Mid-America Bowling Writers
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EAST TROY, WIS. - The Mid-America Bowling Writers (MABW) have selected John
Falzone of Cherry Valley, Ill., as recipient of the organization’s Sam Weinstein
Distinguished Service Award and Jerry Ramig of Clinton, Iowa, as its Golden Quill Award
winner.
The MABW also selected Diandra Asbaty of Chicago and Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., as
their 2006 Bowlers of the Year.
All four were honored during MABW’s annual awards banquet and celebrity roast,
featuring PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, following the USBC Masters finals at Miller
Park, in Milwaukee on Oct. 28.
The “Sammy” is presented to the person who has distinguished him/herself by
extraordinary devotion to bowling. The Golden Quill is presented to a journalist who has
distinguished him/herself for excellence in reporting the sport of bowling.
Falzone began his career in bowling as a bowling center manager in the Rockford area.
After a brief stint as administrative assistant for the American Bowling Congress in
Milwaukee, he returned to Rockford to work with the Don Carter Lanes chain. In 1981,
Falzone, John Sommer Jr. and Dave Lonsway formed a partnership in founding the
Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (which later was renamed as the Professional Women’s Bowling
Association). Falzone served as the tour’s administrative leader until it ceased operations
in 2004.
Ramig began his bowling career in 1945. He began writing a bowling column for the
Clinton Herald in 1953 and produced a weekly bowling show called “Sparetime” for radio
station KROS for 17 years. The Iowa State Bowling Hall of Famer has been a member of
the Bowling Writers Association of America for 30 years, serving as its president in 2006.
Asbaty won MABW’s Female Bowler of the Year honor for a record seventh time after
winning the 2006 Team USA Women’s Championship, Malaysian Open and AMF World
Cup in another exceptional year.
Weber won the Male Bowler of the Year title for the fourth time after posting 20 cashes,
16 top 32 finishes, four TV appearances, one title (the Etonic Championship) in Denny’s
PBA Tour competition during calendar year 2006. He also finished second in Japan Cup
and second in Denny’s PBA World Championship while earning $161,660.
Falzone of Cherry Valley, Ill., as recipient of the organization’s Sam Weinstein
Distinguished Service Award and Jerry Ramig of Clinton, Iowa, as its Golden Quill Award
winner.
The MABW also selected Diandra Asbaty of Chicago and Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., as
their 2006 Bowlers of the Year.
All four were honored during MABW’s annual awards banquet and celebrity roast,
featuring PBA Hall of Famer Johnny Petraglia, following the USBC Masters finals at Miller
Park, in Milwaukee on Oct. 28.
The “Sammy” is presented to the person who has distinguished him/herself by
extraordinary devotion to bowling. The Golden Quill is presented to a journalist who has
distinguished him/herself for excellence in reporting the sport of bowling.
Falzone began his career in bowling as a bowling center manager in the Rockford area.
After a brief stint as administrative assistant for the American Bowling Congress in
Milwaukee, he returned to Rockford to work with the Don Carter Lanes chain. In 1981,
Falzone, John Sommer Jr. and Dave Lonsway formed a partnership in founding the
Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (which later was renamed as the Professional Women’s Bowling
Association). Falzone served as the tour’s administrative leader until it ceased operations
in 2004.
Ramig began his bowling career in 1945. He began writing a bowling column for the
Clinton Herald in 1953 and produced a weekly bowling show called “Sparetime” for radio
station KROS for 17 years. The Iowa State Bowling Hall of Famer has been a member of
the Bowling Writers Association of America for 30 years, serving as its president in 2006.
Asbaty won MABW’s Female Bowler of the Year honor for a record seventh time after
winning the 2006 Team USA Women’s Championship, Malaysian Open and AMF World
Cup in another exceptional year.
Weber won the Male Bowler of the Year title for the fourth time after posting 20 cashes,
16 top 32 finishes, four TV appearances, one title (the Etonic Championship) in Denny’s
PBA Tour competition during calendar year 2006. He also finished second in Japan Cup
and second in Denny’s PBA World Championship while earning $161,660.
| FALZONE, RAMIG EARN MID-AMERICA BOWLING WRITERS AWARDS; ASBATY, WEBER HONORED AS MID-AMERICA’S TOP PLAYERS |