It was a competitive day Aug. 24 at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.
No teams managed to win all three pool-play games, leaving the team of Jerry Disbrow and Bob Heiger and walker Steve Doyle with 2-1 records to sort things out in the knockout stage.
The Disbrow-Heiger matchup jumped to an early lead and cruised to a 21-7 victory to earn the day’s bragging rights.
The Aug. 27 games appeared to be in jeopardy due to rain but the clouds relented and the rain stopped just in time.
And Disbrow was back in the mix, this time teamed up with Gary Howcroft to forge the lone 3-0 record and earn the day’s championship.
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.
It was another short week of golf for players at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach as rains early in the week forced the course to close Aug. 23.
The men managed to play their weekly modified-Stableford system match Aug. 22. Cliff Lanning and Quentin Talbert carded plus-6s to finish in a tie for clubhouse bragging rights.
Members were back on the course Aug. 25 for a nine-hole shamble, with the two best scores from each foursome being counted.
The team of Cliff Lanning, Diane Miller and Deb and Dave Richardson combined on a 6-under-par 58 to win the day’s proceedings.
Finally, action was to get underway after presstime for The Islander at the Center of Anna Maria Island on the soccer pitch, with team selection, practices and a match schedule starting up for the youth and adult fall leagues.
For more information, call the center at 941-778-1908.
Running club hits Robinson paths Saturdays
The Robinson Runners follow routes through the west Bradenton preserve most Saturday mornings.
The club, sponsored by Fit 2 Run and Bayshore Nutrition, follows a 1.6-mile route and a 3.2-mile path through the county preserve. Some participants run, others walk.
The club meets at 8 a.m. at the NEST, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW, Bradenton.
Reservations are required.
For more information, email ecoevents@mymanatee.org or call the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department at 941-742-5923.