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Monica Simpson

Monica Simpson

March 7, 2017
Sun Correspondent Monica Simpson covers sports. Email
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March 12, 2024
By Monica Simpson

Coaches vote league’s best

ANNA MARIA – The winter flag football playoffs started and the youth league award winners were announced last week. With the coaches’ votes in, 10 well-deserved players heard their names announced on…
March 5, 2024
By Monica Simpson

Adrian Griffin Interiors bests Moss Builders

ANNA MARIA – With no adult indoor soccer play last week, the sports focus on Anna Maria Island was flag football. Ending February with youth gridiron action and starting the month of March with adult…
February 27, 2024
By Monica Simpson
Floridian Mortgage leads pack

Floridian Mortgage leads pack

ANNA MARIA – The adult co-ed flag football league is closing out regular season play for the winter 2024 season. The final week’s action can shake up the current rankings with four teams sitting with…
February 14, 2024
By Monica Simpson
Sato Real Estate dominates gridiron

Sato Real Estate dominates gridiron

ANNA MARIA – Despite the rain and chill, the Island area youth had fun playing flag football at The Center of Anna Maria Island on Friday. Kicking off the night’s action, team Sato Real Estate took t…
February 14, 2024
By Monica Simpson
NFL bucket list accomplished

NFL bucket list accomplished

Super Bowl LVIII last Sunday marks the close of another National Football League season, a big day for professional football fans everywhere. For Anna Maria Island resident Tom Curtin, the season che…
February 5, 2024
By Monica Simpson
Slim’s Place captures first win of season

Slim’s Place captures first win of season

ANNA MARIA – In a close one, Floridian Mortgage earned its second win of the season against team Moss Builders 23-19 in the adult co-ed flag football league at the Island’s community center. The Moss…
January 23, 2024
By Monica Simpson
Winter flag football action returns

Winter flag football action returns

ANNA MARIA – The winter flag football season kicked off last week at The Center of Anna Maria Island. Despite a winter storm, the 8- to 10-year-old and adult leagues managed to play through the rain…
November 21, 2023
By Monica Simpson
The Center celebrates 65 years of community

The Center celebrates 65 years of community

ANNA MARIA – Under a clear moonlit sky, Anna Maria Island neighbors came together for a celebra­tion of service and community with The Center of Anna Maria Island’s Executive Director Chris Culhane…
November 20, 2023
By Monica Simpson
'Bean' boots Gulf Drive’s championship shot

‘Bean’ boots Gulf Drive’s championship shot

ANNA MARIA – Center soccer play ended last week with six teams playing for three cham­pionship titles. Monday night started with semifinal playoff games for youth soccer. In the 8- to 10-year-old…
November 13, 2023
By Monica Simpson
Long, Maize earn youth sportsmanship honors

Long, Maize earn youth sportsmanship honors

ANNA MARIA – Youth soccer on the Island celebrated its outstanding players last week. As the 8 to 10-year-old league played the first round of playoff games, the focus was on 12 standout players…
November 7, 2023
By Monica Simpson
Eighth-seed Slim’s outkicks top-ranked Moss

Eighth-seed Slim’s outkicks top-ranked Moss

ANNA MARIA – With youth soccer taking the week off for fall festivities, the adult co-ed recreational soccer league was the only play on The Center’s pitches last week. Four exciting and competitive…
November 1, 2023
By Monica Simpson
Team Gulf Drive Café hands Moss Builders first loss

Team Gulf Drive Café hands Moss Builders first loss

ANNA MARIA – Going into the final game of adult co-ed soccer regular season play, team Pool America seems to be gelling at the right time. At the start of the season, the 2-4-1 team struggled to find…
October 25, 2023
By Monica Simpson
Island youth soccer heats up as weather cools down

Island youth soccer heats up as weather cools down

ANNA MARIA – As the youth soccer season starts heading toward the playoffs and an October chill fills the air, team Moss Builders and team Cheesecake Cuties dominate the 8- to 10-year-old and 11- to…
October 17, 2023
By Monica Simpson

Youth soccer teams hit stride

ANNA MARIA – The Center’s youth soccer leagues completed week five of recreational sports last week with five hard-fought games. In the first game Tuesday night, The Porch narrowly defeated team AMI…
October 10, 2023
By Monica Simpson

Making lemonade out of a lemon real estate market

Sometimes it looks like the national real estate market and the high-interest mortgage rates are nothing but lemons. But one startup company has found a way to turn the lemons into lemonade. Assumab…

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