Contenders emerge in youth soccer, wrestling returns
They say the cream rises to the top and that appears to be happening in the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island. The two-team 11-14 league started out with a tie and a loss, but, Truly Nolen since has run off three successive victories to improve to 4-0-1 as Slim’s Place […]
Winning isn’t everything when you’re age 4-5
When the parents of players who signed up for the 6-7 age division of the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, received their schedules, only one team was listed. It may have prompted a few questions. Consider them answered. The center revamped its instructional league — […]
No thanks to Irma, youth soccer season finally underway
After delays to tryouts, team selection, practices and games due to the passing of the Category 2 Hurricane Irma, the youth soccer season at the Center of Anna Maria Island finally kicked off last week. After just a week of action, there’s only one team with a spotless record and that belongs to Bins Be […]
Runner Hooke takes first place, sets yet another record
Six days after Hurricane Irma raced up the Florida peninsula, longtime Galati Yacht Sales employee and former Island resident Mickey Hooke participated in the 13th annual Ranch Run in Temple Terrace Sept. 16. Hooke, who recently turned 56, maintained a solid, steady pace and finished the 10K in 41:31, giving him first place overall for […]
Sport – 09-20-2017
Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc all over the state last week, uprooting trees, families and sports teams. Area schools serving as shelters were bursting at the seems with evacuees who fled their homes for safety. Meanwhile major league sports teams like the Tampa Bay Rays played three games as the “home” team at Citi Bank Field […]
Sport – 09-13-2017
Due to hurricane Irma, no sports at the moment.
Registration taking place for triathlon
Registration for the 2017 Longboat Key Triathlon benefiting the new Women’s Sports Museum is underway. The triathlon consists of swimming, biking and running. A duathlon also will take place Sunday, Oct. 15. The start time for the races will be 7:30 a.m. Registration is taking place online at lbktriathlon.com. Course details, as well as signup […]
Playoffs underway in center adult flag football league
The regular season of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island came to a close Aug. 22 to finalize seedings for the playoffs, which got underway Aug. 24. Mason Martin Construction finished with the best record and earned a first-round bye into the semifinals. The post-season action gets started at […]
Last of unbeatens fall in center adult football standings
Week 4 of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island saw three previously unbeaten teams — Talucci Construction, Mason Martin and Beach House Real Estate — drop in the standings due to a lost game or, as Beach House Real Estate did, games. Talucci and Mason Martin now top the […]
Adult flag football action continues, horseshoes, golf, too
The adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island logged its third week of action with three games played Aug. 10. Mason Martin Construction, Beach House Real Estate and Talucci Construction all are boasting 3-0 league records and sharing first place. Beach Bums is 1-2, followed by Moss Builders and Avis Car […]