Venice High School - Warrior Yearbook (Venice, FL)

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Wrestlers Have Best Dual Meet Season Ever The varsity wrestling team had the best dual meet season in the history of V.H.S. They finished as runner-up in both the District and Conference championship meets. The one all area wrestler, Wesley Burrows, led the team to victory. He received the Most Valuable Wrestler Award, the Golden Pin, and the Take-Down-a-Thon. Butch Greathouse was the Rope Clim bmg Champion and received the Let- terman ' s Club Award. Tied for the Most Improved were Scott Pfender and Chris Porter. There was also a tie for the Wrestler of the Season between Dan Hart and Joe Sardmas. The Kauf- man Most Dedicated went to Frank Noyes. By the end of the season the team had three district and three confer ence champions, three all-county, and three honorable-mention players. The team members finished with a very respectable season. Butch Greathouse: Co-Captain, Lettermans Club Award, Honorable Mention, All County. Wesley Burrows: Most Valuable Wrestler, District Champion, Conference Champion, All County, All Area. VARSITY WRESTLERS Row 1 : Wesley Burrows, Scott Pfender, Joe Sardinas, Danny Trout, Buddy Cate, Butch Greathouse, Frank Noyes. Row 2: Jim Gilmartin, Bill Pfender, Dan Hart, Joe Walsh, Paul Stookey, Chris Porter, Coach Biller. Not Pictured: Managers Jerry and Derrick Biller. 82 Sports

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A Winning Season for J.V. This is the first year that Venice has had a true J.V. team with its own schedule and coach. While the team lacked a number of basic skills, prog- ress was made both as a team and by individuals. Team confidence was built through three early victories, and team character was developed by turning the tables on St. Pete. Catholic in a hard fought game at home. Fur- ther proof that they had what it takes came in the effort against Manatee. Down 16 points at the half, the team brought it back to 5 just before the games end. The team leader was Lynn Gibson. And Peggy Jansen was the rebound leader and finished just 4 points ahead of Gibson for high scoring hon- ors. Cindy Binder joined the J.V. team at midseason and added that extra punch needed to gain their winning record of 10-6. Barbi Meadows, the smallest member of the team, exhib- ited a lot of scrap, especially on the defense. In the St. Pete, victory with three starters on the bench Barbi became a one girl team, directing the offense and preserving the win with numerous steals and interceptions. At that game Lynda Tenbush rounded out the starting five. The unsung heroes were the reserves, they put in the same amount of practice time but in close games had to sit the bench. That is the hard- est job of all. J.V. BASKETBALL Row 1: Kathy Clark, Leslie Allan, Barb Meadows, Lynn Gibson, Diane Katsarellas. Row 2: Coach Buck, Sherri Powell, Erin O ' Connell, Lynda Tenbush, Peggy Jansen, Barb Miller, Sandy Sowin, Lisa Kill. Coach Buck gives team advice.

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Dan Hart: Co-Captain, Conference Champion, District Champion, All County, Wrestler of the season. Joe Sardinas: Conference Champion Dis- trict Champion, All County, State Com- petitor, Wrestler of the Season.