The Key Royale Club hosted its annual Labor Day Scramble and luncheon Sept. 6 with a kickoff putting clinic by club pro Ken Butler.
After the putting preview at the Holmes Beach course, 51 golfers teed up for the nine-hole scramble. Five teams tied for first at 2-under-par 30, prompting a match-your-score tiebreaker to determine a champ.
The team of Jody and Bob Maleeny, Ken Nagengast and Chris Nelson took home first place, just ahead of Janelle and Mike Clements, Robert Kingan and Eric Lawson. Third place went to Debbie and Dave Richardson, Nelson Eagle and Blake Ress.
Jenny Huibers captured the long-drive title for the women, while Gabriel Conn won for the men. Tom Nelson won closest-to-the-pin on the eighth hole, sticking his shot 3 feet 2 inches from the pin. Other winners were Jake Shaffer in the chipping contest, Dave Richardson on the putting green and Gary Razze for the straightest drive.
Lunch and libations followed in the clubhouse, with talk centering on the plans for the upcoming Oktoberfest Scramble.
On Sept. 7, the women dodged raindrops to compete in their regular nine-hole, individual-low-net match in two flights.
Jana Samuels, who birdied the third hole, and Ellen Boin both fired 2-over-par 34s — good for a first place tie in Flight A. Mary Wilkie was two strokes back in second place.
Janet Razze had the low-net round of the day with a 2-under-par 30. Margrit Layh was alone in second at 6-over-par 38, while Terry Westby, who had a chip-in on the ninth hole was another stroke back in third.
The Sept. 9 Thursday scramble at the club saw the foursome of Ken Butler, Hoyt Miller, Chuck Patrick and Steve Vasbinder combine on a 4-under-par 28 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
Adult flag football heads to playoffs
The regular season of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island has concluded and attention turns to Sept. 16 and the playoffs.
We The Best Lending nailed down the top seed by a tiebreaker over second-place Catalyst and will take on No. 8 seed TMT in the playoff kickoff. Catalyst will match up against No. 7 seed Beach Bums. No. 3 seed went to Ray’s Ramblings on a 4-3 record. They will face No. 6 seed Cortez Deep Sea Fishing, which finished 2-5. No. 4 seed TBT will face No. 5 Sandbar Restaurant, with both teams at 4-3 in the standings.
Game times were yet to be announced.
In action Sept. 9 at the center gridiron, We The Best Lenders clinched the top seed with a 56-7 thumping of Catalyst behind five touchdown passes from Chase Richardson on offense and a pick six on defense. Jonathan Soultatas found the endzone three times on five catches, while adding a 2-point conversion. Jasmine Muldoon added a pair of TD grabs and Tim Holly notched one as well. Dom Otteni finished with a pair of TD passes and Luis Campos completed the scoring with a 2-point conversion.
Jon Moss hit Greg Moss for a TD and an extra point to account for the Catalyst score.
The second game of the night saw TMT outscore Cortez Deep Sea Fishing 47-37 thanks to six touchdown passes by Keith McQuillen and an astounding six touchdown receptions on 12 catches by Connor Haughey. Sir Williams added a TD pass and a TD grab to round out the TMT scoring in the victory.
Tyler Brewer threw six TD passes for Deep Sea, including three to Tuna McCracken and two to Kevin Roman. Cole Carter completed the scoring with a touchdown and an extra point in the loss.
Ray’s Ramblings doubled up on Sandbar with a 24-12 victory in the third game of the evening. Ryan Moss threw for two scores and added a TD grab to lead Ray’s offense, which also received a TD pass from Bobby McMillan and scoring catches from Jordan DeMers and Peggy Smith. Kari Stephens completed the scoring for Ray’s team on a rushing touchdown.
Matt Manger paced the Sandbar offense with TD passes to both Anthony Mannino and Derrick Carey.
TBT won a 25-6 victory over Beach Bums behind strong games from Brandon Kull and Matt Briley. Kull and Briley both doubled up on TD passes and both added a receiving TD. Zack Routh finished with two TD grabs to complete the scoring in the victory.
Joey Carder connected with Cruz Rodriguez for the lone Beach Bums TD in the loss.
Youth soccer kicks off season
The fall soccer season for kids kicked off Sept. 7 at the center with five matches on the pitch between the 8-10 and 11-14 divisions.
Blalock Walters kicked things off for the 11-14 teams with a 3-1 victory over Anna Maria Island Wines. Andrew Graham, Jayden Sparks and Savanna Coba scored goals to lead Blalock, along with a combined four saves from Cale Rudacille and Mason Moss.
Angelina Albrecht scored the lone goal for Anna Maria Island Wines, while Cyrus Ryan notched seven saves in the loss.
Miz & Hiz Biz outscored HSH Designs 5-4 in the second 11-14 game behind four goals from Chad Nunez. Cecelia Kroth added a goal and two saves, while Konnor Oelfke made three saves.
Frankie Coleman led HSH with three goals in the loss, while Hayden Eurice also scored and Jack Zaccagnino notched five saves.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off with Beach Bums earning a 5-3 victory over Tidy MD behind a hat trick from Dylan Sato. Brandon Sato and Turner Worth each added goals and Elijah Brannock helped preserve the victory with eight saves in goal.
Shady Lady slipped past The Gitt Team 2-1 in the second 8-10 game of the night. Tomas Bartos scored and made two saves, while Austin Guess added a second goal for Shady Lady.
Matthew Winsper scored the Gitt goal and Colin Bankert and Owen Purcell shared eight saves in goal.
Moss Builders then edged Solid Rock Construction 2-1 behind a pair of goals from Mason Moss and six saves from Landon Sinphay.
Nixon Connor scored for Solid Rock, which received six saves spread among Isaac Roadman, Andre Harwood and Eli Roadman in the loss.
The action continues next week.
Horseshoe news
For the third consecutive week, there was no need for playoffs to determine champions at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.
The Sept. 8 games saw Jerry Disbrow and Steve Doyle post the only 3-0 record in pool play, while the Sept. 11 games saw Disbrow team up with Tom Skoloda on the only 3-0 record. The victory was the fourth in a row for Disbrow.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.