Venice High and rivals prep for fall football jamboree
Venice High School Venice High Indians and Lemon Bay High Manta Rays warm up with two a day drills ahead of season openers. VHS hosts Sarasota County Fall Football Jamboree August 31 in Sarasota with a Sept. 7 opener at the Ram Bowl versus Riverview. Co Captain Joe Walsh cited back issues. Lemon Bay reports no major injuries. Mantas start season vs Tampa Temple Heights at 8 p m at John E Davis Memorial Stadium with possible schedule shifts including Sept 13 or 21 games. Venice Vikings join Peace River Pop Warner Jamboree in Tarpons Stadium Punta Gorda with regular season starting Sept 15 in Englewood.
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Venice Vikings
Venice
Sarasota County
Sarasota
Indians
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Bill Strickland
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Temple Heights
John E. Davis
Punta Gorda
Vikings
Englewood
Venice Area Y Sting Ray Swim Team Places At Tampa Meet
The Venice Area Y Blue Sting Ray Swim Club sent 41 swimmers to the Tampa Invitational with 19 teams and 400-plus swimmers. Swimmers including Cherise Besasa David Hart Jeanine Hooper Matt Chelf and Nathan Collier posted several top finishes and relays with multiple medals and podiums. Coach Pat Briggs used the event to qualify additional Sting Rays for Gulf Coast Championships.
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Y” Blue Sting Ray
Tampa
Greater Tampa Swim Association
Sting Ray
Pat Briggs
Gulf Coast
Florida Junior Invitational wraps with Dunlap third, Dillard top
Florida Junior Invitational at Mission Inn in Howey-in-the-Hills drew almost 100 youths. Sarasota’s Scott Dunlap finished third after 54 holes while Andy Dillard of Tyler Texas claimed first and Brad Morely of Winter Springs took second on the challenging 6709 yard course. Tim Fieldhouse won his age flight.
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LaMorte
Brenda Bradshaw
Kelly Paul
Toni Winn
Jeanine Hooper
Rachel Leopold
Michelle Hickey
Mindy Collier
Jenny Backman
Nate Collier
Jason Brigham
Brandt Martin
Brad Renninger
Tim Shaw
Scott Harper
Matt Chelf
Greg Meyer
Andy Haas
Kevin Haas
Jeff Young
Mike Hoefling
Florida
Tim Fieldhouse
Sarasota
Tom Swain
Greg Howe
Brent Pinkerton
Mark Lippstreuer
Dunlap
Lauderhill
Fla
Venice Sailing Squadron opens seventh year with three day cruise
On Saturday Sept 1 the Venice Sailing Squadron starts its seventh year of racing and cruising in the Venice area. A three day cruise to South Seas Plantation Resort on Captiva Island marks the kickoff activity.
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Ginny Ripp
Venice
South Seas Plantation
Captiva Island
Wilson earns third in Crutchfield Junior Citrus Championship
Twelve year old Kent Wilson of Nokomis finished third in the 10 12 age group at the 36 hole Crutchfield Junior Citrus Championship held at Sebring Golf Club. He posted 184 over the two rounds while his brother Scott was fourth with 176 in the 13 14 division. The event awarded a medalist invitation to the Orange Bowl Invitational and International Junior Masters along with a replica trophy and blazer.
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Inverrary Country Club
Sarasotan
Mike Domalske
Dunlap
Don Burrell
Miami Lakes
Scott
Houston
Tex
Kent Wilson
Stewart Wilson
Nokomis
Sebring
Miami
New York
Venice student wins tournament of champions at Sara Bay
Mark Lippstreuer, 17, a Venice High senior from Englewood, captured the tournament of champions at Sara Bay Golf and Country Club. He shot 73 to beat Kirby Van Zandt 76 and Greg Howe 78. Peter Galvano won the Basic nine division with 68. The awards banquet is set for Aug. 27 at the Hyatt House Sarasota.
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Mark Lippstreuer
Venice High School
Greater Sarasota
Greg Howe
Mike Domalske
Tim Fieldhouse
Gulf Gate Golf Club
Peter Galvano
Kent Wilson
Nokomis
Hornado DeSoto
Hyatt House
Sarasota
Englewood
Lippstreuer
Coast Guard Auxiliary offers Boating Skills courses in Venice
Flotilla 86 of the Coast Guard Auxiliary invites new boaters to join two multiweek classes on Boating Skills and Seamanship. Sessions run Fridays 7 to 9 pm at Venice Elementary Cafeteria starting Sept 21. Topics include boat handling, navigation, engines, weather, with slides and demos. free instruction but a small fee for books. certificates awarded on completion.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary
U.S. Coast Guard
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Auxiliary
Venice Elementary Drivul
Bahama Street
Business 41
Strickland Named Athletic Director at Lemon High
William Strickland will serve as Athletic Director for the 1979 80 school year at Lemon High School. Mike Maier is named Assistant AD and will coach cross country this fall, with John Richmond guiding the girls volleyball program and Sandy Long assisting.
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William Strickland
Lemon High School
Mike Maier
Strickland
Maier
John Richmond
Sandy Long
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Myakka Pines Golf Club
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