About midway through the Center of Anna Maria Island’s adult flag football season, the standings are pretty tight, but that’s not the only factor in who comes out on top by season’s end.
Due to the refurbishing of the center’s athletic fields, the remainder of the season will be played at Palma Sola Park in Bradenton.
As it stands now, Solid Rock Construction holds down the top spot with a 5-0 record, just ahead of 5-1 Salty Printing and Solid Rock Electrical and Slim’s Place, both at 4-1. Bubble Binz and Coaster Continent round out the teams with winning records at 3-2, while Moss Builders at 2-3 and Cortez Pump & Sprinkler at 2-4 follow. G.I. Bins is 1-4, Edible Cookie Dough Café 0-4 and 0-6 Reel Coastal Properties complete the standings.
Action Aug. 1 at Palma Sola Park kicked off with Solid Rock Electrical cruising to a 19-0 victory over Reel Coastal Properties behind a pair of rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass from Cruz Rodriguez. Christian Hampton added a touchdown grab to go along with three receptions and four flag pulls.
Reel Coastal Properties was led by Tyler Brewer and Zachariah Anabtawi, who both finished with seven pass receptions in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw a battle of the bins with G.I. Bins outscoring Bubble Binz 45-33 behind five TD passes from Steve Wolfe, including two each to Christian McPherson and Tristan Szabo. Joey Vigil and Sir Williams also added TD catches, while McPherson also added a pair of interceptions, including one he took to the house.
Dominick Otteni threw four touchdown passes for Bubble Binz, which also received two TD receptions from Greg Moss and touchdown catches from Brandon Holcombe and Brandon Rolland. Otteni also was huge on the defensive side of the ball, finishing with two interceptions, including one he returned for a TD.
Solid Rock Construction outlasted Slim’s Place 34-33 in a back-and-forth game that left all in attendance in awe. Trailing 33-27 late in the game, quarterback Tuna McCracken hit David Daigle with the game-tying touchdown pass, followed by a go-ahead extra-point pass to Kevin Roman.
Slim’s Place attempted a Hail Mary pass, but Blake Balais broke up the pass to preserve the victory for Solid Rock.
McCracken finished with four TD passes and a rushing TD, while David Daigle finished with two TD catches. Balais added a TD catch, as did Roman.
Chase Richardson threw five touchdown passes for Slim’s Place, which also received two TD catches each from Tyler Reed and Tim Holly. Jasmine Muldoon added a TD catch for Slim’s Place in the loss.
The fourth game of the evening saw Salty Printing outscore Edible Cookie Dough Cafe 45-30, thanks in part to the play of quarterback Miguel Rodriguez. Rodriguez threw six TD passes, including three each to receivers Logan Heath and Corey Von Borstel.
Dallas Buchholtz led Cookie Dough Cafe with four TD passes and a TD run. He connected with Kiatrell Zachery for two scores and found Jacob Ferda for another touchdown in the loss.
The night’s last game saw Moss Builders earn a 42-26 victory over Cortez Pump & Sprinkler behind five TD passes from quarterback Ryan Moss. Ramon Guerrero IV and Anthony Mannino each had two TD catches and James Roadman added a TD catch.
Donte Filletti threw three TD passes and Kei Green added a TD pass to go along with two TD catches to lead Cortez Pump. David Lopez finished with nine catches, including two TD catches, in the loss.
Key Royale news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started July 28 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford match. Joe Coyne earned clubhouse bragging rights for the day with a plus-4, two points clear of second-place finisher Mike Gillie at plus-4.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match on July 29. Helen Pollock took first place for the day with a 2-under-par 30, just ahead of second-place finisher Jana Samuels, who carded an even-par 32. Terry Westby was alone in third with a 3-over-par 35.
Members played a nine-hole scramble to close out the month of July. The team of Mike Clements, Mike Gillie, Dale Miller and Jana Samuels combined to card a 3-under-par 29 and win the day’s proceedings.
Horseshoe action
July 30 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet. Tom Farrington and Gary Howcroft forged the only 3-0 record in pool play and were the champs of the day.
Action Aug. 2 saw two teams advance to the knockout stage. Farrington paired with Tim Sofran to jump out to an early lead and a 22-9 victory over Bob Hawks and Dom Livedoti.
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.
There is no charge to play, and everyone is welcome.
Center soccer league registration opens
The Center of Anna Maria Island is accepting registrations for adult and youth soccer leagues for the upcoming fall season.
Adult players have until Aug. 26 to register for fall soccer. 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 on Thursday, Sept. 18, with matches held Thursday evenings.
Match times will be determined based on the number of participants.
Registration fees are $20 for members, $130 for nonmembers.
Young athletes ages 3-17 can register through Friday, Aug. 22.
The soccer program offers age-appropriate divisions with evaluations and team drafts scheduled for late August. Divisions for ages 3-4 and 5-7 do not take part in evaluations.
Age divisions may be adjusted based on participation levels.
The youth season will begin Monday, Sept. 15, with practices as scheduled by coaches and matches Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Registration will be $20 for members, $150 for nonmembers.
For more information, go to centerami.org or call 941-778-1908.
— Lisa Neff