Rain, rain, go away, the community wants to play.
In spite of numerous afternoons of rain, quarterfinal playoff action in the adult flag football league on the field at the Center of Anna Maria Island got started Sept. 16 with TMT doubling up on We The Best Lending.
We The Best Lending bested TMT 28-14 behind four touchdown passes from Chase Richardson, including three to Jonathan Soultatos. Soultatos also had a huge defensive game, finishing with a sack and an interception. Dom Otteni completed the scoring in the victory with a touchdown reception.
Keith McQuillen and Connor Haughey each threw a touchdown pass to lead the TMT offense, which also received touchdown catches from Kari Hawkins and Maddie Russo in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw Ray’s Ramblings eliminate Cortez Deep Sea Fishing 21-6 behind a touchdown pass and a touchdown run from quarterback Ryan Moss. Kari Stephens added a touchdown run and Peggy Smith added a touchdown catch, two interceptions and a safety.
Blake Balais connected with Cole Carter for a TD to lead Cortez Deep Sea Fishing in the loss.
Catalyst cruised past Beach Bums by a 20-12 score behind two TD passes from Jon Moss to Greg Moss and Brent Moss. Greg Moss provided the winning margin with a pick-six interception.
JB Shuck and Jaret Rojas both contributed touchdown passes in the loss, while Cruz Rodriguez and Jacob Robertson added TD grabs.
TBT edged Sandbar Restaurant 24-19 in the last game of the evening behind a pair of touchdown passes from Brandon Kull and a touchdown pass and two touchdown grabs from Matt Briley. Zach Routh added a touchdown catch and an extra point to round out the scoring for TBT.
Matt Manger threw three TD passes, including two to Bradley Coleman to lead Sandbar, which also received a touchdown catch from Anthony Mannino in the loss.
Semifinal action — setting up the championship game — continues at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, with We The Best Lending taking on TBT at 6:30 p.m. followed by Catalyst against Ray’s Ramblings
Center basketball continues in the gym
After four weeks of action, Paddy Wagon and Beach Bums are atop the standings of the adult basketball league at the center with matching 3-1 records. Slim’s Place, Solid Rock Construction and Moss Builders follow, while Blue Lagoon and Sandbar are in search of victories.
Action Sept. 6 fell short as Moss Builders earned a win via forfeit when Blue Lagoon fell short of players.
The next game saw Beach Bums outplay Sandbar 93-44 behind the trio of Skylar Pensyl, Carlton Bennett and Austin Young. Pensyl led scorers with 28 points, while Bennett and Young finished with 25 and 23 points respectively.
Sandbar’s Matt Manger scored 24 points and Matt Briley added 19 points in the loss.
The final game of the night saw Paddy Wagon slip past Slim’s Place by a 77-68 score. Jeremi King scored 18 points and Andy Shown added 17 to lead Paddy Wagon, which also received 13 points from Matthew Stacy in the victory.
Chris Hampton scored 25 points to lead scorers, while AJ Colagiovanni added 17 and Garrett Richelieu finished with 19 in the Slim’s loss.
Key Royale golf news
Despite the persistent rain, there was a full week of golf on the Key Royale Club links, starting with the men’s modified-Stableford match Sept. 13.
Bill DiMenna fired a plus-4, scoring four points above his average to finish on top of a crowded leaderboard and earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Mike Pritchett was a point behind at plus-3, while Mike Gille took third at plus-2.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights Sept. 14. Ellen Boin fired a 1-under-par 31 to edge Jenny Huibers by a stroke. Helen Pollock and Jana Samuels tied for third at 3-over-par 35.
Janet Razze lapped the field in Flight B with a 4-under-par 28. Jackie Gorski was alone in second at even-par 32, while Terry Westby finished in third with a 6-over-par 38.
The members played a nine-hole shamble, a game that cards the two best scores from the foursome on Sept. 16.
The team of Herb Clauhs, John Kolojeski, Jana Samuels and Quentin Talbert combined on an even-par 64 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Nelson Eagle, Rich Salzbury, Dave Richardson and Debbie Richardson were two strokes back in second place.
And from the Anna Maria horseshoe pits
For the first time in three weeks of twice a week play, a playoff was required to determine the champion at the Sept. 15 games at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.
Steve Doyle along with Tom Skoloda and Jerry Disbrow both forged 3-0 records in pool play, but it was all Doyle in the playoff. He cruised to a 21-10 victory over Skoloda and Disbrow to earn bragging rights for the day.
The Sept. 18 games also saw a two-team playoff as Doyle and Bill Silver squared off against the Disbrow brothers, Jay and Jerry. The Disbrows jumped out to an early lead, but Doyle and Silver clawed their way back into the match. Trailing 20-19, Silver threw what appeared to be a game-winning double ringer, but Jerry Disbrow answered with a double ringer of his own and the brothers went on to win by a 23-19 score to earn the day’s championship.
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.