The Key Royale Club concluded 36 holes of scratch golf Feb. 7, crowning the men’s and ladies’ champions for the year.
On the ladies’ side, Debbie Wohlers won the club championship for the ninth time in 10 years with a score of 164, edging out second-place finisher Linda Dorsey by one stroke. Jenny Huibers ended up with a third-place finish.
In the men’s division, Eric Lawson captured the club championship for the fourth year in a row with an even-par 128 over 36 holes. Jim Goff took second place, followed by Gary Risner in third.
At the Center of Anna Maria Island, only two teams remained undefeated at the halfway point of the youth flag football league. Moss Builders is 4-0, one game ahead of Adrian Griffin Interiors, Cheesecake Cutie and Sato Real Estate in the 8-10 division standings. Am I Coconuts, Beach House Restaurant and Solid Rock Construction all follow at 1-3, while Chick-fil-A completes the standings at 0-4.
Moss Builders sits atop the 11-14 division standings as well with a 4-0 record. Solid Rock Air Conditioning and Solid Rock Electrical hold down second place at 3-1, while Progressive Cabinetry and Shady Lady Horticultural Services are tied with matching 2-2 records. HSH Designs and Wings N Things follow at 1-3, and Freckled Fin completes the standings at 0-4.
Action in the 11-14 division Feb. 6 saw Solid Rock Electrical outscore Shady Lady 34-21 behind four touchdown passes and a touchdown reception from Charlie Serra. Serra’s favorite target was Dominik Zupa, who finished with three TD grabs. Cayson Travis finished with one TD pass and one TD reception, while Elijah Casciani added two extra points in the victory.
Keegan McGlade led Shady Lady with two TD runs, while Jake Buckle connected with Henry Dugan on a touchdown pass in the loss.
Mason Moss threw for a TD, ran for a touchdown and added a pick-six on defense to lead Moss Builders to a 45-20 victory over Freckled Fin in the second game of the night. Austin Guess added a pair of TD passes and a touchdown run for Moss Builders, which also received two touchdown grabs from Turner Worth and one from Ryan Boender in the victory.
Kyle Mims threw three TD passes, including two to Kason Price to lead the Freckled Fin offense. Luke Van Duinen added a touchdown reception and a two-point conversion in the loss.
Carter Eurice threw three touchdown passes, ran for two scores and added a pick-six to lead Solid Rock Air Conditioning to a 38-24 victory over Progressive Cabinetry in the third game of the evening. Hayden Eurice, Van Havell and Lilian Price each added touchdown catches in the victory.
Kellen Hunt threw four touchdown passes, including three to Jack McCarthy for Progressive Cabinetry in the loss.
Ryk Kesten had a huge game to lead Wings N Things to a 35-12 victory over HSH Designs. Kesten ran for a score and caught a TD pass, while also adding two interceptions, both of which he took to the house. Renan Kesten added two touchdown passes for Wings N Things, which also received a touchdown catch from Callin Westfall in the victory.
Tanner Miller threw one TD pass to Kaleb Romagnino, who also added two interceptions including a pick-six for HSH Designs in the loss.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off Feb. 5 with Adrian Griffin Interior shellacking Beach House Restaurant 39-6. Silas DeWitt ran for two TDs, threw one TD pass and caught a TD pass to lead Griffin, which also received a pair of rushing touchdowns from Jackson Griffin. Jordan Steele finished with a TD pass and a TD reception in the victory.
Leo Tyler’s rushing touchdown paced the Beach House offense in the loss.
The second 8-10 division game of the evening saw Moss Builders edge Cheesecake Cutie 19-12. Braylen Briggs ran for a TD and added a pick-six on defense to lead Moss Builders, which also received a touchdown pass from Cannon Ott to Oliver McCallister in the win.
Sawyer Leibfried threw a TD pass to Andre Harwood and Gunnar Maize added a rushing TD for Cheesecake Cutie in the loss.
Brandon Sato threw three touchdown passes to Grayson Cohen and added a rushing touchdown of his own to lead Sato to a 30-6 victory over Solid Rock Construction. Silas Whitehead completed the scoring for Sato with an interception he took to the house.
Matthew Darak ran for the lone touchdown scored by Solid Rock Construction in the loss.
Am I Coconuts edged Chick-fil-A 7-6 in the final 8-10 game. Paul ten Haaf threw a TD pass to Gabriel Spann and Sawyer Casciani added the all-important extra point in the victory.
Nolan Anderson connected with Henly Page for a Chick-fil-A touchdown in the loss.
Adult standings remain tight
After four weeks of action in the adult flag football league at the community center, three teams are tied atop the standings. Floridian Mortgage, Sandbar Restaurant and Solid Rock Construction are all 3-1, just ahead of Moss Builders, Salty Printing and Slim’s Place at 2-2. Gulf Drive Cafe follows at 1-3, while Edible Cookie Dough Cafe completes the standings at 0-4.
Action Feb. 8 saw Solid Rock Construction earn a 21-14 victory over the Cookie Cafe behind three TD passes from Dominick Otteni.
The second game of the night saw Slim’s Place outscore Moss Builders 32-23 behind four TD passes and a TD run from Anthony Mannino.
The final game of the night saw Floridian Mortgage crush Gulf Drive Cafe 54-22 behind three touchdown passes each from Cody Allen and Chase Richardson.
Sandbar cruised to a 32-14 victory over Salty Printing thanks to five TD passes from Tuna McCracken.
KRC regular action
Back at the Key Royale Club, regular golf action included the men’s weekly modified Stableford-system match Feb. 5. Bill Sweeney earned clubhouse bragging rights with a plus-2, a point ahead of second-place finishers Herb Clauhs, Tim Friesen and Bill MacMillan.
The women had the course to themselves Feb. 6 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights. Linda Dorsey and Brenda Solleveld both carded 3-over-par 35s to tie for first place in Flight A.
Peggy Clauhs took first place in Flight B with a 2-over-par 34, while Roxanned Koche at 4-over-par 36 and Jan Turner at 5-over-par 37 took second and third place respectively.
Members played a nine-hole shamble Feb. 8 that ended in a three-way tie for first place. The team of Tom Nelson, Peter Solleveld, Tom Solosky and Leight Brattain; Cliff Lanning, Dale Miller, Scott Mitchell and Kevin Breheny; and the team of Warren Stevens, Nub Turner and Tom Young all finished at 1-over-par 65.
Horseshoe news
On Jan. 29, the Anna Maria Island pitchers ventured over to Bradenton to take on their crosstown rivals, the Trailer Estates horseshoe pitchers.
The AMI team jumped out to an early lead and held on for an 18-10 victory.
During regular horseshoe action Feb. 7 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits, four teams advanced to the knockout stage. In the first semifinal, Tim Sofran and Bob Bake earned a 21-0 shutout victory over Bob Lee and Steve Doyle, while Gene Bobeldyk and Del Reese advanced with a 21-18 victory over Tom Farrington and Bob Heiger. Sofran and Baker stayed hot in the finals for a 21-2 victory over Bobeldyk and Reese and the day’s bragging rights.
Three teams advanced to the playoffs during the Feb. 10 games. The team of Bob Mason and Dom Livedoti drew the bye and watched as Ron Hooper and Bill Silver advanced with a 23-10 victory over Sofran and Todd Jensene. Mason and Livedoti took advantage of the free pass to the finals as they cruised to a 25-9 victory over Hooper and Jensen.
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.