MABW’s Golden Quill Award is presented to a journalist within the MABW boundaries who has distinguished himself or herself by devotion to the sport of bowling and excellence in reporting over a period of years 1984 – Mort Luby Jr., Bowlers Journal 1985 – John Archibald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1986 – Mary Jane Sporar, Joliet Herald-News 1987 – Jim Dressel, Bowlers Journal 1988 – Jim Fitzgerald, Chicago Tribune 1989 – Seymour “Sandy” Shub, Chicago Sun-Times 1990 – Joe Kissel, Chicago Bowler 1991 – Dave Manthey, Chicago Sun-Times 1992 – Augie Karcher, WIBC 1993 – Lyle Zikes, Freelance 1994 – Bill Vint, Bowling Magazine 1995 – Steve James, ABC 1996 – Lydia Rypcinski, Bowlers Journal 1997 – Tom Kouros, Author and Columnist 1998 – Dick Denny, Indianapolis Star 1999 – Matt Fiorito, Detroit Free Press 2000 - E.A. "Bud" Fisher, PBA 2001 – Bruce Pluckhahn, ABC 2002 - Tina Gohr, Green Bay Press-Gazette 2003 - Rory Gillespie, Sleeping Dogs Communications 2004 - Pat and Juette Holseth, The Metro Bowler 2005 - Jerry Schneider, USBC Public Relations 2006 - Jerry Ramig BOWLERS OF THE YEAR SAM WEINSTEIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD |
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