In other boys bowling matches, Mike Brunjes had a high game of 256 and a 647 series as Longwood beat Patchogue-Medford. Tim Nese added a 236 and 616 series for Longwood..

Craig Lindahl bowled a 242 game in a 642 series and Mike Brunjes a 238 game to lead Longwood over Rocky Point . . . Brian Amorello bowled a 650 series with a 252 game to lead Connetquot over Smithtown. Scott Nerlino bowled a 233 for Smithtown . . . Keith Lorme bowled a 267 game and a 756 series and Matt Bonanno a 242 game to lead Floyd past Port Jefferson . . . Rob Graf bowled a 289 game and a 637 series, Pete Bohleber a 674 series and 237 game and sister Amy Bohleber bowled a 233 game and a 606 series to lift Miller Place past Bellport . . . Eighth-grader Joe Sorella bowled a 607 series with a 217 game to lead Northport past West Islip.

East Hampton 878,855,852Ross 667,595,623

Riverhead 907,841,834Mattituck 756,728,822

Lindenhurst 993,979,1051North Babylon 937,1030,948

Longwood 900,1019,993Rocky Point 892,882,900. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 14 Dec 1999

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Matt Atria rolled a 246 game and a 648 series to lead Lindenhurst over West Babylon. Jeremy Schaffer rolled a 226 for Lindenhurst.

Eastport 928,796,896Southampton 856,820,852

St. Anthony’s 948,1000,1045Holy Trinity 1005,1052,1015

Longwood 762,915,952Bellport 856,770,950

Lindenhurst 961,1034,1005West Babylon 870,913,1092. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Dec 1999:

In other boys bowling matches, Mike Brunjes had a high game of 256 and a 647 series as Longwood beat Patchogue-Medford. Tim Nese added a 236 and 616 series for Longwood…Chris Seymour bowled a 225 in a 615 series as Connequot beat Bayport/Sayville…Mike Nudelman’s high game of 258 and 679 series helped Smithtown top East Islip. Jerry Figalulo had a 268 and 671 series for East Islip…Ryan Walter rolled a high- game 228 in a 612 series as Bellport swept Ward Melville…Matt Cabble rolled a 723 series and Pete Bohleber had a 676 series to lift Miller Place over Floyd. Keith Lorme had a 672 series for Floyd…Dean Chasse bowled a 662 series to lead East Hampton past Riverhead.

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East Hampton 908,939,947Riverhead 774,909,899

Rocky Point 972,995,748Port Jefferson 851,786,774

Miller Place 1044,1043,1099Floyd 980,998,1013

Bellport 974,939,845Ward Melville 908,951,902

Smithtown 1034,1118,954East Islip 915,1035,1080

Connetquot 927,873,832B-B Point 878,778,878

Longwood 1046,980,979P-M 857,822,925. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 06 Jan 2000:

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It was an all-East Islip final in the Section XI doubles tournament.

East Islip’s John D’Elia bowled a 299 game, as he and partner Ricky Papandrea took the doubles final over East Islip teammates Jim Stevens and Jerry Figliuolo, 480-303, yesterday.

Peter Chasanof of Miller Place took the singles title by defeating East Islip’s Bryan Chasanoff, 246-170.

Chasanof, seeded third, had to beat fourth-seeded Mike Biunjes (Longwood) and No. 2 Mike Cardello (Harborfields) to advance to the title game. Jan. 5

Longwood senior Michael Brunjes probably will see that 10-pin standing there for a while. He bowled a

299 in the second game, leaving only the 10-pin, as Longwood beat Ward Melville 1,064-998, 1,082-939,

1,052-924, in a Suffolk League III boys bowling match at Port Jeff Bowl. Brunjes, who averages 212, had

just a 644 series because he also bowled a 186 and 159.

“He doesn’t say much,” coach Alan Hildenbrand said. “He just got mad at himself.” Jan. 19

Jake Cutler rolled a 245 game and a 683 series to lead Miller Place over Bellport…Max Glantzman had a 246 game and a 581 series to lead Shoreham-Wading River over Southold…Sal Rosato had a 198 game and a 582 series to help Westhampton beat Ross…Billy Decicco had a 254 game and a 655 series to help Longwood top Rocky Point. Tim Modavis added a 248 game and a 731 series for Rocky Point…Dean Chasse had a 223 game and a 578 series to lead East Hampton over Mattituck…Anthony Zita had a 258 game and a 699 series to lead West Babylon over Babylon. Vincent Nacchio rolled a 246 game for West Babylon.

John Pricci rolled a high-game 266 in a 675 series to lead Chaminade over Kellenberg in CHSAA action.

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West Babylon 1196,1012,996Babylon 794,802,819

East Hampton 885,873,864Mattituck 827,840,786

Riverhead 909,1010,977Eastport 889,880,789

Longwood 955,1088,969Rocky Point 992,930,949. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 20 Jan 2000

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Longwood 842,870,917Patchogue-Medford 891,945,852. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Feb 2000:

Miller Place (4,106) won the Suffolk County Division II team tournament championship by 32 pins over Longwood (4,074) Thursday. Craig Waltz had the high game of the tournament, with a 256. Longwood‘s Mike Brunges bowled a 968 series, the highest in the tournament…Billy Przybyszewski rolled a 278 game to lead West Babylon into the playoffs with a victory over Lindenhurst. Chris Splaine rolled a 289 for Lindenhurst, which, despite the defeat, won the League I championship.

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DIVISION II TEAM TOURNAMENT-Thursday

1. Miller Place 4106; 2. Longwood 4074; 3. William Floyd 3975; 4. Ward Melville 3974; 5. Westhampton 3859; 6. Rocky Point 3712; 7.Patchogue-Medford 3554; 8. Riverhead 3544; 9. East Hampton 3543; 10. Bellport 3383; 11. Southold 3374; 12. Eastport 3321; 13. Port Jefferson 3313; 14. Mattituck 3183; 15. Shoreham-Wading River 2903; 16. Southampton 2849; 17.Ross 2644. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 05 Feb 2000: 

Sachem Captures Crown: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Deirdre Burns. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 Feb 2000

Brendan McGrath stood focused on the bowling lane as he was one frame shy of achieving perfection twice in one day. But after he threw his silver ball and saw three pins standing after his second ball of the 10th frame, he closed his eyes in disappointment while the standing room-only crowd rewarded his effort with a thunderous ovation.

McGrath, a senior at Sachem, rolled a perfect 300 game in the second round of the Suffolk boys bowling championships Saturday at Sports Plus in Lake Grove. After throwing 10 straight strikes, McGrath’s streak ended when he rolled a 3-6-10 spare in the final frame for a 287 game. Even though he was 13 pins short from realizing back-to-back perfection after 22 straight strikes, McGrath did not give up on the possibility of another 300 game.

“We still have the rest of the afternoon to go,” he said. “I just hope I can do it again.”

McGrath did not roll another perfect game, but he still left an impressive mark. He set county championship records for high series (788), high game (300) and highest six-game average (245) in leading the Sachem boys team to its first county championship since 1998.

Sachem also set a team record for total pins (6,534) in a championship series. Seniors Scott Weiss (235), Sean Harding (219), Sean Davidson (211) and eighth-grader Corey Weiss (201) added above 200 game averages for Sachem. Defending champion Miller Place (6,252) and Longwood (6,184) came in second and third, respectively.

Sachem coach Mike Stanek said he was impressed with his team’s results because he thought this year’s competition was tougher than last year.

“This was an excellent performance,” he said. “We rolled the best we could … and the other teams challenged us up until the end.”

Sachem will compete for the team title at the state finals March 4 in upstate Vestal. Representing Section XI are the six bowlers with the highest averages for the season: Matt Cabble of Miller Place (218.3), Jake Cutler of Miller Place (215.3), Ricky Papandrea of East Islip (213.3), Tim Modavis of Rocky Point (211.6), Jerry Figuliuolo of East Islip (211.1) and Peter Bohleber of Miller Place (210.6). The team will be coached by Stanek, the county boys bowling coordinator, at the state tournament.