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Bowling News USA - March 8, 2012 Pete Weber Named February BWAA Bowler Of The Month

ARLINGTON, Texas - Pete Weber, of St. Ann, MO, has been unanimously named the February 2012 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the Bowling Writers Association of America.

In what he later stated was the biggest win of his career, Weber defeated Mike Fagan, Dallas, Texas, 215-214, to win the 69th U.S. Open. His record fifth win surpassed the four wins by both his dad, the late Dick Weber and also the late Don Carter. Those wins were in the predecessor to the U.S. Open, the BPAA All Star.

The #4 seed Weber started the television stepladder finals with a 223-191 win over Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, New York. A semifinal win followed over Jason Belmonte, Orange, NSW, Australia, 225-213, setting up the title match with the top-seed Fagan.

Needing to fill 20 pins in the tenth frame for the win, Weber converted the 10-pin and then struck on the fill ball for the single-pin victory, causing Weber to exclaim, "Who do you think you are? I am!" The shot of that strike has been replayed on numerous electronic and online media outlets, including 500,000 hits on YouTube in the first 72 hours after that shot was thrown.

Others receiving votes were Cherie Tan and Tommy Jones, women's and men's winners of the DHC International Bowling Championships, Dan MacLelland, winner of the International Mini-Eliminator, and Scott Newell, winner of the PBA Richard Ford Open.

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March, 2012

• 3/31/2012: Storm and insidebowling.com bring you the PDW Masters Golf Challenge!
• 3/30/2012: The Schlemer Report - USBC Nationals
• 3/30/2012: The Schlemer Report - Roth/Holman Doubles
• 3/29/2012: Storm Instructional Series - Locating Your Positive Axis Point
• 3/27/2012: Storm REwind - 2012 Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship
• 3/24/2012: Duke/Malott Bring Another Title Home for Storm/Roto Grip
• 3/23/2012: Andrew Kleutgen Uses Storm Frantic En Route To Singles Lead At USBC Open Championships
• 3/23/2012: Kevin Punzel Fires 888 With Storm Vivid!
• 3/21/2012: Mark Roth - Marshall Holman PBA Doubles on ESPN Sunday...
• 3/20/2012: Osku Palermaa Wins 9th Kuwait International Open
• 3/20/2012: Storm Announces Winners Of The Vivid Sweepstakes
• 3/15/2012: Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge Information
• 3/15/2012: The Storm Vivid™ - Taking It To The Streets
• 3/14/2012: Clay Rees Kingpin at Border Wars...
• 3/14/2012: Above180.com Interviews Pete Weber and Del Ballard
• 3/13/2012: Storm's Andrew Frawley Marches to Asian Bowling Federation Win
• 3/12/2012: Field Determined For Intercollegiate Collegiate Team Championships
• 3/11/2012: Norm Duke Over Koivuniemi For 35th Career PBA Title
• 3/11/2012: Paeng Nepomuceno Storms to 124th Masters Title
• 3/10/2012: Osku Victorious in Bahrain
• 3/09/2012: CBS Sports Network To Air USBC Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships
• 3/08/2012: The Schlemer Report - WSOB Geico Shark Open
• 3/08/2012: YES Fund High School Grant Program Makes Award To Illinois School
• 3/08/2012: Pete Weber Named February BWAA Bowler Of The Month
• 3/07/2012: Belmo, Hulsenberg, Tom Baker Make All-American Squads
• 3/07/2012: USBC Senior Queens To Cap Off Senior Women's Triple Crown Series
• 3/07/2012: Storm's Hank Boomershine on Phantom Radio
• 3/06/2012: First Responders Team Event Set for May in Las Vegas
• 3/06/2012: JANBA Bowlers Finding Success With Storm Vivid
• 3/04/2012: Belmonte Outduels Barnes To Continue Storm Run
• 3/02/2012: Is Pete Weber The Greatest Bowler of All-Time?
• 3/01/2012: Belmonte Hopes To Filet The Shark Sunday
• 3/01/2012: Serenade The IAB And Win A Storm Ball!
• 3/01/2012: The Schlemer Report - The 69th US Open