With only two weeks of play remaining in the regular season of the flag football league at The Center of Anna Maria Island, teams are jockeying for seeds before the playoffs. In the 11-13, 8-10 divisions, it means a first-round bye, while in the 14-17 division, it means facing an easier first-round opponent in the playoffs.
With that said, there was movement in the standings after the Feb. 25 results in the 14-17 and 8-10 divisions.
Truly Nolen dropped to second in the 8-10 division after Salty Printing edged them by a 19-16 score, while Bark & Co. Realty moved into first place thanks to a 12-0 shutout over Cloud Pest Control. Bark now is 5-1-1 and alone in first place, while Truly Nolen fell to 5-2. Beach to Bay Construction outscored Slim’s Place 40-36 to move into third place with a 4-2-1 record, just ahead of Salty Printing in fourth place at 4-3. Lancaster Design had a bye week, remaining 2-4, while Cloud Pest Control is 2-5 and Slim’s is 1-6.
Intechgrate Systems moves into the top spot in the 14-17 division with a 4-1-1 record on a 48-6 roll over Sign-A-Rama, which previously held the top spot. The loss dropped the Sign team to third place, while Air & Energy moved into second thanks to a 46-13 victory over Duncan Real Estate, putting Duncan at 0-6 on the season.
Miller Electric remained first in the 11-13 division at 6-0 without playing a game Feb. 25. Planet Stone inched closer to the top thanks to a 31-13 victory over third-place Progressive Cabinetry, which fell to 2-4. Tyler’s Ice Cream improved to 2-4 with a 37-22 win over Anna Maria Oyster Bar. The loss dropped AMOB to 1-6 on the season.
Finally, an incorrect score was provided to The Islander last week. AMOB apparently defeated Progressive Cabinetry by a 21-6 score.
Key Royale golf news
It was back to the normal golfing routine and spring-like conditions this past week at the Key Royale Club, starting with the men playing a couple of rounds Feb. 20.
The action got started with a nine-hole individual-low-net match that saw Jim Auch earn medalist honors with a 5-under-par 27. Chet Hutton was alone in second place at 3-under-par 29, while Bob Reid was another shot back in third place.
Later in the day, the men were back out for a nine-hole modified Stableford-system match. Gary Risner and Peter Solleveld tied for first place at plus-5. The winning team of Peter Fischer, Marty Hicks, Jon Holcomb and Bob Reid combined on a plus-8.
The women took the course Feb. 21 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in four flights.
Judy Christensen torched the course to the tune of a 6-under-par 26 to win Flight A going away. Phyllis Roe rode birdies on holes three, six and eight to finish with a gross score of 38 and was alone in second at 2-under-par 30, two strokes ahead of third-place finisher Pam Lowry.
Margrit Layh and Debbie Richardson tied for first place in Flight B with 3-under-par 29s, but Layh took first place on a card off. Penny Williams claimed third with a 2-under-par 30.
Roxanne Koche matched the round of the day with a 6-under-par 26 to win Flight C by three strokes over Jan Turner. Judy Ward was another stroke back in third place at 2-under-par 30.
Flight D was won by Penny Auch with a 5-under-par 27, four strokes ahead of Terry Westby and Marty Clark, who finished in a tie for second place.
The men got together again Feb. 23 for a nine-hole scramble, which was topped by the team of Al Carr, Scott Mitchell, Dave Richardson and Gary Silke on a combined 6-under-par 26. The team of Barry Anderson, Dan Hazewski, Mike Pritchard and Earl Ritchie were three shots back in second place.
Horseshoe news
Two teams emerged from pool play during Feb. 22 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits and battled for the day’s supremacy.
Gene Bobeldyk and Steve Hooper edged Bob Lee and Del Reese 21-18 to earn the day’s bragging rights.
There were only two teams to earn three pool-play victories during Feb. 25 action. After falling just short on Tuesday, Lee came out on top as he and partner Adin Shank earned a 23-20 victory over Gene Fehl and Rod Bussey.
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.