The adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island was finally able to play a game with no rain Aug. 19.
The action kicked off with Ray’s Ramblings outscoring Beach Bums 34-32, with the difference being a couple of big defensive plays. Jordan DeMers came through for Ray’s Ramblings with a pick-six, while Kari Stephens came up with four quarterback sacks, including one for a 2-point safety to provide the winning margin.
Jesse Griffin threw three touchdown passes to Stephens, DeMers and Peggy Smith, while Bobby McMillan and James Roadman had 2-point conversions in the victory.
Joey Carder paced the Beach Bums offense with three TD passes, while JB Shuck threw for a TD and ran for one. Cruz Rodriguez led the receivers with two TDs and Jacob Robertson added a touchdown catch in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw We the Best Lending earn a 55-18 blowout victory over Cortez Deep Sea Fishing behind five touchdown passes and two touchdown catches from Chase Richardson. Dom Otteni added two TD passes, two TD catches and a pick-six of his own, while Jonathan Soutatos had a touchdown catch and Jasmine Muldoon had a TD.
Tuna McCracken threw three touchdown passes to Tyler Brewer to lead Cortez Deep Sea Fishing in the loss.
The third game of the night saw Sandbar Restaurant cruise to a 42-20 victory over TMT thanks to five TD passes from Matt Manger. Manger also chipped in on defense with two interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown. Brandin Holcomb had a pair of touchdown catches for Sandbar, which also received TDs from Anthony Mannino, Bradley Coleman and Anthony McCance in the victory.
Keith McQuillen threw a pair of touchdowns to Connor Haughey to lead TMT, which also received a rushing touchdown from Jason Caller in the loss.
The last game of the night saw Catalyst edge TBT 19-13 behind three touchdown passes from Jon Moss, who connected with Greg Moss for two scores, while also hooking up with Brent Moss for one score.
Key Royale news
Key Royale Club members have been dodging the raindrops in an attempt to get in more swings. Last week was no different, though the men did manage to get in their weekly modified-Stableford system match Aug. 16.
Bill Shuman earned clubhouse bragging rights for the day by carding a plus-5, scoring five points higher than his average point total. Dave Richardson was a point back in second place.
The women’s Tuesday morning match at the club in Holmes Beach was rained out but golfers were able to get out Aug. 19 for a nine-hole scramble.
The team of Mike Clements, Tom Nelson and Kurt Snouffer combined on a 5-under-par 27 to earn a three-shot victory. The team of Hoyt Miller, Terry Schaefer, Ron Vandeman and Steve Vasbinder finished alone in second with a 2-under-par 30.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria pits Aug. 18 was short and sweet. Gary Howcroft walked his way to the lone 3-0 record in pool play and was the day’s outright champ.
Two teams battled it out Aug. 21 for bragging rights after both fashioned 3-0 records in the preliminary round.
Howcroft teamed up with Jerry Disbrow to defeat Bill Silver 25-15, thanks to a game-ending double ringer from Disbrow.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays 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.
Soccer registration wraps up
The fall youth soccer league at the center was registering players until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, after press time for The Islander.
The cost is $10 for members and $130 for nonmembers. Player evaluations were set to begin Aug. 24 at 5:30 p.m. for the 5-7 and 8-10 age divisions. The 11-13 and 14-17 player evaluations follow at 7:30 p.m.
The season starts with Spirit Day Aug. 31 and the first week of the games will begin Sept. 6. Matches will be played Tuesday nights starting at 6 p.m., with some Wednesday night games sprinkled in — if needed.
For more information, contact the center at 941-778-1908.