Venice Rolls Past Bayshore 41-7 in District showdown
Venice Indians remain undefeated with a 41-7 win over Bayshore at Hawkins Stadium. Tom Maticka scored three rushing TDs and a 63 yard catch, Toddy Brooks threw for two scores, and Gary Graham led a stifling defense as Bayshore slipped to 2-3. Venice outgained 420 to 230 and controlled the game with 22 first downs. The win capped a sixth victory as the team heads to St Petersburg Gibbs next.
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Venice Indians
Bayshore
Bradenton
Hawkins Stadium
Venice
Tom Maticka
Mark Detert
Bruins
Daren King
Greg Kemp
Indians
Curtis Harris
Toddy Brooks
Detert
Brooks
Derek Nelson
Maticka
Gary Graham
Bruin
Brad Orr
Graham
Nelson
Tom Swartzlander
Harris
Scott Shepherd
Craig Faulkner
Maticks
Willie Brown
St. Petersburg
Gibbs
Venice Bayshore
V-Maticka
B-King
Kemp
Brook
VAYSA Seeks Under 12 Players for Fall Season
Venice Area Youth Soccer Association seeks Under 12 players born 1971 through 1973 with two photos a birth certificate copy and a $20 fee. Season runs mid October to February 1 at Garden Elementary School with all games on Saturdays. Call 488-4286 for details.
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Venice Area Youth Soccer Association
Garden
Lemon Bay Manta Rays fall to Okeechobee 20 6 on Friday
Lemon Bay High School remains close with Okeechobee in total yards but stalls at the Brahmans goal line. Jeff Raulerson sparked the hosts with a first quarter score and conversion as Okeechobee pulled away late with a 20 6 win. J R Taylor led Lemon Bay with 91 rushing yards on 16 carries. The team heads to Wauchula next for Heartland Conference action against Hardee.
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Lemon Bay High School
Manta Rays
Okeechobee
Brahmans
Englewood
Jeff Raulerson
John King
Lemon Bay
Brahman
J. R. Taylor
Scott Worley
Todd Spoor
Ned Ashton
Wauchula
Hardee Wildcats
Frank Neal
Lemon Bay Okeechobee
Rush
Mantas
O-Raulerson
Raulerson
Venice JV football falls 22 0 to Riverview at Davis Stadium
Riverview junior varsity defeated Venice 22 to 0 at John E. Davis Stadium. Robert Smith scored from a yard, Tim Williams had a 95 yard rush after an interception, Tim Teague recovered a blocked punt for six, and Doug Peterson added a 28 yard field goal. Venice drops to 2-3.
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Venice High School
Riverview
John E. Davis
Robert Smith
Ram
Tim Williams
Tim Teague
Doug Peterson
Venice Shuffleboard Club Pays Tribute with New Scoreboard
Jean Hoffmann presented a new scoreboard to the Venice Shuffleboard Club in memory of her husband John J. Hoffmann who died in September. Hoffmann was a longtime club officer and the tournament director for Area Shuffleboard tournaments this year. A ceremony on October 13 installed a plaque and James Flanagan accepted on behalf of the club.
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Jean Hoffmann
Venice
John
James Flanagan
Venice Shuffleboard Club
Rotary San Fiesta Golf Outing and Dinner Planned
The Venice Nokomis Rotary Club hosts a San Fiesta Golf Outing at Plantation Country Club on Sunday October 24 with a 1 p.m. shotgun start and separate men and women scoring flights. Dinner follows at Venice Yacht Club with social hour at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. dinner. Donation is 30 dollars for golf and dinner, 12 dollars for dinner only. 130 players max.
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San Fiesta
Plantation Country Club
Venice Yacht Club
Venice
Matthews wins run at Riverview Rams Invitational
Matthews captured the girls two mile in 12 25 at McIntosh Middle School as Southeast led the team standings with 38 points followed by Venice 46 and Manatee 111. Cedona Sigmon and Ann Vanda placed third and seventh for Venice.
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Venice High
Barbara
Matthews
Riverview Rams
McIntosh Middle School
Cedona Sigmon
Ann Vanda
Southeast
Venice
Manatee
Bayshore
Riverview
Cardinal Mooney
Sarasota
Charlotte
Lemon Bay
Scott Woodman
VHS
Mooney
Sharon Miller
Samanta Deighton
Margie Totten
Marie Kunce
Jagvees
John Huffman
Richard Purdy
Mooney Cougars edge Venice Indians 15 6 at Cougar Field
In Sarasota, Venice Ninth Graders and Cardinal Mooney JV traded early scores before the Cougars pulled away with a late insurance TD. Armando Gonzalez rushed 73 yards to open the scoring, while Mooney added a 15 6 win credited to Gonzalez and Martin.
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Venice
Cardinal Mooney
Cougars
Indians
Cougar Field
Sarasota
Mooney
Week's Schedule Venice Vikings Pop Warner and High School Games
Week schedule lists Venice Vikings Pop Warner at Well Field Recreation Complex Naples with games at noon 2 4 6 and 8 p m and Lemon Bay High School cross country at Palmetto 9 30 a m. Also Venice High School volleyball at Bayshore 7 p m and more events through Saturday.
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Venice Vikings
Naples
Well Field
Lemon Bay
Palmetto
Venice High School
Bayshore
Port Charlotte
LBHS
Arcadia-DeSoto
VHS
Sarasota
Punta Gorda-Charlotte
St. Petersburg
Gibbs
Wauchula-Hardee
Sarasota County
McIntosh Middle School
Vikings
North Fort Myers
Well Field Recreation Complex
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Buckmaster
Jim Buckmaster
Shawn Rhodes
Venice Jayvees
Rams
John Nichols
Jim Beans
VAYSA
James Crane
VSC
Rotary San Fiesta Golf
Courtney Willis
Armando Gonzalez
Mike Jaffe
Mike Vail
Steve Carr
Allen Perkins
Mark Hanson
Carr
Hanson
Cougar
Vail
Bob Cox
Perkins
John Freeman
Cox
Mike Mattessich
Gonzalez
Jaffe
Jay Martin
Paul Neugebauer
Freeman
John Hatten
Mark
Sailor
Jayvees
M—Gonzalez
V—Carr
M—Martin
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