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Vianne Daniels Named The IBMA 2020
Chuck Pezzano Scholarship Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Vianne Daniels, a dual-enrolled student finishing high school while attending Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington, has been selected as the winner of the Chuck Pezzano Scholarship by the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA). The $5,000 award is presented by the Billiards and Bowling Institute of America. The 18-year-old Daniels plans to attend the
University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the fall and try out for the school’s club bowling team.

When IBMA President Johnny Campos notified Daniels that she had won the scholarship, she said, “I was really surprised, honored, and excited.” Daniels who has an online blog at behindtheball.blog/ said, “When I started my blog I never thought that I would hear from an International Organization. I just did not want to have something on the internet. I wanted to share my experiences and hope that I can help someone from something that I had learned and wanted to share that information.”

The scholarship judges’ panel for 2020 included Brandy Padilla, a research engineer at Kegel, past Pezzano winners Blair Blumenscheid, social media marketing manager for Storm Bowling, and Phil Brylow, FloBowling announcer.

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