Football, golf, horseshoes top AMI sports action

Week 5 of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island saw Moss Builders even its record at 3-3 March 23 without having to play a game. Moss received a forfeit victory when Progressive Cabinetry failed to field a full team.

Beach House Real Estate remained unbeaten and alone in first place after rolling to a 41-7 victory over Mason Martin Construction. The loss dropped Mason Martin into third place with a 3-2 record. Tyler’s Ice Cream improved to 4-1 and a solo second-place spot in the standings after outscoring Beach to Bay Construction by a 41-27 score. Smoothie King was idle and remains at 1-4 on the season.

Adult flag football action continues March 30 at the Center, 407 Magnolia Drive, Anna Maria.

In youth flag football, a last-minute schedule change resulted in postponement for the 8-10 division semifinal and championship games. Those games will be played after press time March 27.

Key Royale golf news

The Key Royale Club men played their annual President’s Cup Tournament March 22.

Gary Risner captured the cup bragging rights with a 2-under-par 30 to win the low gross score, while club president Mike Gillie recorded the low-net score, a 6-under-par 26.

Frankie Purritano won the long-drive contest, while Risner took the prize for closest to the pin with a shot that was just over 6 feet from the pin.

The men played their regular Monday morning modified-Stabledford system match March 20. Barry Izzard carded a plus-6 to take individual honors, one point ahead of Peter Fischer, who was alone in second place.

Fischer’s score helped teammates Peter Lund, Fred Miller and Quentin Talbert to the team title with a score of plus-6.

The women managed to get on the course March 21 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in four flights.

Joy Kaiser took first place in Flight A with a 2-under-par 30 to edge Phyllis Roe, who birdied the sixth and eighth holes by one shot. Andi Saia was alone in third place after firing an even-par 32.

Tootie Wagner carded a 3-under-par 29 to capture first place in Flight B. Gloria LaDue and Sue Christensen finished in a tie for second place at 1-under-31.

Carol Patterson ran away with Flight C after her 2-under-par 30 gave her a six-shot victory over Markie Ksiasek and Susan VanOrsdel.

Terry Westby’s 6-under-par 26 was good for first place in Flight D and low-net round of the day. Jane Perkins had the next-best low-net round at 4-under-par 28 to finish second in Flight D. Marilyn Niewijk took third with a 3-under-par 29.

Sally York and Karen Mitchell both had birdies on the day, while Beverly Neville had a chipin on the fourth hole.

The men were back on the course March 23 for a nine-hole scramble. First place went to the team of Mark Covault, George Dreyer, Dale Hudson and Paul Phillips with a score of 4-under-par 28. The team of Al Carr, Bob Longworth, Ron Pritchard and Greg Shorten combined on a 2-under-par 30 to match the score carded by John Estok, Russ Gibson, Jon Holcomb and Jim Kirk for a two-way tie for second place.

Horseshoe news

Two teams emerged from pool play with unbeaten records and met in the finals during March 22 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. The finals were a blowout as Jim Waller and Gene Bobeldyk rolled to a 22-2 victory over Ron Gagnon and Bob Lee.

Three teams advanced to the knockout stage during March 25 action. Neil Hennessey and Bob Brown drew the bye into the finals and watched as Lee and Hank Huyghe advanced to the finals with a 21-11 victory over Myles Macleod and Steve Hooper. Lee and Huyghe stayed hot as evident by their 23-4 victory over Hennessey and Brown in the finals.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.