With all of the locals at the Greg LaPensee Bowling Tournament Sept. 9 at Bowlero in Bradenton, the local restaurants and bars must have had a slow night.
There was no word on how much the Center of Anna Maria Island benefited from the event but it’s safe to say they scored some bucks.
Bowling, libations, snacks, raffles and a costume contest helped keep the crowd motivated to donate and also entertained.
As for the bowling, Cale Rudacille captured the top youth score with a 132, while reluctant participant Mikie Pletcher won the top female bowler — again — on a score of 150.
Hunter Parrish won top male bowler with an impressive score of 234, while the Anna Maria Dolphin Tours team of Ian Wenzel, Ben Webb Jr., Hunter Parrish and Jamal Williams took the prize in the team competition with a combined score of 974.
The costumes were a highlight of the night and this year’s contest entries were challenging, but Beach House Real Estate AKA the Jamaican Bobsled Team, came out on top, just ahead of Average Joes and the Cowboys from LaPensee Plumbing.
As for this writer, I realized early on why I don’t bowl more often … but a good time was had by all.
Key Royale news
The Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach held its annual Labor Day Tournament Sept. 4, with 40 golfers teeing up for the event.
Playing a combination scramble/shamble with a course set up to a par 46, the team of Robert Kingan, Don Tilden, Deb and Dave Richardson captured first place with a 2-under-par 44. The team of Mike Cusato, Ken Nagengast, Jana Samuels and Quentin Talbert were a stroke back in second place.
Joe Coyne won the day’s putting contest, while Don Tilden sank the longest putt — 24 feet, 2 inches — on the second hole. Deb Richardson won closest-to-the-pin among the women, while Fred Miller won for the guys. Margrit Layh had the longest drive for the women. Charlie Porter won longest drive among the men from the gold tees and Rich Visnow won for the men from the blues.
The golfers then enjoyed lunch on the patio.
Horseshoe news
Two teams advanced to the knockout stage after posting 3-0 pool-play records during the Sept. 6 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
Tim Sofran earned the
day’s bragging rights after cruising past Bob Baker and Tom Farrington 22-11.
Action Sept. 9 saw Baker and Farrington teamed up again. They cruised to a 25-7 victory over Billy Silver to win the day’s proceedings.
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.