Meadows Junior Invitational Golf Tourney Set for July 2
Twenty seven Venice area juniors compete in the Meadows Junior Invitational at Meadows Golf and Country Club Sarasota with tee times from 7:30 a.m. The event, third in the Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association series, includes 16 to 18 year olds Bruce Darbyshire Jim Kelley Ron Wander David Salzburg Brent Pinkerton Mark Lippstreuer and Pat Brosnan in girls division. younger divisions feature Todd Littrell 15-year-old Scott Thinnes 14-year-olds Steve Culbert Russ Morrison Tom Tyler Kent Wilson Scott Wilson and Fred Shoaff with Chip Darbyshire Grace Darbyshire Jim Britton Chuck Hammett Pat Antonetti Kristin Lofge and Mike Smith in basic 9-hole competition.
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Venice Area
Meadows Golf and Country Club
Sarasota
Greater
Venice Little League Girls All Stars Named for Seniors Majors
The Venice Little League announces Seniors and Majors Girls Softball All Stars. Seniors team led by Sara Maas and Murray Kanetsky includes Lisa Kelly Linda Kelly DeeDee Detweiler from Rotary plus players from Kiwanis First National Bank of Venice South County Bank American Legion Post 159 and Rotary with Sharon Kelly as alternate. Majors team coached by Kevin McGrath and Gail Fosnight lists Connie Gerace Liz Bowen Paula Shaeffer Gretchen Maas from Doctors Tracy Ewing Cheryl Lutman Sherry Polk Ruth Fisher Dana Henne from VFW Coast Federal and Sheriff’s Department with alternates Cheryl Blackburn Donna Kowalczk Stephanie Lofey Ceada Salter.
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Venice Little League
Sara Maas
Murray Kanetsky
Lisa Kelly
Linda Kelly
DeeDee Detweiler
Rotary
Cindy Grich
Sherri Powell
Melissa Vick
Denise DeMasi
The
Kiwanis
Jill van der Linden
Georganne Tucker
Jane Cornelius
First National Bank of Venice
Traci Lay
Linda Tenbusch
South County Bank
Lilly Dorsett
Jackie Dorsett
American Legion Post 159
Sharon Kelly
Kevin McGrath
Conesea
Gail Fosnight
Connie Gerace
Liz Bowen
Paula Shaeffer
Gretchen Maas
Doctors
Tracy Ewing
Cheryl Lutman
Sherry Polk
Ruth Fisher
Dana Henne
VFW
Beth Mangione
Ginny Matthews
Karen Deto
Coast Federal
Holly Simes
Kim Hoff
Sheriff's Department
Cheryl Blackburn
Burrows Wins 92/2-Pound Class Advances to Grand Nationals
Wesley Burrows of the Venice AAU Wrestling Club won the 92/2 pound Advanced Division at the Southeastern National AAU meet in South Carolina. The Venice High student qualified for the Grand Nationals in Lincoln Nebraska July 14 15, but the club lacks funds to send him. WWC Coach Gil Loeser and friends are raising 300 dollars to cover travel. People may help by sending contributions to Gil Loeser at 275 Burke Road Venice 33595 or calling 488-0991 or visiting Venice Junior High.
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Wesley Burrows
Venice
South Carolina
Wesley
Lincoln
Nebraska
WWC
Gil Loeser
Burrows
Venice High
Loeser
Grapplers Club
Burke Road
YMCA Day Camp session bigger and better
The South County Family YMCA announces a larger two week Day Camp from July 9 to July 20 with new activities. Highlights include swim races, hurdles, field events, water balloon contest, prizes, free watermelon, motorcross race, bicycle safety inspection, field trips, and a challenge day against Nokomis Recreation Center.
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South County Family Ymca
Wolves
Nokomis Recreation Center
Brent Pinkerton signs Indian River Scholarship in golf
Venice High School golfer Brent Pinkerton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pinkerton, signs with Indian River Junior College Fort Pierce. He joins Gavin Darbyshire as VHS drill signings and tops district meets with a 75 in May while aiming for four-year schools. Pinkerton credits Lew Smither III for his progress and notes Indian River has open spots for its 1979 squad.
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Indian River Junior College
Venice High
Brent Pinkerton
James
Sam Pinkerton
Venice
Schmitt
U.S
VHS
Pinkerton
Florida State
University of Miami
Bent Tree
Sarasota
Mark Lippstreuer
Lippstreuer
Brent
Indian River
Capri Isles
Lew Smither III
Smither
Ron
Wander
Mark
Borden
Capri
Wilson Brothers
Kent
Scott
Sam
Pam
Jane Arnall competes in State AAU Junior Olympics discus
Englewood’s Jane Arnall, a Venice High School senior to be, competes in the State AAU Junior Olympics discus at Showalter Field Winter Park after finishing second for Venice at the Class 3A State High School Meet. Arnall qualified from Sarasota eliminations last weekend and threw the discus over 123 feet at the state meet.
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Jane Arnall
Englewood
Venice High School
Showalter Field
Winter Park
Jane
VHS
Sarasota
Arnall
Venice Nationals tout pitching depth for Babe Ruth tourney
Venice Nationals coach John Baran emphasizes deep pitching and strong depth over the Venice Gulf American squad for the District Babe Ruth League tournament. The staff features three right handers Rodger Baran Chris Nelson and John Conlan and three left handers Kevin Faulkner Shawn Walsh and Andy Badolato with Baran planning to use Faulkner or Baran as opening pitcher depending on lineup.
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Jim Beans
Nationals
John Baran
United First Federal
Rodger Baran
Chris Nelson
John Conlan
Fraternal Order of Police
Baran
Nelson
UFF
Conlan
FOP
Kevin Faulkner
Shawn Walsh
Coast Federal
Andy Badolato
Faulkner
Walsh
Badolato
1St Federal
George Chamberlain
Jeff Bryant
Bryant
New Venice Rec Supervisor Beth Saraduke Takes Helm
Beth Saraduke assumes full duties as Venice Recreation Center supervisor on Monday after being hired June 21. She previously served as assistant center supervisor at Bee Ridge Park and has two years in the field. The center enrolls 180 children in a summer program run with three leaders and four lifeguards under her watch.
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Beth Saraduke
Venice Recreation Center
Mary Johnson
Bee Ridge Park Center
Beth
Venice
Bee Ridge Park
University of South Florida
Miss Saraduke
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Pat Antonetti
Kristin
Mark Lofge
Scott Morrison
Mike Smith
VLL
YMCA
Venice Nationals
Larry Dinka
FOP, Baran
Dave Lawrence
Englewood Elks
Russ Hutchins
Doug Fiore
Well Field Complex
Saraduke
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