MENERA, FIELDS EARN BWAA PEZZANO SCHOLARSHIPS
Michael Menera of Tampa, Fla. and Justine Fields of Roslyn Heights, N.Y. are 2006 recipients of the Bowling Writers Association of America Chuck Pezzano Scholarships.

Menera graduated from Alonso High School and is currently a freshman at St.Petersburg College majoring in business. He bowled on his high school team starting in the junior year with a 125 average. When he finished high school, he had moved his average up to 180 and bowled his high game of 247. He was in the top nine percent of his graduating class with a GPA of 5.08.

Mike also played football, soccer and was captain of the swimming team in his senior year. He also plays drums in a rock band.

Fields was born in Roslyn where she will graduate from Roslyn High School June 24.

In August she will attend Cornell University where she will major in communications with the goal of going onto journalism school to start a writing career.

Justine has been bowling since she started walking, primarily because her father had a passion for the sports, in which he has rolled three perfect games.

She said she became interested in writing after she started bowling, the same time she could grip a pencil.

Both recipients were ecstatic about their BWAA Pezzano recognition and financial assistance, which in past years has been $1,000 each.
(6/14/06)