Key Royale golf news
Thirty-four members of the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach participated in an Independence Day scramble July 7 and later enjoyed a clubhouse barbecue of burgers, brats, shrimp skewers. The foursome of Amy and Alan Tripp, Peggi and Herb Clauhs combined on a score of 22.4 to win the day’s proceedings. They were just ahead […]
World Cup 2018: And then there were four
The most entertaining World Cup in memory is now down to the final four. No Germany. No Brazil. No Spain. No Argentina. No USA. OK, that last one was no surprise, but the rest of the aforementioned teams are World Cup heavyweights. And the 2018 host, Russia, is out. Anyone who follows soccer would have […]
Summer sports short: Golf, horseshoes
You might say summer golf at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach is sizzling, with smaller groups of competitors due to the stifling heat and many of the members spending their summer up north. The men kicked off the week’s action June 25 with a nine-hole modified Stableford-system match. Mike Gillie and Peter Murley […]
World Cup demands viewing, household chores ignored
Since the start of the 2018 World Cup June 14 in various venues in Russia, my normal routine around the house has waned. With games mostly at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., I’m glued to the couch and the tube. With the absence of the U.S. national team, low TV viewership here in […]
Adult soccer finale ends 1 team’s undefeated campaign
In a tense, back and forth battle that was finally decided in overtime, Lancaster Design handed Legler & Flynn Law its first loss of the spring adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island and won the Paul “Ace” Hayward championship trophy. The championship game, played June 14, saw Lancaster Design win despite […]
Adult soccer league finale: Then there were 2
Once again the seedings held true for the adult soccer league June 7 at the Center of Anna Maria Island. No. 2 seed Lancaster Design rolled to a 7-3 victory in the first semifinal match and No. 1 seed Legler & Flynn Law held off Slim’s Place 5-4 in the day’s second semifinal game. Lancaster […]
Seedings hold true in center’s adult league soccer playoffs
Proving the regular season standings are no fluke, the top four seeds in the adult soccer league all posted wins in first-round playoff matches during May 31 action at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Three of the four matches were won by comfortable margins, starting with No. 4 seed Slim’s Place rolling to a […]
Progressive Cabinetry clinches youth soccer championship
Progressive Cabinetry shut out Bins Be Clean 1-0 in the May 23 championship game of the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Gregory Jordan scored the game-winning goal when he took a pass from Kierran Cloutier and hit a well-placed, left-footed shot to the lower left corner of the goal. From […]
1 team in adult soccer league steps closer to perfection
Seven up, seven down. That’s how Legler & Flynn Law has done it in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island. There’s been a few close calls, but Legler & Flynn improved to 7-0 after soccer action May 17 and increased its lead to two games. Lancaster Design, which fell to […]
1 team chases perfection in center’s adult soccer league
Soccer rules, as the saying goes on Anna Maria Island, meaning it’s No. 1. With only two weeks of action remaining in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Legler & Flynn Law is 6-0 and alone in first place. Lancaster Design is on L&F’s heels though, sporting a 5-1 record. […]