It was a full week of sports on AMI, starting with flag football and indoor soccer at the Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna Maria.
After three weeks of action, three teams in the adult flag football league at the center are undefeated. Slim’s Place, Solid Rock Construction and Solid Rock Electrical are 2-0, just ahead of Coaster Continent, Cortez Pump & Sprinkler and Salty Printing with 2-1 records. Bubble Binz at 1-1 and Moss Builders at 1-2 follow, while Edible Cookie Dough Cafe, G.I. Bins and Reel Coastal Properties in search of their first wins.
Action last week kicked off July 10 with Moss Builders cruising to a 39-19 victory over G.I. Bins behind six touchdown passes from quarterback Ryan Moss, including three to receiver Anthony Mannino, who led with nine catches. Ramon Guerrero IV, Connor Morse and James Roadmana each added a touchdown catch in the Moss Builders victory.
Antonio Bujarski paced G.I. Bins offense with three touchdown passes, including two to Joey Vigil. Christian McPherson added a touchdown catch and Octavious Cole completed the scoring with an extra point catch.
The second game of the evening saw Coaster Continent outscore Edible Cookie Dough 36-20. Coaster quarterback Matt Manger threw five touchdown passes, including four to Cody Allen. Steven Pavina finished with two touchdown catches, while also throwing for a touchdown in the victory.
Dallas Buchholz threw touchdown passes to George Maize, Sequiel Marintez and Meghan Mitchell in the loss.
The third game of the night saw Bubble Binz defeat Salty Printing 26-14 behind three touchdown passes from Dominick Otteni. Greg Moss finished with a touchdown run and a touchdown catch, while Brandon Holcomb finished with two touchdown receptions in the victory.
Cory Von Borstel connected with Amanda Baar for a touchdown and a pair of extra points and Miguel Rodriguez added a touchdown run for Salty Printing in the loss.
Solid Rock Construction jumped out to a 27-13 lead over Reel Coastal Properties and held on for a 27-19 victory in the third game of the night. Quarterback Tuna McCracken threw four touchdown passes, including two to Kevin Roman. David Daigle and Jonathan Geller both added touchdown catches to lead Solid Rock in the victory.
Matthew Briley’s two TD passes paced Coastal Properties, which also received a TD reception and a pick-six from Tyler Brewer. Isaiah Lambert completed the scoring with a TD catch.
The last game of the evening saw Slim’s Place obliterate Cortez Pump & Sprinkler 52-18 behind seven TD passes from quarterback Chase Richardson. Jaden Grant hauled in five TDs, while Derrick Carey, Tim Holly and Connor Ludwig added TD catches in the victory.
Kel Green had a TD pass and a TD run for Cortez Pump & Sprinkler, which also received a TD pass and a TD reception from David Lopez and a receiving TD from Jacob Rairigh in the loss.
Indoor soccer action
Westfall’s Lawn Care and Pest Control and Poppo’s Taqueria are the teams to beat in the 11-14 division of the youth indoor soccer league at the center. Westfall is 4-0 and leads Poppo’s by one game. AMI Outfitters is in third at 1-3, while Jiffy Lube completes the standings at 0-4.
Action July 7 saw Poppo’s earn a 5-1 victory over AMI Outfitters behind three goals and three saves from Gunnar Maize. Chandler McRae and Cohen Weber each added a goal and combined on five saves.
AMI Outfitters was led by Koen Klodnicki’s goal on an assist from Wes Saxon, while Jordan Tobey helped with 15 saves.
The second game of the evening saw Westfall’s Lawn Care and Pest Control romp to a 13-3 victory over Jiffy Lube. Kalen Holt, Luca Tolomei and Callin Westfall each scored three goals, while Mylo Lee added a pair of goals. Ashton Bennett and Kyle Castagna chipped in a goal each and Castagna finished with five saves in the victory.
Nolan Anderson led Jiffy Lube with three goals, while Tucker McRae finished with five saves in the loss.
The 8-10 division standings closer, though Revive Nutrition is comfortably on top of the standings with a 3-0-1 record. Diamond Turf is alone in second place at 2-2, while Moss Builders at 1-2-1 and Mi-Box at 1-3 complete the standings.
Action July 8 saw Revive Nutrition outscore Mi-Box 9-6 behind six goals from Parker Svoboda and two goals from Conley Paul. Karver Klodnicki added a goal and also came through with six saves in the victory.
Leo Burns scored all six goals for Mi-Box, while Everett Hood helped keep them in the game with 16 saves.
The last game of the night saw Diamond Turf squeak by Moss Builders 5-4. Rafael Price led Diamond Turf with four goals, while Lucas Urbiola added a goal and made seven saves in the victory.
Jensen Hay scored three goals and added five saves for Moss Builders, which also received a goal from Asher Claire and seven saves from Titus Moss in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Forty-four Key Royale Club members and guests played in the annual July 4 tournament that was held at the Holmes Beach golf course July 5.
They played a combination scramble/ramble with a par of 64 and the team of Sue and Bruce Christenson, Dale Miller and Ken Nagengast grabbed first place with a 4-over-par 68.
Jana Samuels captured the putting contest for the women while Charlie Porter won for the men. Samuels also won the long-drive contest, while Jeff Jump won closest-to-the-pin on the eighth hole. Lynn French won straightest drive for the women, while Dan Turner won for the men.
Regular golf action kicked off July 7 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match. Greg Jump earned clubhouse bragging rights with a plus-5.
The women took over the course July 8 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match that saw Rene Chapman lap the field with an impressive, 7-under-par 25.
Members played a nine-hole scramble July 10 to close out the week of organized outings, with the team of Kevin Breheny, Joe Coyne, Rich Salzburg and Warren Stevens combining on a 3-under-par 29 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
Horseshoes action
Three teams emerged from pool play July 9 with 3-0 records and settled things in a playoff during horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The team of Tom Farrington and Gary Howcroft drew the bye into the final and watched as Tim Sofran and Bob Hawks cruised into the final with a 23-9 win over Gersey Fernandes and Tom Bunny. Farrington and Howcroft then defeated Sofran and Hawks by that same 23-9 score to win the day’s proceedings.
Two teams met in the final July 12 after posting the only 3-0 records. Dom Livedoti teamed up with Fernandes to power their way to a 25-6 victory over Hawks and earn the day’s bragging rights.
The action starts at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge and everyone is welcome.
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