a 639 series, including a 244 in the third game for Port Jefferson . . . Joe Kozlosky rolled a 608 series, with a 243, as East Islip defeated Bay Shore . . . Jeremiah Ragunath rolled a 247 high game and a 624 series to lead Smithtown past Sachem. Jan. 19
Frank Grillo of Ward Melville averaged 229 over four games to finish in first place in the Conference II tournament at Port Jefferson Bowl. Jason Bell of Bellport was second (212) and Stacey Bokina of Southold was third (200). Frank Rauss of Port Jefferson had the best three-game series, with his 692 leading second-place Cliff Lopez of Longwood (612) by 80 pins. Keith Lindahl of Longwood finished third (607). Rich Mercorella of Floyd, Jesse Banks of Port Jefferson and Nick Badami of Ward Melville all had the high score of 246. Ward Melville (4,007) won the team title, Longwood was second (3,911), followed by Port Jefferson (3,773), and Floyd (3,698). Ward Melville, Longwood and Floyd, as well as East Hampton and Riverhead, also qualified for the county championships. Feb. 9