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Monica Simpson

Monica Simpson

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July 30, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Center of Anna Maria Island

Summer sports heat up at The Center

The Center summer sports returns to the gridiron with adult co-ed flag football. With the teams mixing up the rosters and new faces in the league, the games leading to the final championship game are…
July 23, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Youth indoor soccer heats up the summer

Youth indoor soccer heats up the summer

As the temperature of the summer heats up, so does the action on the indoor soccer court at The Center on Anna Maria Island. With more than half of the games played in the season, the dominant tea…
July 16, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Moss Builders shut out Island Vacation Properties

Moss Builders shut out Island Vacation Properties

This summer’s indoor soccer action at The Center includes two skill levels and age group divisions: Intermediate (five- to nine-year-old) and Advanced (10- to 14-year-old). In the first game of th…
July 9, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Youth indoor soccer teams battle at The Center

Youth indoor soccer teams battle at The Center

Getting out of the heat of the summer, The Center’s gym is filled with soccer enthusiasts to play and watch indoor soccer Island style. With the Ross Built Construction boards up and the stage occupi…
July 2, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Hayward Cup champions crowned

Hayward Cup champions crowned

The spring 2019 adult co-ed soccer season came to a close last Thursday night June 27 with three spectator-pleasing games. With the inevitable back-to-back games leading to the battle for the Hayward…
June 25, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Jiffy Lube dominates on the pitch

Jiffy Lube dominates on the pitch

The last game of the regular season last Wednesday night, June 19, was just the beginning of the dominating soccer play by Team Jiffy Lube. In a shocking defeat against the number one ranked team, Gu…
June 18, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Rain delays season’s end, adult soccer on schedule

Rain delays season’s end, adult soccer on schedule

The rain flooded the fields at The Center Thursday night, but not before the adult soccer players took to the pitch the night before. Nearing the end of the regular season, two games were played Wedn…
June 11, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Flynn Law for the win, Blalock Walters wallows in defeat

Flynn Law for the win, Blalock Walters wallows in defeat

Heading into the last week of regular season soccer action at The Center, the adult players continue to battle for ranking. This season, because of the extraordinary number of participants, playof…
June 4, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Leah Purvis - simply one of the best

Leah Purvis – simply one of the best

Few individuals progress from gym rat to professional athlete. Even fewer rise to the top of their discipline. Anna Maria Island’s own Leah Purvis went from working out at Fit Crew Bradenton in re…
May 28, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Youth soccer champions crowned

Youth soccer champions crowned

Last week saw another youth soccer season come to a close with the naming of league champions and MVPs. CABB Cleaning defeated Lancaster Design in the 11- to 15-year-old league after the regulation p…
May 21, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Ross Built Construction builds solid win

Ross Built Construction builds solid win

Heading into the second half of the regular season of the adult co-ed soccer season, Gulfview Windows and Doors, led by Ryan Moss, remains the only undefeated team in the league. Still looking for a…
May 14, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Sato Real Estate gets their first win

Sato Real Estate gets their first win

Thursday night May 9 the defending adult co-ed soccer champions, Sato Real Estate, took to The Center of Anna Maria Island field against a tough Jiffy Lube team looking for their first win of the sea…
May 7, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Gulfview eeks by Flynn Law

Gulfview ekes by Flynn Law

The third week of adult co-ed soccer play started off quick for Gulfview Windows and Doors with a goal one minute in by newcomer Keith Mahoney. In what would be the first of four points for Mahoney…
April 30, 2019
By Monica Simpson
No bumming around at the Beach Bums soccer clinic

No bumming around at the Beach Bums soccer clinic

With their little boots tied, shin guards on, sporting their Beach Bums soccer jerseys, six-and seven-year-old Island area kids took to the small field last Wednesday night in The Center’s soccer cli…
April 23, 2019
By Monica Simpson
Gulfview takes the win opening week

Gulfview takes the win opening week

The spring adult soccer season kicked off last week with the ladies and gentlemen of the Island area taking the pitch. With 10 teams in the league, in a record-breaking season, two teams had a bye we…