With one week left in the regular season of flag football at the Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna Maria, the league’s leaders are solid.
Rock solid, that is. Solid Rock Electrical is 7-1, while Solid Rock Construction follows at 6-1 with a game in hand. Slim’s Place holds down the third seed at 6-2 with Salty Printing right behind them at 6-3.
Coast Continent holds down the fifth seed at 5-3, while Moss Builders at 3-4 is solidly in sixth place. Cortez Pump & Sprinkler and G.I. Bins are the seventh and eighth seeds. Reel Coastal Properties follows at 1-7 after earning a forfeit victory, while Bubble Binz languishes in the cellar at 0-8.
The Aug. 29 games saw with the aforementioned forfeit by Bubble Binz, followed by action from Solid Rock Construction in a 52-31 victory over G.I. Bins behind five touchdown passes from Tuna McCracken, including four to Blake Balais. Raul Loera added a touchdown catch to complete the winning score.
G.I. Bins saw four touchdown passes from Steve Wolfe in the loss.
Coaster Continent rolled over Cortez Pump & Sprinkler 47-14 as Matt Manger threw six TD passes and ran for another. Steven Pavina had four TD catches and added an interception on defense. Olvin Izquierdo added two TD catches in the victory for Coaster Continent.
Kei Green carried Cortez Pump & Sprinkler with two TD passes to David Lopez in the loss.
Chase Richardson threw five TD passes, including two each to Jaden Grant and Connor Ludwig to lead Slim’s Place to a 34-14 victory over Moss Builders. Jacob Robertson added a TD grab and an extra point for Slim’s Place in the victory.
Ray Gardner connected with Ed Moss and James Roadman for touchdowns in the Moss Builders loss.
The last game of the evening saw Solid Rock Electrical cruise past Salty Printing 42-13 behind five TD passes and a TD run from Cruz Rodriguez. Christian Hampton finished with four TD grabs while Evelyn Long added two TD catches in the victory.
Miguel Rodriguez had two TD passes to Logan Heath in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action at Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach was limited this past week due to a rain out on Aug. 25 followed by a course closure Aug. 26 due to soggy conditions.
Action resumed Aug. 28 with a nine-hole scramble that saw the team of Mike Clements, Tom Nelson and Rich Salzburg tied at even-par 32 with Nicholas Cibel, Janelle Clements and Gerry Martinek.
Horseshoe action
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits Aug. 27 was short and sweet. The team of Gersey Fernandes and Tim Sofran posted a perfect record during pool play and were the day’s outright champs.
Sofran and partner Steve Augustine were back in the mix during the Aug. 30 games, but ran into a buzz saw named Tom Farrington in the championship match. Farrington cruised to a 22-8 victory in the final to earn the day’s bragging rights.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Anna Maria. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and all are welcome.
Center registering for fall sports leagues
The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, is gearing up for its fall soccer season, with registration closing this week.
New to the center this year, the Fall Soccer League will host an adult division for players 35 and older. They will play Wednesdays beginning Sept. 17.
Registration remained open until Sept. 2.
Members can join for $20 while the cost for nonmembers is $100.
For more information, contact center sports manager Tuna McCracken at sports@centerami.org or 941-778-1908.
— Lisa Neff