During the course of a season, there’s bound to be some nights where nothing seems to go right.
In the week following the Venice football team’s season-ending loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the 7A semifinals, linebacker Nick Giacolone took some time to reflect.
When you’re undefeated, word spreads about just how good you are.
For the way the Venice boys soccer team’s season started, who could blame the Indians for feeling optimistic?
The Venice Indians Girls Basketball team knew it had a steep mountain to climb on Thursday night.
The Venice High Indians did all they could in the 2A Region-3 dual meet on Thursday evening at Charlotte High School, but a short roster of grapplers kept them from advancing beyond the first match with East Lake.
Boosted by 87-percent shooting from the free-throw line, the Venice Indians boys basketball team erased an early deficit to topple the Sarasota Sailors, 74-63, in a district 8A-11 match up.
PUNTA GORDA — The Charlotte Tarpons wrestling squad punched its ticket to the state dual tournament after an impressive showing at the 2A Region 3 duals on its home mat Thursday evening.
Somehow, after dropping seven of its past eight games, the Venice boys basketball squad reached down and pulled out their most outstanding performance of the season.
High school football in the state of Florida could look a whole lot different this year.
The Venice boys soccer team started its season with a 3-2 loss to Riverview back on Nov. 13 at Wellfield Park, and the Indians displayed some youthful mistakes in the loss.
Depth and determination.
The Charlotte Tarpons wrestling squad put in a powerful performance at the district duals meet at Venice High on Thursday evening with a clean sweep over Venice, Braden River and Palmetto.
Venice gave a much older North Port team all it could handle on senior night, but the Bobcats used their remarkably talented front line to strike twice in a 2-0 win.
From the first quarter, it was clear that the Venice boys basketball team wasn’t in rhythm on Friday night against Sarasota.
Trailing 1-0 in the second half on Thursday night, the Venice girls soccer team found itself in unfamiliar territory.
It had been 21 days since the Venice girls soccer team last played a game, but the Lady Indians didn’t miss a beat in their return to action on Tuesday night.
In a matchup that may end up being a preview of an opening round district game, the Venice Indians upended their district 4A-11 rival Charlotte, 2-1, in Punta Gorda on Tuesday night.
Leading by 19 early in the fourth quarter, the Venice boys basketball team looked to be well on its way to breaking out of a five-game losing streak.
Boosted by 87-percent shooting from the free-throw line, the Venice Indians boys basketball team erased an early deficit to topple the Sarasota Sailors, 74-63, in a district 8A-11 match up.
PUNTA GORDA — The Charlotte Tarpons wrestling squad punched its ticket to the state dual tournament after an impressive showing at the 2A Region 3 duals on its home mat Thursday evening.
Somehow, after dropping seven of its past eight games, the Venice boys basketball squad reached down and pulled out their most outstanding performance of the season.
High school football in the state of Florida could look a whole lot different this year.
The Venice boys soccer team started its season with a 3-2 loss to Riverview back on Nov. 13 at Wellfield Park, and the Indians displayed some youthful mistakes in the loss.
Depth and determination.
The Charlotte Tarpons wrestling squad put in a powerful performance at the district duals meet at Venice High on Thursday evening with a clean sweep over Venice, Braden River and Palmetto.
Venice gave a much older North Port team all it could handle on senior night, but the Bobcats used their remarkably talented front line to strike twice in a 2-0 win.
From the first quarter, it was clear that the Venice boys basketball team wasn’t in rhythm on Friday night against Sarasota.
Trailing 1-0 in the second half on Thursday night, the Venice girls soccer team found itself in unfamiliar territory.
It had been 21 days since the Venice girls soccer team last played a game, but the Lady Indians didn’t miss a beat in their return to action on Tuesday night.
In a matchup that may end up being a preview of an opening round district game, the Venice Indians upended their district 4A-11 rival Charlotte, 2-1, in Punta Gorda on Tuesday night.
Leading by 19 early in the fourth quarter, the Venice boys basketball team looked to be well on its way to breaking out of a five-game losing streak.
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Back when Trey Burton played football for Venice High from 2007-09, it was apparent to everyone who watched that he was special.
Though the Venice boys basketball team trailed Canterbury for most of the game during Day 1 of the New Year’s Shootout at Lehigh Senior High School, the Indians stayed within reach until the final minutes.
Though the Venice boys basketball team trailed Canterbury for most of the game during Day 1 of the New Year’s Shootout at Lehigh Senior High School, the Indians stayed within reach until the final minutes.
With several girls from both teams sick or away during the holidays, girls basketball coaches Joel Holloway and Kevin Andrade contemplated canceling Thursday night’s game between Venice and Imagine School.
Editor’s Note: A senior golf column for the sports pages of the Venice Gondolier Sun is scheduled for publication on the first Saturday of each month.
