Venice Vikings Pop Warner Teams Win Four at NFM
Venice Vikings Pop Warner traveling squads swept four wins at North Fort Myers. The Knights junior Peewees beat the Broncos 19 0 with Davis scoring on a 45 yard run and strong blocking. Lancers shutout NFM 6 0 with Macy’s 55 yard TD run and stout defense. Crusaders juniors crushed NFC 26 0 as Harris scored twice and Kowalczyk connected with Orr for a TD. Defensive standouts and tough lines highlighted the muddy, rain soaked contests.
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Venice Vikings
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North Fort Myers
Knights
Peewees
Bob Welch
Broncos
Jerry Davis
Jeff Winn
Pat Roots
Darren McGowan
Jerry Bracken
Eric Vihlen
Davis
Franz Tudor
Don Young
Jeff Ayres
Marc Lakins
Bob Nelson
Jamie Moore
David Jones
Bill Wilson
Matt Bowers
Jake Bass
J.W. McCullough
B.J. Werman
Mike Daly
Jeremy Carney
Frank DePalo
Chris Kerr
David Williams
Nate Waggoner
Kevin Cook
Brian Cline
Niko Carrington
Kermit Knight
Lancers
NFM
Jeff Macy
Lancer
Macy
Crusaders
Larry Wright
Billy Harris
Joe Kowalczyk
Wayne Orr
Scott Wright
Mike Trapani
Keith Littrell
Terry Simes
Wright
Russell Waggoner
Chris Lawrence
Greg Groothuis
Shawn Reed
Simes
Trapani
Howard Sarver
Chris LeBlanc
Troy Brooks
Chris White
Dale Davis
Randy Day
Bill Specks
Harris
Littrell
Reed
Paul Calkins
Jerry Charles
Venice High JV football hosts Sarasota Sailors tonight
Venice High School junior varsity adds six sophomores from the varsity for tonight’s home game versus Sarasota at 7 30 p m. Six players are slated for action with three as starters, led by quarterback Mike Lay and backs Billy Madden and Mark Rose. Defenders include Tom Jakubowski Bill Walters McCullough Chown and Kent Wilson in a 4 3 alignment as Rhodus Costello Clipse lead the linebackers.
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Venice
Sarasota
Mike Lay
Bill Madden
Mark Rose
Todd White
Eric Calkins
Todd Waggoners
Jayvees
Manatee
Bill Walters
Brad Totten
John Nichols
Mike McCullough
Wally Chown
Jerry Clipse
Kent Wilson
Billy Madden
Shawn Rhodus
Todd Waggoner
Tom Jakubowski
McCullough
Frank Bryant
Venice Sailing Squadron opens fall season with first race
The Venice Sailing Squadron kicks off its fall series with a Sunday race sponsored by Holiday Center of Venice. West winds, light rain offshore, and clear course views anchored by class results led by Alcor in Blue and Crunch II in Gold with multiple races scheduled through December. Contacts for membership and events include Ralph Bowen and Bill Moomaw.
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Pete Booth
Venice Sailing Squadron
Holiday Center of
Venice
Gulf
Pearl
Joe Madrak
Pumpkin
Tom Sizemore
Kiki
Bill Moomaw
Nepida
Hap Hicks
Ventura
Ralph Maier
Leading Edge
Dennis Tracy
Alcor
Dreamboat
Ted Johnston
Majik
Ed Peterson
Gemini
Dave Merrill
Aguila
Howard Reegler
Tony Kozak
Outrageous
Herb Egan
Dave Johnson
Nina
George Moskos
Patti G
George Smalling
Edge & Associates
National Sewing Machine
First National Bank
Spindrift Sails
John Holmes Inc
Ralph Bowen
Matthews dominates Venice Indians cross country invite
Barbara Matthews of Venice High won the Girls Run in 11 48 slicing the meet record by one second. Diane Gaskey of St Pete Catholic was 21 seconds back with Cedona Sigmon tying for sixth. St Pete Catholic claimed the team title with 62 points, Naples 148, Barron Collier 158, Venice 172 as Tampa Catholic led the Boys field.
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Venice High
Barbara Matthews
St. Petersburg Catholic
Karol Dorsett
Venice Indians
Dorsett
St. Pete
Boca Ceiga
Matthews
Diane Gaskey
Crusaders Harriers win third straight cross country title
Fort Myers senior Jon Harris, ranked second in the state, won the individual title with a 15 26 record time. Zephyrhills led the team standings with 84 points followed by Brooksville Hernando 90, Fort Myers 137 and Venice 195. Venice failed to place a top 25 runner though Will DeMarco was 26th Scott Woodman 31st and John Huffman 35th. For the second straight year,
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Venice
Will DeMarco
Scott Woodman
John Huffman
Venice wins team titles at Indians Invitational
Manatee takes Girls Junior Varsity Run with 45 points while Southeast 59 and Fort Myers 88 trail. Gwyn Wilburndeen of St. Pete Catholic wins the individual title. Venice runners Vivian Veltri 9th Marie Kunce 15th Melissa Vick 25th. Fort Myers Senior claims Boys Junior title with 23 points, Tampa Catholic 65 Manatee 76 St. Pete Lakewood 145 Venice 147. Bobby Gear of Fort Myers wins Boys Jayvees. Indians Cory Steiner 22nd Mike Foley 23rd. Venice Coach Charlie Powell says the squads showed promise as many runners are inexperienced. The Invitational is sponsored by Jack Artz and Superior Heating and Cooling of Venice. VHS will compete in Lemon Bay Invitational Saturday at 9 a.m.
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Manatee
Southeast
Fort Myers
Venice
Gwyn Wilburndeen
St. Pete Catholic
Vivian Veltri
Marie Kunce
Melissa Vick
Tampa Catholic
St. Pete Lakewood
Bobby Gear
Jayvees
Cory Steiner
Mike Foley
Charlie Powell
Jack Artz
Superior Heating and Cooling
VHS
Lemon Bay
Open Track Meet at Venice Indians Invitational Results
The Manasota Track Club Open Meet at Well Field Recreation Park included women's and men's divisions. Becky Crawley won the women's title in 14 26 and Bob Braman led the men with 16 01. Age group winners spanned 10 24 with multiple names across 13 15 16 19 and 20 24.
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Manasota
Venice Indians
Well Field Recreation Park
Becky Crawley
Mary Jackson
Jenny Bruno
Myra Sedberry
Mary Shultis
Carla Staron
Gina Casteeda
Luisanne Farber
Bob Braman
Scott Sabo
Bob Theriault
Sean de Rantz
John Devine
John Limbaugh
John Fitzgerald
Scott Stewart
Ted Scovitch
Larry Richards
Walt Ragan
Skip Jaehne
Bill Carlin
Venice Indians face Boca Ceiga in district showdown
Venice High travels to St. Petersburg to clash with Boca Ceiga Pirates in a Class 3A District game at 8 p.m. The Indians aim for a second win after routing St Pete Senior 28-3 while Boca Ceiga fell 22-16 to St Pete Gibbs.
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St. Peterburg
Boca Ceiga Pirates
Pirates den
Venice
St. Pete
Boca Ceiga
Bob Barber
Mike Henson
Henson
Rod Johnson
Laurice Henderson
Joe Lambert
Boca Cerga
Scott
Half Century Softball Opens Here October 2
The men's Half Century Softball League begins its 12 week season on Saturday October 2 with games every Saturday at 9 a.m. at Fields 2 and 3 of the Well Field Complex off East Venice Avenue. Practices are held Saturdays at 9 a.m. for interested players over 50.
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Well Field
East
Venice Avenue
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