Steve Kriebel, left, and Tim Sofran team July 15 for the only 3-0 record in pool play, giving them the outright championship at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMI Pitchers
Moss Air’s Jesse Skipper tries to elude a flag pull by Cruz Rodriguez during July 16 adult flag football action at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy
After four weeks of action in the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, four teams are tied for first place.
Solid Rock Construction, Fishing with Salty, the Fish Guy Aquarium Services and Luxury Services all have 3-1 records, followed by Moss Air and Pavina Bros. Window Cleaning with 2-2 records. Mi-Box, Moss Builders, Salty Printing and USA Fence complete the standings with 1-3 records.
Action July 16 kicked off with the Fish Guys outscoring Moss Builders 44-41 behind six touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown from Miguel Rodriguez. Tim Holly also had a big game, finishing with 11 catches, including two receiving touchdowns, while also adding a game-high six flag pulls. Julian Bejarano, Pedro Dawes, Jairis Gomez and Connor Ludwig each finished with one TD catch in the victory.
Ryan Moss threw six TD passes to lead Moss Builders, which received two TD catches each from Christian Hampton, Audrey Guess and James Roadman in the loss.
The second game of the evening saw Pavina Bros. Window Cleaning rally for a 39-21 victory over USA Fence. Dallas Buchholtz threw five TD passes and Christian McFearse had four TDs among his eight receptions. Kiatrell Zachary had a TD pass and a reception for Pavina Bros., which got a TD catch from Octavious Cole in the victory.
Ira Serrant threw three TD passes, including two to Sophia Colosia and one to Jacob Rairigh for USA Fence in the loss.
The third game of the night saw Luxury Services rally for a 26-25 victory over Solid Rock Construction behind Chase Richardson, who threw one TD pass, caught a TD and ran for a TD. Tristain Szabo added a pair of TD passes and Karri Stephens had two TD receptions in the come-from-behind victory.
Cruz Rodriguez threw four TD passes to four receivers to lead Solid Rock Construction. Zachariah Anabtawi, Corey Jacques, Chris Johnson and Evelyn Long each finished with a TD grab in the loss.
The last game saw Fishing with Salty edge Salty Printing 24-19 behind three TD receptions from Jonathan Soultatos. Dominick Otteni finished with two TD passes and an interception return for a TD, while Jacci Allen added a touchdown pass to the win.
Tuna McCracken threw three TD passes, including two to Kevin Roman to lead Salty Printing, which also got a TD catch from Tyler Brewer in the loss.
Indoor youth soccer continues
Regular season games concluded and playoff matchups are all set in the summer indoor soccer league at the community center. G.I. Bins locked up first place by a tiebreaker over Leading Edge Investments after both teams finished with a 3-1 record. USA Fence took third with a 2-2 record, while Diamond Turf and Gitt Team both finished with 1-3 records.
Playoff action in the 8-10 division kicks off July 21 — after press time for The Islander — with No. 4 seed Diamond Turf taking on No. 5 Gitt Team. The winner takes on G.I. Bins at 8 p.m. No. 2 Leading Edge Investments takes on No. 3 USA Fence at 7:15 p.m., with the winners meeting in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22.
The four-team 11-14 division playoffs also kick off July 21 with No. 1 82 West Home Inspections taking on No. 4 RAK’s Wings ’N’ Things at 6:30 p.m. followed by No. 2 Solid Rock Construction matching up against No. 3 GML Coatings at 7:15 p.m. The championship match is set for 8 p.m.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off July 13 with Leading Edge Investments cruising to a 9-3 victory over Diamond Turf behind five goals from Nolan Huffman and two goals and three assists from William Cliburn. Brooks Huffman and Benjamin Cliburn each added a goal in the victory.
Lucas Urbiola, Heidi Bannick and Beauen Kolb each scored goals for Diamond Turf, which also received a game-high six saves from Liam Urbiola in the loss.
Finn Viehman scored four goals to lead USA Fence past Gitt Team by a 7-2 score in the second 8-10 division match of the night. Jaxson Dominis scored two goals and made seven saves, while Everett Bouziane finished with two goals in the victory.
Ruthie Ball and Ariyah Carlton each scored a goal, while Titus Moss made eight saves for Gitt Team.
Action in the 11-14 division kicked off July 14 with 82 West Home Inspections and RAK’s Wings ’N’ Things battling to a 4-4 tie. 82 West received goals from Luca Viehman, Colton Dominis, Joseph Caballero and Everett Hood in the tie, with Caballero adding six saves.
Renan Kesten scored three goals and Ellison Maynard added a goal for RAK’s, which received 11 saves from Ruby Kesten in the draw.
The second 11-14 match of the night saw Solid Rock Construction cruise to a 6-1 victory over GML Coatings. Chandler McRae scored three goals and made 10 saves to lead Solid Rock, which received goals from Callin Westfall, Isaac Roadman and Alex Rodriguez in the victory.
Wes Saxon scored on an assist from Rafael Price, while Kyle Castagna finished with nine saves.
KRC golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started July 13 with the men’s weekly Stableford/skins game.
Chuck Patrick carded a plus-3 to earn clubhouse bragging rights by a point over second-place finisher Gary Razze.
Ken Nagengast, Mike Clements and Tom Nelson each won a skin during their rounds.
The women played their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match July 14. Jana Samuels grabbed first place with a 1-over-par 33, one stroke better than second-place finishers Anne Klein and Janet Razze.
Members played a nine-hole scramble July 16 to close out the week of organized golf. The team of Bruce Christenson, Janelle Clements and Mike Cusato combined on a 1-over-par 33 to win the day’s proceedings.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action was short and sweet due in part to rain July 18, putting a damper on the action. The July 15 games saw Steve Kriebel and Tim Sofran post the only 3-0 record in pool play making them the outright champs for the day.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits at 10005 Gulf Drive. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and all are welcome.
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