With three weeks left in the regular season of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, the battle for the top seed is ongoing.
Solid Rock Electrical, Solid Rock Construction and Slim’s Place are tied atop the standings with 5-1 records, closely followed by Salty Printing at 5-2 and Coaster Continent at 4-2. Moss Builders and Bubble Binz are locked in a tie for sixth place, while G.I. Bins and Cortez Pump & Sprinkler follow with 2-4 records. Edible Cookie Dough Cafe and Reel Coastal Properties complete the standings with 0-6 and 0-7 records, respectively.
Action Aug. 15 at Palma Sola Park — the center field is undergoing maintenance — got started with Slim’s Place taking on Salty Printing in a matchup of top teams.
Slim’s outscored Salty 37-27 behind three touchdown passes and three touchdown runs from quarterback Chase Richardson, who connected with Jaden Grant, Tim Holly and Connor Ludwig for TDs in the victory.
Corey Von Borstel threw for two scores and added a pair of touchdown catches to lead Salty Printing, which also received two touchdown passes from Miguel Rodriguez and two touchdown catches from Logan Heath in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw Ray Gardner throw six TD passes to help Moss Builders outscore Edible Cookie Dough Cafe 47-31. Anthony Mannino was on the receiving end of five TD passes, while also adding a TD run. Peggy Smith added a touchdown catch and James Roadman added three extra-point catches in the victory.
Dallas Buchholtz threw five TD passes, including two each to Jacob Ferda and Mike McCance. Megan Mitchell completed the scoring with a touchdown catch in the loss.
Steve Wolfe threw five TD passes, including two each to Joey Vigil and Christian McPherson, as G.I. Bins cruised past Reel Coastal Properties 32-18 in the third game of the night.
Antonio Bujarski ran for one TD and added another receiving score for G.I. Bins in the win.
Matthew Briley passed for two TDs and added a rushing touchdown to lead Reel Coastal Properties, which also received TD catches from Tyler Brewer and Isaiah Lambert in the loss.
Six TD passes by Cruz Rodriguez, including four to Christian Hampton, led Solid Rock Electrical past Solid Rock Construction in the last game of the evening. Jacci Allen and Evelyn Long each added TDs for the Electrical team, which also received two extra points from Jesse Skipper in the win.
Tuna McCracken led the Construction team with three TD passes and a TD run, while Blake Balais, David Daigle and Kevin Roman each finished with a TD catch in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Due to course maintenance at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, the past week’s golf action was short and sweet.
Members got out Aug. 14 for a nine-hole scramble that saw the team of Bill Shuman, Quentin Talbert and Steve Vasbinder combine on a 2-under-par 30 to win the day’s proceedings. The team of Dale Miller, Ken Nagengast, Earl Ritchie and Ron Vandeman were a stroke back in second place.
Horseshoe action
Bob Hawks found himself in the middle of all the action during the horseshoe competition at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
Hawks forged the lone 3-0 record during the Aug. 13 games and was the day’s outright champion.
Hawks then teamed up with Billy Silver Aug. 16 to post the lone 3-0 record and claim the championship.
Play gets underway 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 and play.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
Center soccer league registration open
The community center is winding up registration for adult and youth soccer leagues for the upcoming fall season.
Adult players have until Aug. 26 to register. New players will participate in evaluations at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, followed by a team draft at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
The season will kick off Thursday, Sept. 18, with matches at the center on Thursday evenings.
Registration fees are $20 for members, $130 for nonmembers.
Soccer players ages 3-17 can register for the youth league through Friday, Aug. 22.
The youth season will begin Monday, Sept. 15, with evening matches played at the center Monday and Tuesday.
Registration will be $20 for members, $150 for nonmembers.
To register or for more information, go to the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, visit centerami.org, or call 941-778-1908.