Author Archives: Bill Snier

By NOLAN HUGHES PBA Communications When Santtu Tahvanainen received the call from PBA Commissioner Tom Clark and learned that he had been named the 2022 Harry Golden PBA Rookie Of The Year, he was left almost speechless. “Well, I was not sitting in a chair, so it couldn’t be the same as when I wasContinue reading “PBA: Tahvanainen is 2022 top rookie“

By NOLAN HUGHES PBA Communications For the second straight year, Jake Peters has been selected to receive the 2022 PBA Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award. Peters, Tommy Jones, BJ Moore and Brad Miller earned nominations from PBA players who competed in over half of 2022 national tour stops. Peters received 38.5 percent of the votes, with JonesContinue reading “PBA: Peters wins second straight Nagy award“

By NOLAN HUGHES PBA Communications Ryan Shafer, a 35-year PBA Tour veteran and five-time winner, has been selected as the 2022 Tony Reyes Community Service Award winner. Shafer’s persistent work assisting the New York state mental health community over the past eight-plus years gained the attention of the PBA’s selection committee.  Shafer founded the Michelle ShaferContinue reading “PBA: Shafer wins 2022 Tony Reyes Community Service Award“