Varsity defeats Seniors in Venice Senior Bowl
Varsity edges Seniors 27 to 14 in the 11th Venice High School Senior Bowl aided by a key penalty and two blocked punts. DeMasi leads, scoring on a one yard sneak and a 7 yard pass. Letson stars for the Seniors with a 62 yard TD run before a late turnover sealed the outcome.
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Jim Beans
Doug Letson
Rich DeMasi
Kevin Yager
Dennis Adrian
Ralph Hall
Greg Sigman
DeMasi
Mike Fanning
Steve Wiliams
Les Hancock
Hancock
Williams
Dave Carney
Hall
John Eaton
Dave Kelm
Carney
Yager
Lee Hurd
Letson
Varsity
Fanning
Willie Mitchell
Jim Powell
Mark Ranstadler
Steve Williams
Vernon Charles
VHS
Kelm
Hurd
Wheeler
YMCA Day Camp Opens At Venice Facility
South County Family YMCA announces Day Camp Yomedias for ages 6 to 12 and Kinder Kamp for ages 3 to 5 at the new 15 acre Venice center. Camps run weekdays with activities including swimming, crafts, and sports. Registration covers two week sessions starting June 13 and features member and non member rates.
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South County Family Ymca
Ymca Kinder Kamp
Center Road
Venice
Yomedias
YMCA
Center Rd
ERS Amateur Pet Show set for Venezia Park Venice
The Equine Rescue Service South County Junior League hosts an all Amateur Pet Show at Venezia Park Venice starting 10 a.m. on Saturday.Entry in 20 classes costs $2 per class with 60 prizes awarded. Proceeds benefit ERS Sarasota Manatee counties.
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Equine Rescue Service
South County Junior League
Venezia Park
Venice
Mike Corradino
Linda Hirter
Bob Pike
Sarasota County
Sarasota
Manatee County
E.R.S
Bird Bay Golf League low-net tourney winners named
Bird Bay Golf Club hosts a Tuesday men s league low net event won with 219 by Les Gotschall Jack Whieldon Paul Hiller and Roy Parker. Second place 220 went to Art Hixson Tom Foster Gene Eberspacher and Jim Fulton. A tee to green tie at 147 included Cliff Furrey Herb Pettis Jim Cattell and Fred Gettel. Women's low putts title results list Betty Nelson Doris Godsey Gert Irons and Juanita Erickson with fours leader Ky O Neil. Vance Collom ace on 55 yard par 3 17th witnessed by Art Hixson Hal Stidsen and Marge Stidsen.
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Les Gotschall
Jack Whieldon
Paul Hiller
Roy Parker
Bird Bay Golf Club
Art Hixson
Tom Foster
Gene Eberspacher
Jim Fulton
Jim McCloskey
Ed Hartwell
Bill Donovan
Walt Danley
Cliff Furrey
Herb Pettis
Jim Cattell
Fred Gettel
Betty Nelson
Doris Godsey
Gert Irons
Juanita Erickson
Ky O’neil
Vance Collom
Hal Stidsen
Marge Stidsen
Sarasota Scuba Diving Club Meeting Reminder
The Sarasota Scuba Diving Club will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Sarasota Dive Center. Club president Dr. Douglas Williamson will present under water and above water slides from the Red Sea and Dead Sea from his Israel tour. Area divers are welcome.
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Sarasota
Sarasota Dive Center
Trail
Douglas Williamson
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Israel
Lake Venice Women Win Nine Hole Low Net Tourney
The Lake Venice Women's Golf Association held a nine hole low net foursome tourney on Wednesday. Dot Bury Marge O'Brien Marge Theiss and Germaine Scott won with a 139, followed by Ina McKellar Helen O'Shaughnessy Virginia Chen and Mardy Burns with a 141. In third place with a 145 were Ella Magill Ruth Brown Ellen Richards and Virginia Early.
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Lake Venice
Ella Magill
Ruth Brown
Ellen Richards
Virginia Early
Lake Venice Men’s Best Ball Tourney Winners
The Lake Venice Men s Golf Association held a Friday best ball event. Al Sump and Fred Greene won the 18 hole division with a 57. Carl Bury and Syd Walker tied Bill Jackson and Carl Colglazier for second with a 61. In the nine hole division Jim Gunn and Al Martz posted a 30, with Ralph Hicks and Les Forney at 31. Reg Roper and C E Ball tied Al Pearson and Ev Merritt for third with 32.
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Lake Venice
Venice Sailing Squadron hosts S BOR race from Venice Jetties
Venice Sailing Squadron held the semi annual S BOR race from the Venice Jetties to New Pass Sarasota about 14 miles. Winds diminished slowing boats with six hour finish times. Corrected results list multiple boats across classes and a DNF in each. June meeting rescheduled to the 16th at United First Federal Building. Summer series begins June 12 with two Windjammer classes Red and White.
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Ginny Ripp
Venice
New Pass
Sarasota
Atalanta
Scott Bruin
Scott Walker
Green Hornet
Jack McGill
Omega
Mort Levine
Bob Millin
Terry Littrell
Hammer
Eldon Johnston
Charles Johnson
Boomer
Russ Mitchell
Free Spirit
Tom Drake
Cherry Bomb
Bud Zenker
GWTW
Bob Theis
United First Federal
Yucatan
Competition Sails
St. Petersburg
Tony Johnson
Venice Yacht Club
Mereda
Kiki
Leading Edge
Revelation
Regardless
Quest
Foxy
Battle Ax
Suncoast Kiwanis Take 8 5 Win Over Venice Lions
In a Tuesday Little League matchup Suncoast Kiwanis defeated Venice Lions 8 to 5 behind Mike Scavo who pitched a complete game. Lee Lyman and Scavo homered or tripled for the Kiwanis while Carl Miller led the Lions with a double and a single.
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Suncoast Kiwanis
Venice Lions
Mike Scavo
Kiwanis
Tommy Tyler
Lions
Lee Lyman
Scavo
Danny Schulte
Eric Anderson
Greg Reiter
Carl Miller
Chris Blem
Gary Dinka
Ken Freeman
GB Products defeat Ewing Funeral Home 5–2 in minor league game
Billy Rhodes and Jon Coleman combined on a two hitter as GB Products beat Ewing Funeral Home 5 to 2. Rhodes worked five innings with two hits allowed and nine strikeouts while Coleman threw hitless relief with three walks and three strikeouts and added a homer. Banting doubled and singled, Coleman homered, Speck and Roots doubled each, Passamonte triple for Ewing, and Passamonte allowed five hits with 11 strikeouts.
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Doctors
Jim Atwell
Jerri Weaver
Atwell
Frank Peacock
Jeff Martella
Joe Rusin
Chris Nelson
Tim Brosius
Taco Gaona
Nelson
Optimists
Venice Nokomis Bank
Bank
The
Jack Voigt
Mark Rose
Voigt
Rose
Doug Vick
Jim Doran
Mike Freeman
Joe Godfrey
Mike Rose
the Bank
Kirk Henderson
John Cole
Martin Cole
Venice Lions
Nokomis Lions
Tom Tyler
Tim Cristello
Gary Dinka
Scott Thinnes
Carl Miller
Ken Freeman
Chris Blem
Ed Hickey
Cristello
Scott Good
Mike Taylor
GB Products
Ewing Funeral Home
Billy Rhodes
Jon Coleman
Rhodes
Coleman
Chris Banting
Frank Speck
Mike Roots
Nick Passamonte
Ewing
Mark Fetter
Passamonte
Country Club Estates Men Host Four Ball Tournament
The Country Club Estates Men’s Golf Association held a four ball best ball event at Lake Venice Golf Club. Winners were Walter Schatz Alex Sendre Ken Tripp and George Glattes with 25. Second place went to Buf Kulow Paul Miller Duane Sproul and Ben Bender with 27, while Don Paul earned individual honors with 30 and runner up Walter Schatz posted 31.
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Country Club Estates Men's Golf Association
Lake Venice Golf Club
Walter Schatz
Alex Sendre
Ken Tripp
George Glattes
Buf Kulow
Paul Miller
Duane Sproul
Ben Bender
Don Paul
Storer Cable TV Edges First National Bank In 12th Inning
Storer Cable TV won 4-3 over First National Bank as the decisive run scored in the bottom of the 12th after 1st National shortstop wheeled a throw home for an error. Bobby Devine pitched seven innings for Storer, Mark Borden the last five with seven strikeouts. Ryan Bliss started for 1st National, Dale James doubled and singled for Storer, while Paine and Butler, Good, Angel also contributed for 1st National.
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Storer Cable TV
1St National Bank
First National Bank
1St National
Bobby Devine
Mark Borden
Ryan Bliss
Chuck Paine
Dale James
Storer
Kevin Leach
Scott Becker
Dave Butler
Tony Good
Ken Angel
Paine
Bill Combs advances to national tournament
Venice High wrestler Bill Combs won the Elite Division 132-pound class at the Freestyle Junior Olympic Championships and earned a spot at the national tourney at Middle Tennessee State University. Other Venice standouts included Biller runner up in Advanced and Mitchell Chapman third in 121 pounds. Don Yager and Alan Carvel did not place. The Younger Age Wrestling Tourney also took place at Venice Junior High.
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Michelle Huyette
Venice Aquatic Club
Venice
Michelle
Jerry Biller
Joe Sardinas
Mike Lake
Adam McGinn
Mitch Chapman
Biller
University of Nebraska
Bill Combs
Venice High
Middle Tennessee State College
Don Yager
Alan Carvel
Venice Junior High
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