Opening Day Highlights In Senior Little League 1982 Season
Rains delayed games but turnout was strong for the senior league opener. Steve Smith of the Fraternal Order of Police dominated Englewood with a 5-1 win, allowing two hits and fanning 16 in seven innings, plus a single and 20 putouts. Mitch Portervint threw a four hitter for Englewood. Kirk Gaskell doubled for Englewood and Nick Passamonte doubled for FOP. Billy Madden earned the win for United First Federal 13-3 over Coast Federal with 10 Ks. Jon Coleman and Danny Hixon doubled for UFF and Coast. Kevin Boyer Tim Costello doubled as Kiwanis beat North Port 7-1. Stoltz struck out nine in Kiwanis win while Camp fanned 11 for North Port.
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Steve Smith
Fraternal Order of Police
Englewood
Mitch Portervint
Kirk Gaskell
Nick Passamonte
FOP
Billy Madden
United First Federal
Coast Federal
Jon Coleman
UFF
Danny Hixon
Kevin Boyer
Tim Costello
Kiwanis
North Port Bank
David Stoltz
Jeff Camp
North Port
Lighted Games Dilemma Prompts Schedule Talks
The community debates who pays for night lights at area recreation sites as authorities weigh postponing night games. With daylight saving time, seven innings risk darkness if games start after 5 p.m. Post DST, two games per night on two fields and day Saturday seem possible. Sunday games discussed.
Venice Ladies Host Riverview in Undefeated Track Run
Venice Lady Indians, 6-0 on the season, welcome Riverview to John E. Davis Stadium at Venice High School Tuesday at 3:30. Star performers Barbara Matthews and Sheila Gibson, both juniors, lead a dominant team with Gibson winning four events and Matthews three in recent meets.
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Venice High School
Venice Lady Indians
Riverview
Venice
Barbara Matthews
Sheila Gibson
Gibson
Matthews
Perry Will Get His Chance For 300
Ageless Gaylord Perry, after 19 big league seasons and 297 wins, signs with the Seattle Mariners and nears the 300th victory. He ranks 15th all time in wins, with 3336 strikeouts, 52 shutouts, 4949 innings pitched, and 715 games pitched, trailing only a few stars as he nears a historic milestone.
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Early Wynn
Seattle Mariners
Wynn
Cleveland Indians
Lefty Grove
Perry
Johnson
Jim Palmer
Nolan Ryan
Steve Carlton
Tom Seaver
Ferguson Jenkins
Don Sutton
Phil Niekro
Venice girls set four track records in triangular meet
Venice High School girls set four school records in a triangular meet at VHS oval beating Palmetto and Port Charlotte. Barbara Matthews led with two records in the 880 and two mile runs and won the mile. Jill MacKinnon set a 51.78 mark in the 330 hurdles. the 4x110 relay team set a school record of 4 12.80.
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Venice High
Palmetto
Port Charlotte
Vhs
Barbara Matthews
Jill MacKinnon
MacKinnon
Gwen Mitchell
Cedona Sigmon
Sheila Gibson
Gibson
Cindy Binder
Mitchell
WHS
Sigmon
Indians
John Huffman
Venice
Maticka
Huffman
Morrison
Bob Deighton
Barry
Lemon Bay Lady Mantas Top Bishop Verot In Ten Inning Show
Lemon Bay overcame a 6 2 deficit to tie 6 6 in the seventh inning and then scored three in the tenth to defeat Bishop Verot 9 6 in Fort Myers high school softball. Ayres allowed eight innings of shutout relief for Lemon Bay, while Bergeron Hellyar Foster and Adkins paced the offense with multi hit days.
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Lemon Bay
Bishop Verot
Fort Myers
Lady Manta
Jodi West
Sheila Adkins
Dorothy Moore
Marilu Musecato
Carrie Bergeron
Carla Foster
Moore
Bergeron
Lisa Hellyar
Foster
Hellyar
Mantas
Mary Ayres
Cathy Foster
Ayres
Adkins
Lady Mantas
Lady Manta Rays
West
Muscato
Jackie Lemnert
Little League Opens 1982 Season in Venice
The Venice Little League starts the 1982 season on March 13 at the Chuck Reiter Complex with ceremonies at 9 30 a.m. Players should arrive by 9 15. Majors and Lions leagues begin at 10 30 with matches on Field 2 and 3. A full schedule of boys and girls games follows next week and midweek.
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Venice
Chuck Reiter
Ewing
Nokomis Lions
Venice Lions
Doctors
Bates
South Venice Rotary Meeting Sheriffs
Kiwanis
Rotary
YMCA honors basketball teams in South County league finale
YMCA correspondent reports the South County Family YMCA Youth Basketball Leagues concluded their 1982 season with awards and recognition for standout teams and players.
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YMCA
South County Family Ymca
New Galaxy Lanes Venice to Bring 40-Lane Bowling Center
Venice will gain Galaxy Lanes Venice a 40 lane bowling alley north of Scotty's on the U S 41 By Pass with modern equipment. Foundations to be in by April 1 and completion targeted for early September. Galaxy Lanes South Sarasota and Galaxy Lanes Bradenton ownership group backs the project.
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Venice
Galaxy Lanes
Scotty’s
U.S. 41
Sarasota
Bradenton
Galaxy
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