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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1979
Page
13
An anonymous visitor recounts a Venice High boys game with sparse attendance and a poor showing. He notes weak fundamentals, two stressed coaches, and questions the lack of a feeder system or youth leagues to develop local talent.
There will be an organizational meeting for the South County Men's Open Basketball League sponsored by the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Department on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Venice Recreation Center. All managers officials and players should attend. Entry fee is $155. The program runs January to March with games on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Venice High Gym. For more information call Al Winslow at 484-5819.
Venice golfer Jim Kelley placed second in the 16-17 division at the Capri Isles Holiday Junior Golf Classic behind Sarasota’s Greg Howe who shot 148 for 36 holes. Kelley posted 72 75 for 147. Tim Fieldhouse led the 13-year-olds with 146 and Jim McCann won the 14-15 division with 147. Also noted were Page Dunlap first in the Girls division and several local players placing in various age groups.
The Venice Shuffleboard Club held a Santa Shoot at City Courts with a large turnout. Hazel Ramsey won, followed by Dick Carlton, Ray Blodgett, Perry Pitting, Cora Beier, Lester Sheldon, and Bill Moehlich as prizes were announced amid coffee and dessert. Lee Miller and Ruth Pabst hosted.
The South County Family YMCA Selby pool hosts visiting college squads including Missouri Maryland and Miami of Ohio with coaches Howell Uhlig Fisher Scott Shaw and Shally guiding groups of up to 45 swimmers. Open house and chicken barbeque on Jan 6 invites the public to tour facilities and watch training sessions in Venice.
This week features Venice High School boys at Cocoa Beach Holiday Tourney and girls at St. Petersburg Catholic. VHS wrestling at Lemon Bay, junior high at McIntosh, and Friday night hoops vs Southeast. Saturday includes Bayshore wrestling and YMCA youth basketball events by age group.
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