Arnall Seeks State Track Title at Winter Park Meet
Venice High School senior Jane Arnall enters the Class 3A State Meet at Winter Park aiming for a title and a school record. Arnall qualified by winning the discus at the Class 3A Region Four Meet with a VHS mark of 124 feet 9 inches, nearing the state record, and she seeks VHS’s first girls state championship.
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Winter Park
Arnall
Titusville
Astronaut
Jerry Mulligan
Charlie Hodges
VHS
Vikings Set Registration for Pop Warner Football
Venice Vikings Pop Warner will hold two registrations at Kanetsky Moore DeBoer law offices 227 Nokomis Ave South from 10 am to 1 pm and July 26 from 10 am to 2 pm for players and cheerleaders ages eight to 14. Each child must bring birth certificate guardian and fees 25 for players 20 for cheerleaders with family cap 50. Practice begins August 1 at 5:30 pm at Well Field Complex.
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Venice Vikings
Pop Warner Football Association
Kanetsky, Moore & DeBoer
Nokomis Avenue South
Well Field
Pumpkin wins make-up Venice race as crew sails to fourth
Venice Sailing Squadron held a makeup race for its spring series with 12 to 15 knot NW winds and choppy seas. Pumpkin skippered by Tom Sizemore finished ahead of the fleet on the nine mile triangular course while handicap results place Pumpkin fourth.
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Venice
George Goodwin
Pixie
Art Robinson
Tom
Jo Sizemore
Hejira
Bob Jones
Sinbad
Barney Walls
White
Ventura
Ralph Maier
Kimein
Ed Nist
Kiki
Bill Moomaw
Pumpkin
Tom Sizemore
Dreamboat
Ted Johnston
Aguila
Howard Reegler
Venice Centre Mall
Venice Tarpon Tourney Opens Weekend Tuneup
The 1980 Venice Area Tarpon Tournament Tuneup starts Saturday at noon, runs until Sunday. The full 1980 WATT season kickoff continues with a regular tournament from Monday at 12:01 p.m. to Sunday, July 6 at noon, with the fish-off July 12. Applications at Pelican Cove Marina, 991 LaGuna Drive, Venice, entry $15, Jackpot $5 more.
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Venice
Pelican Cove Marina
LaGuna Drive
Boca Grande
Jim Bradshaw
Lake Venice
Harvey Saunders
Don Phillips
North Port
Jim Beans
Marazon Places Tenth in State Diving Meet
Marazon, a VHS junior, finished 10th in the State Class 3A diving competition after ranking 10th among 23 divers. Other VHS swimmers at State include Briggs in 200 IM and 100 free, Fritsch in 200 IM, Walters in 220 free, plus relays for girls and boys. Tallahassee Leon won the boys title and Gainesville Bucholz the girls.
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Tom Marazon
Marazon
VHS
Todd Briggs
Dan Fritsch
Terry Walters
Kelly Cecil
Kelly Sullivan
Paula Marazon
Chris Brooks
Fritsch
Briggs
Walters
Bob Gecan
John Finley
Gecan
Bob Bennett
Tallahassee Leon
Gainesville Bucholz
Venice Junior High pins Sarasota in strong wrestling showing
Venice Junior High's wrestling team improved to 4-1 with a 79-21 win over Sarasota on the VJHS mats. Horan and Huber won by forfeit, several matches ended in forfeits or decisions, and Derrik Biller pinned T Watson in 2 16. The meet featured multiple weight classes with VJHS securing key wins and forfeits across numerous weights.
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Venice
Sarasota
B. Horan
T. Huber
G. English
Leslie Bigelow
Knight
E. Epstein
Derrik Biller
T. Watson
J. Johnson
Jesuit Wins District Title In Florida Baseball
Jesuit defeats St. Petersburg Catholic 5-1 to capture the Class 3A District 11 title after a 5-4 win over Venice last Thursday. The Tigers advance to face North Fort Myers, district champs of 3A District 10, for the Region Four title.
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Tampa Jesuit
Venice
St. Petersburg Catholic
Jesuit
North Fort Myers
Venice Area Pistol Meet Winners Announced
The second annual Venice Area Pistol and Rifle Meet held April 20 benefited Venice High School Marine Corps JROTC and was organized by the Venice Police Department. Winners across Center Fire Combat, .22 Combat, .22 Bullseye, and .22 Rifle classes were named, with match sponsor trophies awarded to local businesses including Sullivan's Meat Market, Bel Bree Diner, White Coat Roof Cleaning, AAA Security Garage Doors, and ABC Heating & Cooling.
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Venice
Center Fire
Sullivan’s Meat Market
Bel Bree
White Coat
AAA
ABC Heating & Cooling
Tyro
Sullivan's Meat Market
Dick Sutton
Cory O'Connors
Ed Mayo
Dal
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Kevin Faulkner
Ron DeMasi
Venice High
John E. Davis
Jane Arnall
Venice High School
Vikings
VJHS
Middies
R. Hart
R. Mori
L. Morgan
D. Nargi
J. Biller
B. Klein
G. Simmons
M. Pagan
C. Lemmer
B. Appleby
T. Safreed
J. Rhines
M. Greaux
D. Porter
S. Snyder
J. Cudzillo
Paul Blanchard
Mark Stookey
Jack Shubert
Jim Zientara
Carter Roth
Ronnie Day
Jessie Williford
Jim Speed
Stan Matthews
E.J. Anderson
L. Kirkpatrick
Tony Miller
Gene Pitts
Verlon Ball
Corey
O’conners
Dal Leach
Jack Artz
Dan Prestia
John Barriball
John Brower
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