There’s some clarity among the haves and have-nots after five weeks of action in the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
Solid Rock Construction is on top of the standings at 4-1, followed by TBT, which has fashioned a 3-1-1 record.
Prosper Bradenton and Moss Builders follow at 3-2, We The Best Lenders at 2-2-1 and Shady Lady at 2-3. Cortez Deep Sea Fishing and Sandbar Restaurant complete the standings at 1-4.
Action Feb. 10 kicked off with Moss Builders pounding out a 26-12 victory over Prosper Bradenton. Quarterback Ryan Moss hooked up with Jesse Griffin nine times, including three for touchdowns and a pair of extra-point catches. Michael Bolognone completed the scoring with a touchdown catch for Moss.
Prosper Bradenton received a pair of touchdown passes from Jonathan Moss, including one to veteran player Ed Moss.
The second game of the evening saw We The Best Lenders crush Sandbar Restaurant by a 40-8 score. Dominick Otteni and Jaret Rojas both finished with three TD passes and a receiving touchdown to lead We The Best Lenders, which also received touchdowns from Tyler Brewer and Anthony McCance.
Matt Manger connected with Jayce Berzowki for Sandbar.
Shady Lady knocked Solid Rock Construction from the unbeaten ranks with a resounding 32-19 victory in the third game of the evening. Jonathan Soultatos threw four TD passes to Shawn Balvin to lead the offense. Balvin also added a pick-six, while Soultatos and Jasmine Muldoon added quarterback sacks in the victory.
Solid Rock received three touchdown passes from Anthony Mannino, including two to Octavious Cole and one to Peggy Smith.
TBT then cruised to a 32-6 victory over Cortez Deep Sea Fishing to culminate the action for the evening.
Matt Briley threw four TD passes and added a touchdown reception for good measure. Nick Cinelli had a pair of TD grabs and Jeremy Rodriguez finished with a TD pass and a TD catch in the victory.
Tuna McCracken connected with Luis Campos for the lone touchdown for Cortez Deep Sea Fishing.
Indoor soccer kicks up
After three weeks of action in the adult indoor soccer league at the center, Sato Real Estate is atop the standings with a 2-0-1 record, just ahead of second-place Gulfview Windows & Doors with a 1-1-1 record. Progressive Cabinetry, Beach Bums, Mi-Box and Slim’s Place complete the standings with 1-2 records.
With two weeks of season action remaining, anything can happen.
Action Feb. 10 kicked off with Progressive Cabinetry edging Gulfview Windows & Doors 9-7 behind a hat trick from Daniel Anderson and two goals each from Sean Flynn and Josh Sato. Damir Glavan and Omar Polar each added goals to complete the Progressive scoring.
Luca Vecchio had five goals and an assist to lead Gulfview, which also received a goal each from Keith Mahoney and Daniel Aden in the loss.
The second match of the evening saw Sato slip past Slim’s Place by a 6-5 score behind four goals from Damir Glavan and two goals from Olaf Krause. Josh Sato helped preserve the victory with nine saves in goal.
Jessica Williams scored three goals and Austin Nutting added two for Slim’s Place, which received a combined 18 saves from Ryan Moss and Andrew Sullivan.
Beach Bums cruised to a 10-6 victory over Mi-Box thanks to nine goals from Mauro Vecchio. Kevin Roman added a goal, while Osvaldo Cabello and Yuri Pereira combined on 20 saves in the victory.
Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos scored a pair of goals for Mi-Box, which also received a goal each from Kali Richardson, Lindsey Styka, Selena Gonzalez and Josh Sato, while Steve Oelfke came through with 16 saves in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
It’s championship season at the KRC.
Twenty-three Key Royale Club golfers challenged for the annual men’s club championship in a 36-hole scratch (no handicap) tournament that got started Feb. 2 and concluded Feb. 9.
Eric Lawson successfully defended his 2021 championship by carding a 1-over-par 129, earning his second-in-a-row club championship. Second place went to Steve Pfeil at 13-over-par 141, while Tim Donnar was another two strokes back in third place.
The men then played their weekly modified Stableford system match Feb. 7.
The team of Bob Blaser, Art McMillan, Blake Ress and Quentin Talbert combined on a plus-6 to win the team competition.
Herb Clauhs and Sam Major matched their team score with individual plus-6s to share clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Tom Perkins was another point back in second, while Joe Tynan nailed down third with a plus-4.
The members were back on the course Feb. 10 for a nine-hole shamble with a par of 74.
The team of Gary Domanski, Marty Hicks, Ken Nagengast and Tom Solosky combined on a 4-over-par 78 to grab first place by one stroke over the team of Clint Hurdle, Chuck Patrick,Terry Tarras and Debi Wohlers. Tim Friessen, Jim McParland and Joe Tynan finished in third at 6-over-par 80.
Horseshoe news
Four teams produced 3-0 records at the Feb. 9 pool play horseshoe matches and advanced to the knockout stage at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.
The team of Bob Mason and Del Reese held on for a 21-17 victory over Bob Rowley in the first semifinal, while Norm Good and Tom Skoloda were too good for Ron Gagaon and Bob Palmer, who were eliminated by a 21-9 score.
Mason and Reese cruised into the winner’s circle thanks to a 21-14 victory over the Good-Skoloda team to earn bragging rights for the day.
Four teams again managed 3-0 pool-play records at the Feb. 12 games. Mason again found himself in the mix, this time teaming up with Tom Farrington to advance to the finals with a 21-18 victory over Bob Palmer, thanks to six consecutive ringers from Farrington.
Rod Bussey and Skoloda advanced to the championship match with a 22-8 victory over Bob Lee and Ron Hooper. The finals were all Mason and Farrington, as they rolled to a 21-5 victory giving Mason a perfect 10-0 record for the week.
Play begins at 9 a.m. 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.