Born in Webster, Massachusetts, she set the all-time candlepin record in her hometown for ten strings with 1388 pins.
Stasia Czernicki had a series of personal highs, including a 194 single, a 466 triple, and 707 for five strings.
[2] In her honor, the International Candlepin Bowling Association has established the Stasia Czernicki Memorial Award to recognize players who also exhibit fine sportsmanship.
[3] Czernicki was the first woman bowler regularly seen on the long-running TV show Candlepin Bowling, broadcast on Boston's WHDH-TV (later WCVB-TV), Channel 5.
Hosts Jim Britt (1958–61) and Don Gillis (1961–96) frequently introduced her as the star of the show.