Tennis serving basics and game strategy guide
Phil Baker reviews stance and toss fundamentals for singles and doubles play. He details foot placement, serve alignment, and ball toss, then shifts to doubles positioning and court coverage. The piece includes a game recap: Bradenton Bayshore beats Venice 63 to 58 as Wander and Fathauer lead Venice with 17 points.
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Indians
Big
Russell Ivey
Ivey
WHS
Mike Lay
Bacon
Bayshore
Venice
Wander
Rick Fathauer
Venice girls fall to Bayshore 50 47 in home loss
Bayshore tops Venice 50 to 47 as Bayshore builds early lead, Venice fights back to take a halftime edge. Two Venice players foul out and Kathy Makela scores 22 for Venice while Rhonda Small leads Bayshore with 20. Venice hosts Sarasota next in the VJHL.
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Venice High
Bayshore
Venice
VHS
WHS Lassies
Sandi Brooks
Parlisa Bacon
Linda Nostin
Kathy Pluto
Venice Girls
Linda Agee
Jane Arnall
Kathy Makela
Brooks
Rhonda Small
Bacon
Vicki Currier
Sarasota
Agee
M. Arnall
J. Arnall
Makela
Nostin
Pittman
Totals
Currier
Fail
Korcheck
Smalls
Pluto
Venice Losrs
Rams trounce Venice High in Christmas Classic opener
Riverview 82 Venice 50 as the Rams shoot 28 of 28 from the free throw line in Robarts Arena. Ron Wander led Venice with 18 points while Riverview improved to 7-0 and fifth in the state 4A poll.
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Riverview
Venice High
Indians
Sarasota
VHS
Venice Jayvees Top Bayshore 53 35 In Varsity Style Win
Venice High junior varsity beat Bayshore 53 to 35 to move to 3-1 while Bayshore falls to 0-5. Bill Hopper led Venice with 17 points followed by Rich Alexander with 9 and Mike Roberts with 7.
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Venice High
Bayshore
Venice
Bill Hopper
Rich Alexander
Mike Roberts
Indians
Sebring Beats Venice in W V wrestling meet via forfeits
Sebring High Blue Streaks beat Venice 39-27 on forfeits after a 15-15 tie in matches. Venice guards Adam McGinn remained unbeaten at 147 and earned Wrestler of the Meet as Rick Smith pinned Robert Garlick. Dan Sobiesiewski won 5-1 for Venice. Dave Kelm lost 5-4. JV edged 24-22 with four double forfeits.
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Sebring High
Venice
Sebring
Adam McGinn
Marvin Wolfe
Rick Smith
Robert Garlick
Dan Sobiesiewski
Indians
Dave Kelm
Sebring Jayvees
WHS Jayvees
Area Bowling Results At Englewood Bowl
Readable scores show multiple teams and players with totals and game pins at Englewood Bowl. Notable entries include Roger's Used Cars Hi Lo Mixers led by Ricky Winters and the Englewood Bowl team with high totals, along with individual scores for Helen Koesel Doris Parks and John Fulton.
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Doe's
Englewood
Alyce Yeast
Roger's
Ricky Winters
Englewood Bowl
Abbe
Palm Plaza Merchants Association
Helen Koesel
Englewood Bank and Trust
Charles Hungerford
Baldwin Electric
Lock and Key Club
First National Bank
Dee's of
Doris Parks
Lis Exner
Misfits
Alley Rats
The
Bernies
John Fulton
Roger’s
Norm's
Friendly golf tips for the new year from Carl Rohmann
Pro Carl A. Rohmann of Lake Venice Golf Club offers simple advice for beginners and players alike. Emphasizing relaxed mindset, proper grip, smooth backswings, avoiding risky hero shots, and steady putting to improve scores. God bless you and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Carl A. Rohmann
Pro
Lake Venice Golf Club
PGA
MJC Lady Lancers open 1978 schedule with home opener
The Manatee Junior College Lady Lancers host Clearwater Christian College on January 9 in their 1978 season opener. Venice High grads Gail Frey and Toni Woods, top scorers on last year’s VHS team that went 20-1, joined MJC with scholarships. The schedule lists opponents, venues, and start times through March state tournament.
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MJC
Lady Lancers
Venice
Gail Frey
Toni Woodson
Manatee Junior College
Clearwater Christian College
Broward Central
Central Florida
C.C
Venice High
Toni Woods
Frey
Woods
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Ron Wander
Craig Weixelbaum
Phil Baker
Courtside
Jim Beans
Bradenton-Bayshore
Bruins
Wayne Bacon
al Gilbert
Joel Westfahl
Westfahl
Rams
Gibson
Fathauer
Rich DeMasi
Westphal
Nesslar
Rob DeMasi
Charlote
Williams
Repasky
Helmuth
Stottlemyer
Smith
Fosbenner
Roberts
Haney
Cogar
Edwards
McDeed
Deuitch
Weisbrod
Seas Carey
Jayvees
Ron DeMasi
Hopper
Anderson
Alexander
Blake
Schuette
Acker
Thomas
Lippstruer
Dinka
Trimble
Hines
Dowling
Bailey
Parker
Keelberg
Skaggs
Jenks
Clearwater Christian
Tba
Warner Southern
Brevard Community College
Eckerd College
Miami-Dade South
Tampa
Florida Southern
St. Leo College
Tampa University
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