Are you ready for some more football?
Youth flag football is up and running at the Center of Anna Maria Island with 19 teams in five age divisions, including instructional divisions for the 4-5 and 6-7 age groups — where no scores or standings kept.
Action in the 8-10 age division kicked off on the center field Jan. 19 with Beach Bums outscoring Tidy MD 31-25 behind three touchdown passes from Brandon Sato and a pair of receiving touchdowns from Dylan Sato. Duncan Cloutier added a pair of rushing TDs for Beach Bums, which also received a touchdown from Preston LaPensee in the victory.
Tidy MD was led by Ronan Robertson’s three touchdown passes and a pick-six. Tidy MD also received a pair of touchdown receptions from Hayden Eurice and one from Kade Eslich in the loss.
The second game of the night saw Moss Builders slip past Cloud Pest Control by a 34-27 score behind four touchdown passes and a touchdown run from Mason Moss. Matthew Winsper had a pair of touchdown grabs, while Austin Guess and McKenna Darak finished with one each in the victory.
Leo Foster ran for two touchdowns to lead Cloud Pest Control, which also received scoring runs in the loss from Landon Sallier and Lucas Signor.
Next up, Coastline Contractors quieted Ray’s Ramblings with a 28-7 victory behind a strong defensive effort that saw Reef Marin and Emerson Lee come through with pick-sixes. Marin also added a TD run and a 2-point conversion to lead Coastline, which received a touchdown pass from Urijah Miller to Charlie Serra.
Drew Buky connected with Gray Sandhoff for the TD for Ray’s Ramblings, which received an extra point and an interception from Carter Hey in the loss.
Action in the 11-13 division kicked off Jan. 20 with Ugly Grouper cruising past HSH Designs behind Peyton Hovda, who ran for two scores and added a TD reception. Ashton Hovda threw for a pair of touchdowns, while Aidan Gannon had a touchdown catch and a pick-six in the victory.
Matthew Hennessey threw three touchdowns in the loss, including two to Brennen Gunter to lead HSH Designs.
The second evening game in the 11-13 division saw Root Logix outscore Gulf Drive Cafe by a 27-17 margin behind Payton Harlan’s two touchdown passes to Carter Cantrell and Luke Winsper. Winsper added a rushing touchdown and an extra point in the win.
Zane Logan connected with JM Feeney and Audrey Guess for touchdowns to lead Gulf Drive Cafe in the loss.
The last game of the evening was a 26-2 blowout victory by Poppos over the Gitt Team. TJ Eckert threw for two scores, ran for one and added a pick-six for good measure. Colten Shook and Frankie Coleman each added TDs in the victory.
Dylan Lyssy accounted for the 2-point score when he sacked Eckert for a safety.
Adult sports head into week 3
After two weeks of action, Beach Bums and Ugly Grouper sit atop the adult flag football league at the center, with matching 2-0 records. Moss Builders, Sandbar Restaurant, Slim’s Place and Solid Rock Construction follow at 1-1, while Mi-Box and Salty Printing are 0-2.
Action Jan. 21 kicked off with Beach Bums slipping past Slim’s Place by a 13-12 score behind two touchdown catches and an extra point from Anthony Mannino on throws from quarterback Matt Briley.
The second game of the night saw Solid Rock Construction destroy the Sandbar 32-6 behind four touchdown passes and a touchdown reception from Jon Moss. Connor Haughey finished with three touchdown receptions and a touchdown pass in the victory.
Ugly Grouper obliterated Salty Printing 33-0 thanks in part to pick-sixes by Brandon Kull, Octavious Cole and Melissa Acevado. Kull also threw to Cole and Jaret Rojas for a pair of TDs in the victory.
The last game of the night was a shootout with Moss Builders hanging on for a 39-32 victory over Mi-Box behind five touchdown passes from Ryan Moss, including three to Greg Moss and two to Dina DeJesus.
With two weeks of action on the books in the adult soccer league at the center, Burton Brick & Tile and Sato Real Estate are leading with matching 2-0 records. Allied, Blalock Walters and the Gitt Team are tied at 1-1, while Slim’s Place and Jiffy Lube follow with 0-1-1 records. Servis First Bank is 0-2.
Burton Brick & Tile edged Allied 1-0 Jan. 20 in the first match of the night behind Olsin Crean’s lone tally.
The next match saw Blalock Walters outscore Jiffy Lub 6-5 behind four goals from Chris Scott and a goal each from Nate Welch and Matt Staggs.
The third match of the evening saw Sato hang on for a 4-3 victory over Servis First Bank behind two goals each from Will Kretzmana and Race Arande.
The evening’s final match saw the Gitt Team earn a 5-3 victory over Slim’s Place behind two goals from Jessica Williams and a goal each from Robert Fellowes, Tanner Zellmar and Jamie Hutchinson.
Horseshoe news
The Inauguration Day horseshoe games at the Anna Maria City Hall pits Jan. 20 saw three teams post 3-0 records and settle things with a playoff.
Tom Farrington and Bob Palmer drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Bob Lee and Jerry Disbrow cruised past Bob Fleming and Tom Skoloda by a 21-2 score. Lee and Disbrow cooled off, falling to Farrington and Palmer by a 23-11 score.
The Jan. 23 games saw Lee and Skoloda earn the day’s outright title with the lone 3-0 record in the preliminary round.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. 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.
Key Royale news
The Key Royale Club kicked off the week’s golf action with the men’s Monday morning modified-Stableford system match Jan. 18.
The team of Art McMillan, Mike Morris, Gary Razze and Quentin Talbert matched the plus-5 carded by Ken Nagengast, John Kolojeski, Steve Vasbinder and Tom Solosky to finish in a tie for first. Not sure who bought the post-golf drinks in the clubhouse.
Next up, the women competed in a nine-hole individual-low-net match in three flights Jan. 19.
Helen Pollock rode a birdie on the second hole to propel her to a 1-under-par 31 and a three-way tie for first place in Flight A along with Sue Wheeler and Roxanne Koche. Marcia Friesen was alone in second place with a 1-over-par 33.
Beth Lindeman had a chipin on the fifth hole and followed that with a birdie on number sixth on the way to a 5-under-par 27 and first place in Flight B. Connie Livanos was alone in second place at 2-under-par 30, while Pam Alvord, Mary Neal and MaryLou Dreier tied for third at even-par 32.
Terry Westby carded a 3-under-par 29 to grab first place in Flight C by four strokes over second-place finishers Ann Klein and Marilyn Niewijk.
Though not on the leader board, Merideth Slavin birdied the eighth hole, and Mary Wilkes and Peggy Clauhs posted chipins on the second and eighth holes, respectively.
The men were back on the course Jan. 21 for a nine-hole scramble, with the team of Gary Risner, John Cassese, Jim Menzies and Joe Tynan combining for first at 1-under-par 31. A trio of teams tied for second place at plus-1.