With five weeks of action in the books in the Center of Anna Maria Island’s indoor soccer league, three teams are still without a loss.
AMI Outfitters boasts a 4-0-1 record to lead the 11-14 division, just ahead of second-place Jiffy Lube, which is 3-1-1. Solid Rock Construction sits in third on a 1-3-1 record, followed by Cloud Pest Control at 0-4-1.
Positive Waves leads the 8-10s with a 3-0-1 record with Solid Rock Construction on their heels with a 2-1-1 record. Gulf Drive Cafe, still without a loss at 1-0-3, holds down third, while 1-2-1 Shady Lady Horticultural Services and 0-4 Progressive Cabinetry complete the standings.
Action July 23 saw Positive Waves come from behind to secure a 5-5 tie against Gulf Drive Cafe in 8-10 action in the gym. First-half goals from Holden Lake, Joseph Caballero and Leo Burns staked Gulf Drive Cafe to a 3-2 half-time lead.
Positive Waves came back to outscore Gulf Drive Cafe 3-2 in the second half to draw even behind the scoring of Parker Svoboda, who finished with five goals in the tie. Goalie Kellen Reed helped keep Positive Waves in the game with nine saves. Burns led the cafe with two goals and an assist, while Dallas Biggers, Caballero and Lake each finished with one goal. Everett Hood notched several great saves for Gulf Drive, finishing with 10 saves in the tie.
Solid Rock Construction outscored Shady Lady Horticultural Services 8-5 in the second 8-10 division game of the night. Matthew Darak led the way for Solid Rock with six goals. Miguel Benitez added a goal and an assist, while Samuel Raulerson finished with one goal in the victory.
Action in the 11-14s kicked off July 22 with Jiffy Lube slipping by Solid Rock 2-0 behind two goals from Nolan Anderson. Hudson West had an assist and Cohen Weber came through with 11 saves.
Goalies Hayden Eurice and Isaac Roadman made 13 and 12 saves respectively to help keep Solid Rock in striking distance.
The second 11-14 game saw AMI Outfitters defeat Cloud Pest Control 4-2 behind a hat trick from Wes Saxon. Matthew Darak added a goal and two assists, while Jordan Tobey had nine saves in the win.
David Zupa and Amelia Blunkall each scored a goal, while Kyle Castanga made 18 saves for Cloud Pest Control.
Adult flag football
Floridian Mortgage remains the team to beat just past the halfway point in the adult flag football league season at the community center.
Floridian Mortgage improved to 4-0 on the season with a convincing victory over second-place Fishing With Salty, which fell to 3-1. Prosper Bradenton, Salty Printing and Solid Rock Electrical are bunched up at 2-2, while Moss Builders, Slim’s Place and Solid Rock Air Conditioning all have 1-3 records.
Action July 25 kicked off with Solid Rock Air Conditioning outscoring Moss Builders 46-42 behind five touchdown passes from Dominick Otteni — four of them to Zack Price. Zaon Williams added two TD passes and one TD reception for Solid Rock, which also received a pair of TD catches from Zacharieah Anabtawi in the victory.
Ryan Moss threw five TD passes and added a pair of rushing touchdowns to lead Moss Builders. Donte Filletti added three TD catches and Greg Moss finished with two TD receptions for Moss in the loss.
Anthony Mannino ran for two TDs and caught a TD from Cruz Rodriguez to lead Slim’s Place past Prosper Bradenton 22-21. Isaiah Lambert added an extra point and an interception of a 2-point conversion that he took to the house.
Prosper Bradenton received three TD passes from Ray Gardner, including two to Tony Giammari and one to Connor Ludwig in the loss.
Salty Printing slipped past Solid Rock Electrical 21-20 behind two TD passes from Tuna McCracken and two TD catches and 2 extra points from Christian Hampton. Matt Manger added a TD pass and Blake Balaise finished with a TD and an extra point.
Jonathan Moss threw two TD passes and added a receiving score for Solid Rock Electrical. Evelyn Long and Brandon Rolland received TDs in the loss.
Chase Richardson threw three TD passes and added three interceptions on defense, including one he returned for a TD to lead Floridian Mortgage to a 44-12 victory over second-place Fishing With Salty. Tyler Brewer had a pair of TD catches, while also adding an extra point and a sack that resulted in a safety. Rex Kesten and Jasmine Muldoon completed the Floridian Mortgage scoring with a TD each.
Miguel Rodriguez threw a pair of touchdowns to Jonathan Soultatos for Fishing With Salty in the loss.
Key Royale news
Golf action last week at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match July 22. There was a log jam at the top of the leaderboard with Tom Nelson, Mike Pritchett and Bill Shuman finishing in a tie for first place with matching plus-3 scores.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match July 23. Jana Samuels earned clubhouse bragging rights with a 2-over-par 34, a stroke ahead of second-place finisher Helen Pollock. Sue Wheeler was alone in third with a 4-over-par 36.
Members gathered July 25 for a nine-hole, three-player scramble on a modified course that played to a par 28 to close out the golf action for the week. The team of Fred Miller, Tom Nelson and Gary Razze combined on an even-par 28 to grab first-place honors. The threesome of Ken Nagengast, Earl Ritchie and Ron Vandeman tied the team of Dom Livedoti, Charlie Porter and Jana Samuels with scores of 1-over-par 29.
Horseshoe news
Two teams emerged from pool play during July 24 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits, where Steve Kriebel and Dom Livedoti cruised to a 24-3 victory over Tom Farrington and Jay Disbrow and earned the day’s bragging rights.
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage during the July 27 games. Gersey Fernandes drew the lucky bye and watched as Farrington and Bob Hawks advanced to the finals with a 21-18 victory over Bob Heiger and Gary Howcroft. The finals saw FarringtonHawks rally for a 21-20 come-from-behind victory.
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 and everyone is welcome.