Venice Indians Dominate Mooney In Jamboree Thriller
Venice High beat Cardinal Mooney 7 0 at the Sarasota County Spring Football Jamboree. Rich DeMasi engineered a 65 yard drive with key catches from Mike Fanning and runs by Les Hancock and DeMasi to set up a one yard TD by Hancock. Coach Jim Powell praised defensive play led by Anthony Maturo and highlighted several players on both sides as prospects for 17.
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Cardinal Mooney
Venice High
Rich DeMasi
DeMasi
WHS
Wesley Williams
Anthony Maturo
Dave Tubbesing
Venice
Mooney
Beans
Riverview
Sarasota County
Dave Norville
Indians
Mike Fanning
Les Hancock
Fanning
Williams
Mooney Aie
Steve Williams
Hancock
Dave Carney
Jim Powell
Maturo
Powell
Jeff Phillips
Jim Eaton
Dennis Adrian
Keith Ewing
Vernon Charles
Mark Ranstadler
Ewing
Tubbesing
Phillips
John Eaton
Lake Venice foursome wins four-ball tourney with 230
Lake Venice Men's Golf Association held a four-ball total-score three hole throwout event Friday. The 18-hole division winner was Carl Colglazier Paul Nixon Bill Jackson and Charlie Rudd with a 230. Runners-up were Wally Browne Charles Hunton Jim Lowry and Jim Miller at 239 and Charles Baerman Fran Lucey Bob Burns and Roy Tucker at 242. In the nine-hole division John Clerkin Les Forney Ralph Hicks and John Plantner tied Ralph Moon Clint Escala Ev Merritt and Will Host for first with 107. John Brinkos George Gerdts Irv Rittmiller and Bill Cromie were second at 109.
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Lake Venice
Ralph Moon
Clint Escala
Ev Merritt
Will
John Brinkos
George Gerdts
Irv Rittmiller
Bill Cromie
Capri Isles Women win member guest golf tourney
The Capri Isles Women’s Golf Association held a member guest best-ball-of-twosome event. Winners were Nelle Offutt and Nicole Keefe with 63, followed by Opal Nutt and Sally Hanson at 65. Peg Wrentmore and Dottie Kuhlman took third with 66, and three pairings tied for fourth at 67.
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Capri Isles
Maxine Greer
Clara Horton
Frieda Hill
Berta Platt
Ilene Bielstein
Joan Clayton
Sunny Leet
Country Club Estates Holds Low-Net Golf Tourney
The Country Club Estates Men's Golf Association staged a low-net event at Lake Venice Golf Club on Tuesday. The winning foursome of Joe Haines Al Newman Walter Shatz and Harry Wood posted 135. Bruce Worthington Alex Sendre and Walter Shatz led individual scoring with 29 and 31.
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Country Club Estates Men's Golf Association
Lake Venice Golf Club
Joe Haines
Y al Newman
Walter Shatz
Harry Wood
Paul Miller
Pat Patterson
Bruce Worthington
Paul Dorn
Alex Sendre
First National Bank of Venice Tops Angelo's Pizza 15 10
First National Bank of Venice won 15 10 against Angelo's Pizza of Englewood behind 18 hits. Sara Maas pitched the win while Priscilla Quinn took the loss. Nancy Lovett led the winners with five hits and a mix of extra bases. In the other game Ralph Wolfer Motors beat Whiteside s Appliances 10 2.
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First National Bank
Angelo
First National Bank of Venice
Four-hit shutout as First National Bank beats Kiwanis 40
Ryan Bliss allowed four hits and struck out nine in a complete game for First National Bank of Venice in a Gulf Babe Ruth League win over Kiwanis. Detweiler pitched three innings for Kiwanis, Dinka started for Kiwanis, Paine and Butler each had two hits for the winners, Yates doubled for Kiwanis.
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Ryan Bliss
First National Bank of Venice
Kiwanis
Bliss
Bob Detweiler
Ed Dinka
Detweiler
Dinka
Rick Paine
Dave Butler
Chuck Paine
Bill Hopper
Doug Yates
Roberts
Ball
Venice High Senior Bowl Promises Classic City Rivalry
The 11th Annual Venice High Senior Bowl will be at John E. Davis Memorial Stadium at 8 p.m. Admission is 1.50 for adults and 1 for students. Seniors face VHS juniors and sophomores in a contest with varsity holding a 6-1-1 edge in series history.
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Venice High
John E. Davis
VHS
Harold Wheeler
Biller Dominates 702-pound Class at Lake Vista Meet
Derrik Biller of the Venice Wrestling Club won the 702-pound division at the U S Wrestling Federation Tournament held Saturday at Lake Vista Community Center in St. Petersburg. Adam McGinn captured first in 148 pounds while Don Yager finished second at 141 pounds.
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Derrik Biller
Venice Wrestling Club
U.S. Wrestling Federation
Lake Vista
St. Petersburg
Adam McGinn
Don Yager
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