Venice and Lemon Bay face waning basketball crowds
Local turnout for Venice High and Lemon Bay High basketball has declined from once packed gyms to mostly empty bleachers. Despite strong performances by Venice and Lemon Bay players, attendance remains low as teams push through the season with several notable games and standout scorers highlighted.
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Venice-Englewood
Venice
Lemon Bay
Manta Rays
Indians
Lady Indians
Venice High School
Bayshore
Manatee
Charlotte
Lady Tarpojs
Bruins
Dsoto
Cardinalet
Eric Anderson
Kevin Faukner
Larry Dinka
Rick Stocker
Cedona Signon
Peggy Jansen
Lori Blackburn
Sheila Gibson
Sherri Powell
Anderson
Irk Detert
Rodger Baran
Sarasota County
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
al Lopez Field
Hollywood
Buccaneers
Falcons
Bucs
San Diego
Kansas City
Venice High opens wrestling season at North Fort Myers
Venice High School launches its 1981-82 wrestling campaign with a meet at North Fort Myers against the Red Knight wrestlers. Jayvee starts at 1 30 p m followed by varsity, with co captains Jerry Biller and William Gilmartin leading the lineup.
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Venice High School
North Fort Myers
Red Knight
Jayvee
Jerry Biller
NFM
John Lofge
Kevin Lugar
John Johnson
Ian Brown
Jerry Uhl
William Young
Jim Gilmartin
Tom Safreed
Bill Roberts
Terry Horan
Doug Porter
Gilmartin
Biller
Dave Batiato
WHS
North Fort Myers Jayvees
Jim Beans
Venice Upsets Booker 66-62 In Close Final Minute
Venice High defeats previously unbeaten Booker 66-62 as Larry Dinka and Eric Anderson steer the final stretch. Anderson scores 21, Faulkner brothers and Stocker add double digits. Booker suffers late foul trouble and key turnovers.
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Venice
Booker
Larry Dinka
Eric Anderson
Venice High Indians
Garasche Hooker
Anderson
Dinka
Jeff Hill
James Hobbs
Hill
Tornadoes
Kevin Faulkner
Willie Ray
Dexter Ray
Indians
Ric Stocker
Stocker
Faulkner Brothers
Craig
Kevin
Southeast Tops Lemon Bay In Lady Manta Battle
Southeast defeated Lemon Bay 64 to 44 as Karen Morgan scored 28 for the Lady Seminoles while Lori Smith and Pam Taylor added 47 combined. Southeast led 48 17 at halftime, improving to 4-0. Lemon Bay dips to 2-3.
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Lemon Bay
Charlotte
Lady Mantas
Hardee
Okeechobee
DeSoto
Venice
Karen Morgan
Jill Brownlow
Cathy Carney
Dorothy Moore
Laurie Davis
Southeast
Manta Bay Boys
Steve King
Avon Park
Cardinal Mooney
Bayshore
Terry Kugler
Steve Grannell
Tony Ritzman
Ron Guiliano
King
Manta Rays
Palmetto
Lady Seminoles
Michelle Lawrence
Morgan
Lori Smith
Pam Taylor
Kelly Makela
Lady Manta
Englewood Chamber Eyes Major League Winter Training
Englewood's chamber of commerce explores bringing a major league winter training site. Five MLB teams including the Cubs and Reds express interest. site needs 50 75 acres and 75 1 million for dormitory cafeteria and facilities. A baseball committee will pursue private funding and a nonprofit to manage contributions. Board notes proximity to existing sites and possible Cubs move.
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Tom Denham
Englewood
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City Chiefs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Baltimore Orioles
Dallas Green
Green
Messa
Arizona
Chicago White Sox
Sarasota
Florida
Philadelphia Phillies
Chamber Board of
Chamber
Rowley
Kansas City
Chicago
Cincinnati
Naples
Venice
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Immokalee
Sebring
Port Charlotte
N. Fort Myers
St. Pete Lakewood
VHS
Eff
Richard Day
Dave McNulty
Richard Hart
Paul Paquette
J.S. Harris
Dominic Nargi
Bryan Chase
Craig Faulkner
Booker Dexter Ray
Carla Foster
Patty Williams
Chamber Board
Ray Witkowski
Bill Burdick
Frank Kimball
Englewood Chamber
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