After three weeks of action in the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Fishing With Salty and Floridian Mortgage are atop the standings with matching 3-0 records.

Prosper Bradenton and Solid Rock Electrical hold second place on 2-1 records, followed by Moss Builders and Salty Printing at 1-2, while Slim’s Place and Solid Rock Air Conditioning fell to 0-3.

Action July 18 got started with a Solid Rock match-up between the “solid pair” of electrical and air conditioning companies. Solid Rock Electrical shocked Solid Rock AC 35-21 behind four touchdown passes from Jonathan Moss. Brandon Rolland, who opened the scoring with an interception return for a touchdown, also added a pair of touchdown catches in addition to a 2-point conversion and an extra point. Evelyn Long and Lucan Lubore each added a TD catch in the victory for Solid Rock Electrical.

SRAC was led by Dominick Otteni, who threw for a touchdown, ran for a touchdown and added a receiving TD, while Zaon Williams finished with a TD pass and a TD reception. Angelie Collazo completed the scoring for SRAC with a TD reception in the loss.

Next up, quarterback Chase Richardson threw five TD passes to help Floridian Mortgage cruise to a 39-0 shutout victory over Prosper Bradenton. Rex Kesten led all receivers with three TD catches, while Tim Holly, Tyler Brewer and Cory Banks each added a TD catch to the victory.

The third game of the evening saw Fishing With Salty outscore Slim’s Place 33-26 thanks to three TD passes and a TD reception from Miguel Rodriguez and two TD passes and a receiving TD from Matthew Briley. Dina DeJesus, Anthony McCance and Jonathan Soultatos each added one TD grab with Soultatos adding six flag pulls and an interception on defense.

Cruz Rodriguez led Slim’s Place with four TD passes, including two to Jaden Grant. Roman Marintez added a TD catch, while Anthony Mannino finished with a TD grab and a 2-point conversion for Slim’s Place in the loss.

Matt Manger threw two TD passes and ran for another TD to lead Salty Printing to a 26-14 victory over Moss Builders in the final game of the night. Christian Hampton finished with three TDs on six receptions and Tuna McCracken added a TD pass.

Greg Moss threw for a TD and added an interception return for a TD to lead Moss Builders, which also received a TD catch from Peggy Smith and extra points from Shawn Balvin and Moss in the loss.

Indoor soccer continues

Indoor soccer action in the gym at the center completed its fourth week on the summer schedule with two teams chasing unbeaten records.

Positive Waves has a comfortable lead in the five-team 8-10 division with a 3-0 record, four points clear of second-place Gulf Drive Cafe, which has a 1-0-2 record. Shady Lady Horticultural Services and Solid Rock Construction are tied for third with matching 1-1-1 records, while Progressive Cabinetry completes the standings at 0-4.

AMI Outfitters leads the 11-14 division with a 3-0-1 record, just ahead of second-place Jiffy Lube which has a 2-1-1 record. Solid Rock Construction at 1-2-1 and 0-3-1 Cloud Pest Control completes the 11-14 standings.

Solid Rock Construction and Cloud Pest Control battled to a 4-4 tie to open the 11-14 action July 15. Sisto Price scored two goals to lead Solid Rock, which also received a goal each from Luke Willing and Declan Lee, while Hayden Eurice and Obi Roadman combined to make 12 saves in the tie.

Dominik Zupa scored three goals and David Zupa added a goal to lead the Cloud Pest Control offense. Kyle Castanga made 13 saves and Theo Aupelle chipped in with six saves for Cloud in the tie.

In what may be a preview of the championship game, AMI Outfitters edged Jiffy Lube 7-6 in the second game of the night. Matthew Darak, Grayson Cohen and Wes Saxon each scored two goals to lead AMI Outfitters, which also received a goal from Mckenna Darak. Jordan Tobey made 14 saves and TJ Hagey added seven saves to help preserve the Outfitters victory.

Hudson West scored four goals to lead all scorers while Jiffy Lube teammates Gunnar Maize and Callin Westfall each scored a goal. Cohen Weber finished with 13 saves for the Jiffy Lube defense in the loss.

Action in the 8-10 division kicked off July 17 with Positive Waves cruising to a 6-1 victory over Shady Lady Horticultural Services behind four goals from Sebastian Cordova and two goals from Ryan Greenberg. Silas Whitehead helped keep Shady Lady at bay with seven saves in the victory.

Harbor Smoljanovich notched the lone goal for Shady Lady, which also received six saves from Hudsen Smoljanovich in the loss.

Gulf Drive Cafe outscored Progressive Cabinetry 9-7 in the final game of the night. Leo Burns had five goals and an assist and Joseph Caballero added four goals and an assist to lead Gulf Drive, which also received six saves from Titus Moss in the victory.

Rafa Price had four goals and two assists for Progressive Cabinetry, which also received two goals from Everly Chaplinsky and a goal from Ellison Maynard. Easton Freeman helped keep Progressive Cabinetry in the game with 14 saves in the loss.

Key Royale golf news

Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started July 15 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match. Tom Nelson and Dave Richardson both carded plus-2s to finish in a tie for first place. Ron Buck and Chuck Patrick were both a point back in a tie for second.

Sue Wheeler fired a 3-over-par 35 to take first place in the women’s nine-hole individual-low-net match July 16. Jana Samuels came in second with a 4-over-par 36, while Terry Westby was another stroke back in third.

Members played a scramble/shamble July 18 on a modified course that played to a par 43. The team of John Kolojeski, Scott Mitchell, Jana Samuels and Kurt Snouffer combined on a 3-under-par 40 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Mike Clements, Rod Hammond and Chuck Patrick finished alone in second place, three strokes off the pace.

Horseshoe news

Two teams advanced to the knockout stage during July 17 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. The team of Tom Farrington and Dom Livedoti cruised to a 22-6 victory over Tim Sofran and Norm Good to earn the day’s bragging rights.

Horseshoe action on July 20 was short and sweet. The team of Tom Farrington and Bob Heiger posted the lone 3-0 pool play record and were the day’s outright champs — giving Farrington bragging rights for the week.

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.

Registration opens for fall soccer

The Center of Anna Maria Island Fall Soccer Leagues are accepting registrations.

The youth league registration closes Friday, Aug. 16.

Evaluations and drafts for the youth league will include:

• Ages 11-14, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19;
• Ages 8-10, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20;

There will be no evaluations for 3-4 or 5-7 age divisions.

Play will begin Sept. 16, with matches played Mondays and Tuesdays.

The youth registration fee is $20 for members and $150 for nonmembers.

The center also is taking registration for its adult fall soccer league, with matches set to begin Thursday, Sept. 19.

The deadline to register for the adult league is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, which also is when evaluations and drafts will take place, followed by pickup play.

Matches will be played Thursdays.

Registration costs $20 for members and $130 for nonmembers.

To register, visit the center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, call 941-778-1908 or go online to centerami.org.

Sponsors, coaches sought

To volunteer as a sports coach or sponsor a team at the center, contact Tuna McCracken, sports program manager, at 941-778-1908, ext. 207, or sports@centerami.org.

— Lisa Neff