Last season, the Manatee Hurricanes took Venice to the wire in the regional playoffs —eventually falling to the Indians in the fifth set.
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For years, rowers came to the area to participate in the Sarasota 5,000 race that took place between Casey Key and Siesta Key.
Whew! Allow me to catch my breath — It’s been a crazy week in Venice.
Things were going as expected midway through the first game of the championship match of the annual Battle at the Beach volleyball tournament Saturday afternoon at Venice High School.
In this week’s recap of the Venice Vikings Pop Warner games, nearly all of the Vikings teams came home with victories this Saturday.
Revolutionary Martial Arts students recently took special awards at the eighth annual Southwest Martial Arts Tournament in Port Charlotte.
Every week the Sun Newspapers will be selecting a male and female high school Athlete of the Week based on their accomplishments from the week prior. Check our social media pages for chances to nominate athletes. The selections will run in Thursday’s paper.^p
Football is most certainly a numbers game.
Ever wonder how the volleyball team is a state contender year after year? Perhaps it has to do with Coach Brian Wheatley's pre-game speeches -- like this one. Turn the sound up and watch this 37-video to the end. You won't be disappointed.
The Venice football team’s game against Lakewood Ranch was essentially over before it began on Friday night.
It hasn’t taken long for Bryce Carpenter and Jaivon Heiligh to pick up where they left off.
Tuesday, 9/11
Though Thursday night’s volleyball match between Venice and Leon took place in the middle of September, the TeePee certainly had a championship atmosphere when the two teams began play.
When it comes to playing girls volleyball at Venice High, players have to work hard to earn a spot.
The Venice Indians football team doesn’t take any games for granted, but Friday night’s game against Lakewood Ranch is about as sure of an outcome as one can get.
It’s not often that the Venice girls volleyball team is truly tested.
Brandon Gregory missed the first game of the 2018 season for the Venice Indians football team, but he made up for any lost time against Charlotte on Friday night.
Playing on a team as deep and talented as Venice High has been over the years, a player working to earn a starting spot can find himself in a challenging position.
Billed as a match between the only two remaining undefeated volleyball teams in Sarasota County, there was hardly an empty seat to spare at Riverview High School on Wednesday night.
Jessica Costanzo Scholarship Golf Tournament
Tuesday, 9/11
Jessica Costanzo Scholarship Golf Tournament
Though the Venice girls volleyball team allowed Braden River to score the first point of each set on Tuesday night, that’s just about all the Pirates would get.
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