The Bradenton Herald from Bradenton, Florida • 27

The Bradenton Herald Wednesday July 13 1988 Da3 Local briofs Local nows GCL Braves roll past Pirates 8-3 Herald etaff report QUIT COAST LEAGUE SOUTHERN DtVISKIN Pet GB Yankees 10 Mete 4 The Sarasota Yankees scored seven runs in the first inning including Russell game-winning RBI and title Yankees went on to beat the Sarasota Mete 10-4 at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota Deion Sanders Beban Peres and Jose Herrera each had two hits Ricky Rhodes got the win for the Yan- Little chooses Hillsborough CC Former Manatee High School pitcher Jim Little signed us a non-scholarship player with defending junior college national champion Hillsborough Community College on Monday his father said Little who went 11-1 for Manatee last spring and set the school record for wins in a season led the Hurricanes to a 19-8 record and the finals of the Class 4A-District 8 tournament He posted the only victory against Sarasota in the 1987 state championship season national title) is extra said Jim Little Sr of his decision even without that he feels going to an excellent Hillsborough coach Gary Calhoun has four scholarships to award and there is still a chance that Little could receive one of those his father said Little will join former Manatee High School player Bryan Rose at Hillsborough Former teammates Tim Carlock signed at South Florida Community College and Tom Chully at Eckerd College Johnson Wade sign golf grants Two former Manatee High School golfers Chip Johnson and Chad Wade recently accepted college scholarships Johnson will remain dose to home and attend Manatee Community College in the fall MCC is reviving its golf program after a five-year hiatus and Johnson figures to play a key role for new Lancer coach John team Wade will attend Rhinehart College in Canton Ga The Bradenton Brevet scored four unearned rune in the sixth inning off Bradenton Pirate starter Brent Honeywell and the Braves went on to an 8-3 victory at McKechnie Field in Gulf Coast League play on Tuesday Dennis Walidenberger and Lee Heath each had two hits while Jeff Johnson had one hit and two RBIs Eric Yankovich went 614 innings to get the win For the Pirates Ron Datcher went 2-for-4 and William Pennyfeather had a triple The Piratee committed five errors behind Honeywell who gave up seven hits struck out six and allowed no walks 0 six innings Dan Sequi went 4-for-5 Jim Tesmer 3-for-5 and Alberto Castillo Wallace Minnifield and Devren Moore each had two hits for the Mats White Sox 10 Expos 6 Dennis Walker hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to break a 6-8 tie as the Sarasota White Sox went on to a 10-6 victory over the Bradenton Expos at Pirate City Dwight Thomas went 3-far-5 with a triple and a solo home run for the White Sox who blew leads of 2-0 and 6-3 Walker Michael Busby Scott Egan and Keith Harris each had two hits James Garrett went three innings for the win while Brett Marshall got the save For the Expos Isaac Elder and Kevin Foster each had two hits Carlos Espinosa went 1V4 innings for the Rangers 3 Dodgers 0 Doug Crank went 2-for-6 with the game-winning single in the second inning to lead the Port Charlotte Rangers past the Sarasota Dodgers 3-0 at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota Manuel Garcia went 8-for-5 and Confessor Castro got the win for the Rangers Bruce Lipscomb picked up the save For the Dodgers Rod Harvell went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases Geroge Cantres took the loss QfiS0l33BiGEP still finds success on football field gets a laugh at my recounting how envious I was of Sarasota (Nauti- lua grass infields etc) got it all now and Joe says in time we will have even more Any parent who is interested in his Mas playing mini-golf at Pirates Cove skating at Florida at Galaxy Wheels bowling 1 TuNdeyeGMH BnmLPIratNS Rmoni I Origin 0 Yinkess 10l Mats ExpossIBraviePfntiCNy 12pjL PWn it Wtti Sox Payne PiA 730 pJL Dodgin a MM TMi LikM Piifc 12 pjt YinkiN a Ring Pert CtaMle 12 ps Tony lerulli Oh how the years fly by! Last week I wrote about playing golf with Tony and Hick lerulli whom 1 identified as former Manatee County Youth Football League and Sarasota Cardinal Mooney football players Today in my mail was a press release from Samfbrd University announcing position as linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator The release also reminded me that Tony was all-state in football and baseball at Cardinal Mooney He starred in football and baseball at Maryville College and was their valuable during the 1979-80 season His college coaching jobs have been with Bowling Green Missouri and Salem which reached the NAIA playoffs in 1984 and 1985 In 1986 Tony was defensive coordinator at Susquehanna which finished 12-1 and eighth in the NCAA Division II poll Last year they finished 21st in the polls with an 8- 2 record Tony also was head baseball coach His teams had two first-place finishes and a second-place finish in the Northwest Division of TODAY Pro basoball Gulf Coast League: Expos ve Braves at Pirate City 12 pm Dodgers vs Mets at Twin Lakes Park 12 pm Yankees vs Rangers at Port Charlotte 12 pm Pirates at White Sox at Payne Park 7:30 pm Parimutuels Dog racing at Sarasota Kennel Club 1 and 7:30 pm THURSDAY Pro baseball Gulf Coast League: Mete vs Expos at Pirate City Rangers vs Piratee at McKechnie Field Braves ve Dodgers at Twin Lakes Park White Sox ve Yankees at Ed Smith Complex All games begin st 12 pm American Legion baeeball Bradenton Kirby Stewart Poet 24 ve Madeira Beach Poet 273 at Seminole High School 7 pm Parimutuels Dog racing at Sarasota Kennel Club 7:30 pm Radio sports Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates ve San Francieco Giants WBRD (1420-AM) 7:35 pm Chicago White Sox vs New 1 York Yankees WQSA (1220-AM) 1 pm and Tommy Plaster Tommy was coaching at Bayshore High School and is known by one and all in county sports as a top-notch guy Participants must be at least 14 year old and 5-feet 2-inches talL Club members will be charged $25 a year and alumni members on a restricted basis will be charged $100 a year Another Nautilus center will open at the GT Bray Complex gym in the near future We have come a long way since thoee days I had to travel to Sarasota Acting director of parks and recreation Joe Miller a regular with his daughters at Little League games swimming at the East Bradenton pool going to the beach or seeing Jungle Gardens better get down to the Bradenton Club and soon Sign the kids up now The big Adventure Island trip is scheduled for Friday July 22 Tlie trip is $12 but wrath twice that HUKKTINI sauinos Juana Wurm pitches Manatee National into semis 1 2-0 aamspQgEEBil WILLIE HIATT Herald Sports Writer Great Traction In Any Weather Arrive Radial Man about Manatee TONY CONBOY the Middle Atlantic Conference Quite impressive and all this writer remembered him for was as a 9-year-old bull on the playing fields of Anna Maria Palma Sola and Cardinal Mooney The surprising thing was that during our iony talked about his and played down his success in the higher levels of sports Still a great kid! There was a time when I had to take the neighborhood kids to Sarasota for Nautilus weight training Now the DeSoto Club has 12 Nautilus machines and four stationery bicycles The instructors are David Sparks Jeff Clark Dave Wilder TUESDAY'S SCORES bracket Venice 8 Central Sarasota 4 Manatee National 12 Manatee American 0 GAMES Bracket Palmetto vs Central Sarasota 5:45 pm Englewood ve Manatee American 8:15 pm scored three runs in the third inning two on a single by Duke Williams Then in the fourth inning Manatee National sewed five runs including an RBI-triple by Brian Tolberg and an RBI-single by Erik Hoag Wurm never really struggled all night He walked just three batters and struck out the side in both the first and fifth innings Travis Pollack Danny Dillingham and Loren Paul each singled in the game fw Manatee American Heath Ferraraccio went three innings to get the loss PER DAY The luxury of a Chryder New Ybrter or Dodge Dynasty UNLIMITED MILEAGE RESERVE NOW! 355-8884 8050 NORTH TAM1AMI TRAIL FOR OTHER OTtES CALL: CW7W aL-JUWor P15580R13 Whitewall No Trade Needed Mini-Pickups Cars WRANGLER P-METRIC RADIAL Light Truck Favorite TRACKER II SAVE! For Mini-Vans SAVEJiPK JR Wurm turned in the second masterful pitching performance in two days for Manatee National in the District 16 Senior League (14-15-year-olds) baseball tournament Tuesday at GT Bray Complex Wurm struck out 11 batters and gave up just three hits to lead Manatee National to a 12-0 victory over Manatee American in bracket action The feat matched Chris 10-whiff outing Monday night when Manatee National beat Palmetto 12-2 in a game that was suspended after six innings because of an 11 pm curfew The league ruled on Tuesday that any game beyond five innings is complete victory sends Manatee National into 8:15 pm semifinals against Venice an 8-4 winner over Central Sarasota in an earlier game on Tuesday In tonight's bracket play Palmetto plays Central Sarasota at 5:45 pm and Englewood meets Manatee American at 8:15 pm Manatee two tournament victories have followed the umi explosive pattern The team Manatee teams win in Junior League Special to The Herald VENICE Manatee American pounded Palmetto 17-1 and Manatee National topped Sarasota Central 8-4 to advance to the bracket final of the District 16 Junior League (13-year-olds) baseball tournament Tuesday night at the Well Field Complex Fw Manatee American starting pitcher Matt Bernhardt struck out 10 in six innings of wwk to earn the victory Josh Cornell pitched seventh Steve Kaufman was 4-for-5 and Brett Getman 3-for-4 as all 13 players on the team had at least one hit Fw Manatee National Robbie Cox went the distance struck out nine and allowed only four unearned runs Ray Stout was 3-4 Jason Barr 2-3 and Lance Carter 2-4 The two teams take today off then meet Thursday at 8:15 pm In bracket games today Venice plays Sarasota Central at 5:45 pm and Palmetto takes on Englewood at 8:15 In a first-round game late Monday night Manatee American opened with a 7-5 win over Venice Steel Belted iladials For Small Cars Imports G-METRIC RADIAL Oil Filter Chassis Lube Oil Change $J9S Lubricate chassis drain oil and refill with up to five quarts of major brand motor oil and install a 2 new oil filter Note: spec diesel oil and filter type may result In extra charges Brands may vary by location I iiwsu iny mnaw mo a MSMt aMctimr mmi tM AUTO SERVICE OFFERS SEE ANY OF THE COMPETITIVE PRICES Just Say Charge Iff Wo my wo QooOpwrt own end c4 or Arnhem 0 NATIONWIDE WARRANTY GOODYEAR CERTIFIED AUTO SERVICE AVAILABLE AT DISPLAYED LOCATIONS PRICES LIMITED WARRANTIES CREDIT TERMS A NO SHOWN AMAHABLE AT GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTERS BELOW LISTED INDEPENDENT DEALERS FOR THEIR WARRANTIES AND CREDIT TERMS.