Venice High Girls Track Surge Toward State Meet
Venice High School aims for state as the 21 member girls track team rides an 8 0 record into the Tarpon Relays on March 26. Standouts include juniors Barbara Matthews Sheila Gibson Cindy Binder Cedona Sigmon and Jill MacKinnon with Matthews volleying for mile and two mile titles and Gibson winning multiple events. Coach Charlie Hodges praises blended talent and strong coaching.
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Venice High
Charlie Hodges
Charlotte
Hoges
Fort Myers - Naples
Cindy Binder
Cedona Sigmon
Jill MacKinnon
Sigmon
Lady Indians
MacKinnon
Hodges
Matthews
Shelia Gibson
VHS
Morrison cited as top 880 runner by Venice High coach
Venice High track coach Charlie Powell says Russell Morrison, a consistent 220 dash and 880 run winner, is among the top 880 runners in the state. Powell notes Morrison is ranked very close to number one on the 880 honor roll.
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Venice High
Charlie Powell
Russell Morrison
Morrison
Powell
Venice Gulf Senior League Results Prompted by Missing Submissions
Managers have been delivering results, but some still did not cooperate. Boxes in Well Field concession stands collect scores on days and Thursdays. Blank result forms are available in the stands for completion.
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Well Field
Venice Indians Host Bayshore And Cypress Lake In Key Games
Venice High hosts Bayshore tonight at 7 30 at Pearson Field and Cypress Lake tomorrow. Cypress Lake is among the few teams to beat the Indians this season, adding intensity to the doubleheader schedule.
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Venice High Indians
Venice
Bayshore
Pearson Field
Fort Myers
Cypress Lake
Cypress
Indians
Conlan leads Venice Jayvees to 4-0 win over Port Charlotte
John Conlan pitched a one hitter with 11 strikeouts as Venice junior varsity defeated Port Charlotte varsity 4-0. Tim Cristello and Gary Dinka supplied key two base hits, driving in runs and giving Venice a 3-0 lead in the third with solid defense backing. Cristello went two for three and Venice hosts Manatee next at 4 p.m.
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John Conlan
Venice
Port Charlotte Pirate
Conlan
Mark Polkey
Doug Vick
Jack Voigt
Port Charlotte
Tim Cristello
Gary Dinka
Voigt
Indians
Dinka
Cristello
Larry Reiger
Jayvees
Manatee
Shillelah award goes to Bob Welch
Venice resident Bob Welch received the Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick Shillelah Award at the St. Patrick's Ball for decades of youth sports service. He coached Pop Warner, Little League, and YMCA basketball, stressing sportsmanship and dedication to children.
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Bob Welch
Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick
Venice
Venice Community Center
Bill Fairbanks
Maureen Madden
Welch
Pop Warner
YMCA
Dean Day
Dave Voigt
Venice-Nokomis Bank and Trust
Bud Stivers
Doctors
Sun Coast Gondolier
Jim Beans
The
Superior Mechanical Inc
Sarasota
Ed Decker
Decker Boys
Paul Schmidt
Venice High Girls Track Stretches to 8-0 as Records Fall
Venice High Girls track team extended its perfect record to 8-0 in dual meets and 5-0 in meets while setting two school marks. Barbara Matthews and Cedona Sigmon each broke records in the mile and 880 respectively, with Matthews winning the mile and Sigmon the 880 as Venice defeated Bayshore 92-29.
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Venice High
Lady Indians
Venice
Bayshore
Bradenton
Barbara Matthews
Lemon Bay Lady Mantas tennis rise to 5-3 on season
Lemon Bay girls beat Avon Park 4-3 then lose to Sebring 6-1 as Angelique Amen earns the only win for the Lady Mantas over Mary Jo Harrison 8-5. Kevin Kugler leads the boys with an 8-2 win over Bartlett Morrison. Kugler also tops Quinton Williams 8-3. The teams host Avon Park next Tuesday.
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Lemon Bay
Avon Park
Sebring
Manta Ray
Lady Mantas
Angelique Amen
Mary Jo Harrison
Kevin Frook
Kevin Kugler
John Bartlett
David Morrison
The
Mantas
Quinton Williams
Venice Boys Fall to Bruins in Track Meet
Venice High suffers another loss in a Friday meet to Bayshore 89 48 as Russell Morrison wins the 220 dash and 880 run. Firsts also by Bob Deighton Greg DeMarco Sam Irving and John Huffman.
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Russell Morrison
Venice High
Idnians
Bayshore
Bradenton
Morrison
Bob Deighton
Greg DeMarco
Sam Irving
John Huffman
Venice
Riverview
Sarasota
Barry Wimbish
Tom Maticka
Slyvester Cook
Huffman
Deighton
Maticka
Gregg Simmons
Sarasota County
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WHS
Allyson Beacom
Gwen Mitchell
Gibson
Rams
Binder
Vhs Oval
Andy Britton
Michelle Travers
Rachel Teachout
Maria-Lena Futch
Tenny Langston
Carol Padgett
Mahla Teachout
Lucy Loveless
Jackie Kidd
Kari Long
Teachout
Travers
Padgett
Futch
Amen
Langston
Loveless
Bruins
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