Venice Girls Sectional Champs Head To State Tourney
Venice Little League Girls Softball 9 to 12, Section Four victors 2-1 over Meadowlawn of St. Petersburg at Pinellas Complex, earning a State Championship bid in Fort Lauderdale. Manager Milt Maas praised players and coach Mindy Stephens, with a Sunday send off at Chuck Reiter Complex.
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Jim Beans
Venice
Gulf Little League
North Eau Gallie
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Milt Maas
Maas
Mindy Stephens
Sara
McDonald’s of
South Venice
Fort Lauderdale
Chuck Reiter
McDonald’s
Las Vegas Sweepstakes Nears Finals At Englewood Bowl
The Las Vegas Summer Sweepstakes returns to week 11 with finals set for Aug 17. Top prizes include a weekend trip for two to Las Vegas. Weekly qualifiers run Monday to Saturday at 2 and 10 pm. Finalists picked from the weekly top two. Local merchants sponsor the event and promote bowling in Englewood and surrounding areas.
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Englewood
Junior golf finale links Mission Valley and Bird Bay clubs
MVGCC hosts the season finale of the Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Invitational with playoffs at Mission Valley Laurel for 10 to 18 year olds starting at 8 a.m. Tee 1. Bird Bay hosts a clinic at 8 p.m. before nine holes at 9 a.m. Mil Prather and George Hunter coordinate. Four juniors join the Citrus Open in Lakeland August 4-6. Page Dunlap travels to Wichita for the girls’ division after Grenelefe win.
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Mission Valley
Bird Bay
Greater Sarasota
Phil Darbyshire
Mission Valley Country Club
Laurel
George Hunter
Bird Bay Golf Club
Mil Prather
National Bank of Sarasota
Venice area youth soccer launches fall registration drive
Venice Area Youth Soccer Association with the YMCA takes over the county program. New board includes President Joe Maier and Secretary Sue Nagorka. Registration for ages 9 to 18 at South County Family YMCA on Sept 6 and 13 from 9 am to noon, with 6 to 8 year olds signed up Sept 2–19. Fee is 15 dollars per child. Coaches and referees are sought and a clinic will be held.
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Venice Area
Venice Area Youth Soccer Association
YMCA
County Recreation
Joe Maier
Bob Koson
Ted Ruckert
Sue Nagorka
Howard Tewes
Robert Barry
Marge Buchanan
Jim Buchanan
Mareen Hopkins
Marge McQue
Tom van de Ri
South County Family Ymca
Association
WAYSA
State Jaycees Junior Golf Championship Event Preview
A group of area youths will compete in the 1980 Florida State Jaycees Junior Golf Championship and Girls Invitational at Lehigh Country Club. Open to Florida amateur golfers aged nine to 17, the 54-hole medal format runs Friday through August 3 in three age groups with overall low score determining the champion. Notables include Scott and Kent Wilson, Steve Culbert, Kristin and Mark Lofge, Chip and Bruce Darbyshire, and Tim Fieldhouse. Dennis Brissette hosts, with Jaycee president Bill Rasnake overseeing arrangements.
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Florida State Jaycees
Lehigh Country Club
Florida
Scott
Kent Wilson
Steve Culbert
Kristin
Mark Lofge
Chip
Bruce Darbyshire
Tim Fieldhouse
Dennis Brissette
Club Pross
Jaycee
Bill Rasnake
Team to stay at Escape Beach Club for State Tourney
Maas said the team will stay at the Escape Beach and Tennis Club on Rio Mar Street Lauderdale Beach for the duration of the State Tourney win or lose. Games are at the field on the corner of Southwest Eighth Avenue and Southwest 28 Street Fort Lauderdale.
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Rio Mar Street
Lauderdale Beach
Maas
Eighth Avenue
Southwest 28 Street
Fort Lauderdale
S.W
Vikings open drills for 1980 Venice Pop Warner season
The Venice Vikings launched their 1980 Pop Warner program with the first practice at Well Field Complex. Daily sessions run 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. until school begins. Veteran coaches return to lead the Knights Peewees, Lancers Peewees, Crusaders Junior Midgets, and Warriors Midgets, with registrations ongoing at practice to build full rosters.
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Venice Vikings
Well Field
Vikings
Bob Welch
Knights
Peewees
David Voigt
Wayne Deming
Lloyd Rose
Ron Burnett
Lancers
Frank Peacock
Kermit Knight
Larry Wright
Lawrence
Butch” Lynn
Jack Porter
Crusaders
Mike Koelins
Mark Ledger
Dennis Adrian
Ralph Adrian
Warriors
Mickey Lawrence
Jon Steketee
Gordon Struble
Maurice
Butch” Dalton
Bob Austin
Courtside Tennis Club Hosts Non-Tournament Meet
Thirty junior players from Courtside Tennis Club Venice met youths from Belleterri Tennis Club Bradenton in a non tournament event under Youth Tennis Foundation. Teams earned points while players aged 12 to 16 competed regardless of membership or ranking. A follow up meet with Rangoon Club Fort Myers is set for Thursday at noon followed by a participant picnic.
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Courtside
Venice
Phil Baker
Belleterri
Bradenton
Youth Tennis Foundation
Rangoon
Fort Myers
Baker
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Christie Baldinger
Sheaffer
Venetians
Ann Edwards
Meadowlawn
Cathy Sheaffer
Edwards
Secon
Debbie Carson
Ann Metzger
Tony Walsh
Paula
Leslie Harriman
Candy Sanders
Kelly Harriman
Metzger
Dawn Wernder
Liz Bowen
Stephanie Loyie
Bowen
Paul Sheaffer
Baldinger
Sanders
Jackie Waymire
Las Vegas
David Mays
Roger Sparks
al Harp
Maggie Leach
Dave Strandberg
North Port
Susan Karr
Sarasota
Jim McCarthy
Rene Koskinen
Stanley Carter
Jude Strandberg
Englewood-Venice
Robert Basnett
Redfish Lodge
Janice Yarolim
Englewood Printing Center
Ann Kraft
Ann’s Flowers of
Dennis Ross
Lemon Bay TV
John Morales
Ross
Butch Dalton
Babe’s Ace Hardware
Arnold Summers
The
Englewood Herald
Boca Raton
Steve Sanchez
Mike Sanchez
Brian Buesing
Star Soccer Camps Inc
Schmidt
MVGCC
Todd Littrell
David Salzburg
Rich Riesz
Rich Kyllonen
Glen Hadlock
Robbie Smith
Trey Hammett
Chuck Hammett
Chip Darbyshire
Tom Tyler
Russ Morrison
Ric Stocker
Grace Darbyshire
Barbara
Pat Antonetti
Steve Lastomirsky
Scott Morrison
Tim Tyler
Mathew Cummings
Robby O'Boyle
Jim
Ted Soloway
Kevin Jeffrey
Jimmy Kelley
Scott Austin
Erin Flowers
Cleveland Heights
Page Dunlap
North Florida
Grenelefe
Witchita
Kan
Jaycees Tourney
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