Venice Americans Fall Short in District Six Babe Ruth Final
In a tight two game final, Venice Americans lost to Sarasota Americans 2-1 after winning the opener 11-10. Pitcher Tim Eland saved Venice in the seventh of game one, while Doug Swanson and Scavo matched zeros in a classic pitchers duel in game two before Sarasota captured the title. Venice’s Mark Ruehr, Danny Schulte, and Robbie Krogh sparked the rally in game one, but Sarasota clinched the tourney with a sixth inning run. Roger James praised local organizers as district officials lauded Venice’s strong showing and pride in hosting.
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Jim Beans
Venice Americans
Sarasota Americans
Venice
Sarasota
Danny Schulte
Robbie Krogh
Tim Eland
Mark Ruehr
Schlute
Eland
Ruehr
Billy Sheaffer
Blem
Reuhr
Schaeffer
Mike Scavo
Schulte
Krogh
Scavo
Doug Swanson
Tony Byrd
Swanson
Brad
Robbie Smith
Roger James
Venice Gulf Coast
Jack Button
Sarasota American
Todd
Clearwater
Fort Myers
James
Area Two Little League opens Monday in District Nine
The District Nine Area Two tournament begins Monday at Chuck Reiter Field 1 with Englewood facing Arcadia at 5:30 p.m. and LaBelle meeting Port Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. Punta Gorda and Venice have byes and await Tuesday’s results.
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Chuck Reiter
Englewood
Arcadia
LaBelle
Port Charlotte
Punta Gorda
Venice
Local youths compete in Florida Jaycees junior golf championship
A group of Venice Nokomis and Sarasota youths take part in the 1979 Florida State Junior Boys and Girls Championship at Lehigh Golf and Country Club Lehigh Acres. Competition runs Friday through Sunday with finals and trophies Sunday afternoon. Participants include Mark Lippstreuer Scott Wilson Kent Wilson Page Dunlap Tim Fieldhouse and Jamie Berger in various 12 to 17 age groups.
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Florida Jaycees
Lehigh Golf and Country Club
Lehigh Acres
Venice
Mark Lippstreuer
Scott and
Kent Wilson
Nokomis
Scott
Page Dunlap
Sarasota
Page
Tim Fieldhouse
Bradenton
Jamie Berger
Lippstreuer
Dunlap
Cape Coral Majors win 1979 District Nine softball title
Cape Coral Major Girls softball beat Venice 11 to 7 to claim the 1979 District Nine championship. Venice committed 12 errors, producing all unearned runs for Cape Coral, while Venice pitcher Holly Simes faced little support from the defense.
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Jim Beans
Cape Coral
Venice
Fort Myers Beach
Naples
Venice Senior Girls reach District Nine finals in dramatic comeback
The Venice Venetians force a face off with Naples after advancing through the loser's bracket in the District Nine tournament. They defeated Cape Coral 10-8 and Fort Myers Beach 21-0 at Chuck Reiter Stadium, with Lilly Dorsett and DeDee Detweiler starring on offense and Detweiler pitching seven innings.
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Venice
Naples
Fort Myers Beach
Cape Coral
Chuck Reiter
Cindy Grich
Venetians
Lisa Kelly
Lynda Tenbusch
Georganne Tucker
Lilly Dorsett
Sherri Powell
Linda Kelly
Jackie Dorsett
DeDee Detweiler
Detweiler
Melissa Vick
Grich
Powell
Shortston
Tucker
Tenbusch
Sara Maas
Murray Kanetsky
Venice youth baseball softball programs reach peak activity
Venice sports writer praises the area baseball and softball programs for ages eight to eighteen for boys and eight to fifteen for girls. He notes robust participation, acknowledges many volunteers, discusses two tournament teams, and urges a future reshaping of Little League divisions around 1980 to 1982.
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Jim Beans
Venice Area
Venice
VAYC Swimmers Shine At Firecracker Invitational Meet
Venice Area YMCA Stingray swimmers competed at the Firecracker Invitational hosted by the Sarasota YMCA Sharks, an AAU A meet. Highlights include Nathan Collier, Andy Fritsch, Tim Shaw and Greg Miller second in the 200-yard freestyle relay for eight-and-under boys, and multiple top finishes across 11-18 girls and boys events. Coach Pat Briis guides VAYSC toward state age group and Gulf Coast championships as they train at South County YMCA 50-Meter pool.
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Tim Paradise
VAYSC
Venice Area
Michelle Huyette
Jenny Brooks
Pat Briis
P Ractice
South County
YMCA
Selby
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Sheaffer
Scott Acton
Bob Moore
VLL
Beth Mangione
Cheryl Polk
Gretchen Maas
Liz Bowen
Cherie Lutman
Stephanie Loyie
Karen Deto
Holly Simes
Dana Henne
Kim Hoff
Jenney Matthews
Ruth Risher
Paula Sheaffer
Connie Gerace
Kevin McGrath
Gail Fosnight
Ruth Fisher
McGrath
Holly
Perna
Randall Hicks
Babe Ruth
VAYC
David Mahoney
Ann Hickey
Jeff Friedman
Dan Fritsch
Pat Briggs
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