There’s plenty of action to come on the Center of Anna Maria Island gridiron.
After two weeks of action in the eight-team youth flag football league at the center, the standings are tight in the 8-10 division. Beach Bums, Solid Rock Construction and Moss Builders are sharing first place in their 2-0 starts. Prosper Bradenton follows at 1-1, while Shady Lady and Progressive Cabinetry are both 0-1-1. Bradenton Beach Parasailing and Mac Parkman Foundation complete the standings at 0-2.
The seven-team 11-13 division standings are similar, with Blalock Walters and HSH Designs off to 2-0 starts followed by Nissan Bradenton at 1-0. The Investigative Law Group at 1-1 holds down third, while Moss Builders and Wash Family Construction complete the standings at 0-2.
A night of matches kicked off Jan. 18 with the 8-10 division Beach Bums cruising to a 25-6 victory over Bradenton Beach Parasailing behind four touchdown passes from Brandon Sato. Dylan Sato and Wade Kasten were on the receiving end of two touchdown passes each to lead Beach Bums in the victory.
Tess Bolognone connected with Jackson Kennedy for the lone touchdown to carry Bradenton Beach Parasailing in the loss.
The second 8-10 matchup of the evening saw Progressive Cabinetry and Shady Lady battle to a 7-7 tie. Charlee Maize ran for a score to lead Progressive, which also received an extra point from Colton Krantz.
Shady Lady got a rushing touchdown and an extra point from Preston LaPensee.
Solid Rock Construction proved to be solid in its 19-6 victory over Mac Parkman Foundation in the third 8-10 division matchup of the night. Van Havel threw two TD passes to Colson Mendiola and Nixon Conner ran for one touchdown in the victory.
Cole Dillman ran for a touchdown for Mac Parkman Foundation in the loss.
The last 8-10 division game of the night saw Moss Builders earn a 19-0 shutout over Prosper Bradenton behind rushing TDs from Mason Moss, Austin Guess and Aidan Guess.
Action in the 11-13 division also got started Jan. 18 with Blalock Walters edging Moss Builders 19-13 thanks to three touchdown passes and a touchdown reception from Peyton Hovda. Liam Proud added a receiving touchdown, while Ashton Hovda came through with a pick-six interception on defense.
Mason Moss threw a touchdown pass to Gregory Jordan and Joey Suebert ran for a touchdown for Moss Builders in the loss.
The second 11-13 match saw HSH Designs escape with a 13-12 victory over Investigative Law Group behind two touchdown passes to Audrey Guess and Emma Raulerson, who also added the all-important extra point in the victory.
Urijah Miller connected with Jack Zaccagnino for one score and Tommy Baugher ran for another TD to lead the Law Group in the loss.
The last game of the evening saw Nissan Bradenton edge Wash Family Construction thanks to three touchdown catches by Brennen Gunter and a pick-six interception on defense. Rowan Benford threw two touchdown passes and Charlie Rogers added one to complete the scoring for Nissan of Bradenton in the victory.
Dominick Zupa ran for a score and added a 2-point conversion, while Reef Marin connected with Chase Signor for WFC in the loss.
Adult flag football underway
The adult flag football league at the center also completed a second week of play, putting Moss Builders and Solid Rock Construction tied atop the standings with 2-0 records. Prosper Bradenton, Sandbar Restaurant and Shady Lady follow with 1-1 records. TBT and We The Best Lenders fall in at 0-1-1, while Cortez Deep Sea Fishing and Beach Bums are 0-1.
Action Jan. 20 saw Solid Rock edge Best Lenders by a 24-19 score behind two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns from Anthony Mannino. Peggy Smith finished with three catches, including two for touchdowns in the victory.
Jaret Rojas threw a pair of touchdown passes and Brandon Kull added two touchdown grabs for We The Best Lenders in the loss.
Prosper Bradenton cruised to a 38-19 victory over TBT thanks to six touchdown passes from Jonathan Moss, including three each to Greg Moss and Kari Stephens.
Jeremy Rodriguez threw three touchdown passes to Yandy Rocamora for TBT in the loss.
Sandbar received three touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns from Matt Manger during its 32-27 victory over Cortez Deep Sea Fishing. Osmel Fuentes had two touchdowns and Zach Routh had one to complete the scoring.
Sir Williams had two touchdown passes, a receiving touchdown and a pick six to lead Deep Sea Fishing in the loss. Tuna McCracken also threw a touchdown pass, while Cole Carter and Ava Zink had touchdown grabs.
Moss Builders outscored Shady Lady 33-27 behind four touchdown passes from Ryan Moss and three touchdowns from JB Shuck. Jordan Demers and Jesse Griffin both added touchdown catches for Moss Builders in the victory.
Shawn Balvin accounted for three touchdowns — two passing and one receiving — to carry Shady Lady in the loss. Connor Haughey added two touchdown passes and Jonathan Soultatos and Tim Holly each finished with a touchdown.
Key Royale golf news
Beautiful winter weather produced a full week of action at the Key Royale Club golf course in Holmes Beach, starting with the men playing a nine-hole modified-Stableford system match on Jan. 17.
The team of Larry Brittain, Marty Hicks, Eric Lawson and Greg Shorten matched the plus-5 carded by Dean Christensen, Brian Comer, Buddy Foy and Bill Sweeney, leaving the match tied.
Brittain had the individual round of the day with a plus-6, while Hicks was a point behind in second.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights Jan. 18.
Pam Lowry grabbed first place in Flight A on carding an even-par 32, a stroke ahead of second-place finisher Roxanne Koche.
Gloria LaDue’s 1-over-par 33 gave her first place in Flight B by a stroke over a trio of players — Jackie Gorski, Janet Razze and Judy Todd.
Sixty golfers participated Jan. 19 in the second annual men’s KRC Member-Member tournament in perfect weather. Thirty teams divided into three flights to play 18 holes of golf with the winning team of each flight competing in a playoff for top honors.
After two playoff holes, the team of Herb Clauhs and Steve Pfeil edged Marty Hicks and Terry Tarras for the championship.
Scott Coolidge won closest-to-the-pin on the third hole when he stuck it 3 feet from the pin, while Tom Nelson made the longest first putt of 21 feet on the sixth hole.
A late lunch and libations on the patio concluded the day.
The week ended Jan. 20 with a nine-hole scramble. The team of Ken Nagengast, Tom Perkins and Ron Vandeman combined on a 4-under-par 28 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
The team of Tom Nelson, Derek Vandlen, Doug Vandlen and Larry Vandlen matched the 3-under-par 29 carded by the team of Dale Hudson, Peter Lund, Deb Richardson and Larry Solberg and the team of Bill MacMillan, Larry Pippel, Earl Ritchie and Quentin Talbert for a three-way tie for second place.
Horseshoe news
Four teams emerged from pool play and battled for the day’s bragging rights during horseshoe action Jan. 19 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The first semifinal match saw Tim Sofran shut out Jerry Disbrow 23-0, while Bob Mason and Bob Lee cruised into the finals on a 25-5 victory over Steve Doyle and Rick Mitchell. Mason and Lee continued to play hot and rolled to a 24-11 victory over Sofran to win the day’s championship.
Five teams forged 3-0 records during Jan. 22 pool play games and settled things in a playoff. The team of Bob Palmer and Bob Lee drew the bye and watched as Bob Rowley and Gene Bobeldyk defeated Adin Shank and Steve Hooper 21-8 in the first playoff, while Rod Bussey and Bob Mason defeated Bob Heiger and Tom Farrington in the second match.
Rowley and Bobeldyk drew the bye into the finals and watched as Bussey and Mason defeated Palmer and Lee 21-16. The championship match was all Rowley-Bobeldyk as they cruised to a 21-9 victory over Bussey and Mason to win the day’s bragging rights.
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.