All in the family

AUBURN - This is a story of tough love, with a lot of humor thrown in.

First there is Joe Valerio, the well-known Auburn bowler of yesteryear. During the late 1970s, he spent time as a professional but admits, “I didn't win any money.”

Ask him about his greatest accomplishments and the crafty 63-year-old will modestly talk about a fourth-place finish in The Citizen Masters, or winning a couple of 700 Club events with his doubles partner Timmy Locastro.