Venice teams shine as district tournaments wrap up
District 16 Little League and Senior League finals in Venice concluded with strong showings. Venice Little League sent National League All-Stars to Sarasota, Gulf Senior League 14-15s to Fort Myers, and Gulf Big League 16-18s to Dunedin, while local 13-year-olds pushed Manatee to the limit amid post season play. Umpiring praised as Bob Blalock earns Ump of the Year style nod.
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Venice
Chuck Rieter
Well Field
Andy Britton
Little League
Bill Stocker
Courtney Willis
Jack Guthrie
Hansel Faulkner
Sarasota
Bob Blalock
Venice Little League
Sarasota National
Manatee
Manatee Captures Senior 13s Title in District Final
Manatee won the District 16 Senior League 13-year-olds tournament with a 7-4 victory in the final game after Venice forced a deciding third contest. Venice earlier tied the series 1-1 with a 7-6 win, then Manatee pulled ahead 4-0 and clinched the title in the Saturday afternoon sequence.
Venice Nationals win 14 15s district title in dramatic finals
Venice Nationals defeat Manatee American 4 2 on Sunday to claim the 1982 District 16 Senior league 14 15 year olds Championship after a rally filled series. Hixon pitched seven strong innings as Venice posted three runs in the fifth to seal the win. Manatee had taken an early 2 0 lead but Venice answered with timely hits and a decisive late rally to finish atop the tournament.
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Nick Speth
Manatee
Peirce
Watson
Burnett
McNally
Venice
Rhodes
Blem
Mike Speck
Fort Myers
Bill Madden
Nationals
Danny Hixon
Hixon
Sonny Zimmers
Shawn Lewellen
Shane Sharbino
Ron Bright
Zimmers
Frank Cruz
Venice Nationals
Billy Madden
Victors
Jon Coleman
Jimmy Britton
Steve Smith
Kirk Gaskell
Madden
Mitch Pretervint
Jeff Hendershott
E. Coleman
Britton
David Michel
Portervini
Hendershott
Manatee Americans
Tim Speth
Cruz
Walters
Speth
Smith
Venice American
Jimmy Jordan
Scott Grimes
Manatee National
Danny Williams
Louis DeNeen
Americans
John Hatten
Mark Rose
Steve Matthews
Dwayne Thornton
Todd Waggoner
Matthews
Rose
Waggoner
DeNeen
Venice Americans
Manatee American
Manatee Nationals
Dwayne Strong
Venice Nationals win District 16 Little League title 8-2
Venice Nationals defeat Englewood 8-2 at Chuck Reiter Field to clinch the sub district district 16 championship. The team improves to 3-0 in double elimination while Englewood falls to 2-2. They advance to a Wednesday district contest against Sarasota National at 7 p.m. at Sarasota Little League Complex.
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Venice Nationals
Venice
Chuck Reiter
Englewood
Nationals
Sarasota National
Sarasota
12Th Street
Mike Scavo
Rodger Baran
Chris Nelson
Andy Badolato
Fort Myers
Kevin Faulkner
Billy Sheaffer
Chuck Beyer
Ken Tenbusch
Frank Kimbatl
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Venetians
P.J. Blem
David Peirce
Bryan Detert
Scott McNally
Mike Speth
Shawn Watson
Billy Burnett
Billy Rhodes
Detert
Sonny Zimmeri
Jim Davis
Zimmeri
RBI
Portervint
Michel
Billy Walters
Lerry Taylor
Kevin Stalter
Sharbino
Brad Smith
Venice National
Florida
Mitch Portervint
Nick Passamonte
Tim
Brady Fitzgerald
David Michael
Mike Cristello
Bill Walters
Mike Dalton
Chuck Ross Field
Little League Nationals
Pee Wee Soloway
Joe Kowalczyk
Kevin Cox
Soloway
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