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Monica Simpson

Monica Simpson

March 7, 2017
Sun Correspondent Monica Simpson covers sports. Email
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May 2, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Gitt Team, Moss Builders best the rest

Gitt Team, Moss Builders best the rest

ANNA MARIA – On the small soccer pitches, the 5- to 7-year-old players matched up in their third week of play. Progressive Cabinetry played team Mac Parkman Foundation, while Surfing Coconuts AMI mat…
April 24, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Moss Builders tops Sato Real Estate, stays undefeated

Moss Builders tops Sato Real Estate, stays undefeated

ANNA MARIA – With three Mosses on the roster, team Moss Builders finished week four undefeated and alone at the top of the league rankings by beating Sato Real Estate 8-2 last week in adult league so…
April 18, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Youth soccer kicks off at The Center

Youth soccer kicks off at The Center

ANNA MARIA – Little boots hit the field last Tuesday night as another season of youth soccer kicked off at the Island’s community center, with volunteer coaches, parents, friends and family providing…
April 10, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Moss, Sato share top spot

Moss, Sato share top spot

ANNA MARIA – The Island weather smiled on adult soccer at The Center Thursday night, as the rain lifted in time to let the fields dry for week two play. After four games, two teams emerged undefeated…
April 4, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Sato Real Estate sets the stage in game one

Sato Real Estate sets the stage in game one

ANNA MARIA – The spring adult soccer season started off under the threat of rain, but the four opening week games were played without fail. With 22 minutes on the scoreboard clock, the Sato Real Esta…
March 20, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Beach Bums, WTBL end season as champions

Beach Bums, WTBL end season as champions

ANNA MARIA – The rain delay the previous week gave four teams additional time to plan their strategy for the semifinal adult flag football games last Thursday night. In a nail-biter, WTBL narrowly wo…
March 12, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Moss Builders dominates youth flag football

Moss Builders dominates youth flag football

ANNA MARIA – The stage was set at the beginning of the youth flag football season for volunteer coach Ryan Moss and his son Mason Moss to sweep the championships in both youth flag leagues. The ta…
March 7, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Team TBT reaches adult flag football semifinals

Team TBT reaches adult flag football semifinals

ANNA MARIA – The first game of the adult co-ed flag football playoff season started off with a close one between the TBT and Shady Lady squads. In the end, after two halves of play, quarterback Matth…
February 28, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Team Nissan of Bradenton wins over HSH by three

Team Nissan of Bradenton wins over HSH by three

ANNA MARIA – In an action-packed, high-flying game to start the big field action at The Center last Tuesday night, the Nissan of Bradenton team narrowly won over HSH 38-35 in the 11- to 13-year-old l…
February 20, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Flag football lights up Center field

Flag football lights up Center field

ANNA MARIA – This week’s flag football action at the Island’s community center shifted play to Monday night for the youth league. In the 8- to 10-year-old league, Shady Lady was kept to two points wi…
February 14, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Adult flag football standings take a turn

Adult flag football standings take a turn

ANNA MARIA – With just two games left in the seven-game regular season, the co-ed adult flag football league at The Center has a new leader. TBT, now with a 4-0-1 record, is at the top of the charts…
February 7, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Youngest footballers learning game at The Center

Youngest footballers learning game at The Center

ANNA MARIA – Each Tuesday night, The Center’s gridiron becomes the training ground for the 4- to 5-year-old flag footballers. This season’s clinic, sponsored by Sandbar, has two teams, more than 10 p…
January 30, 2022
By Monica Simpson

Football, soccer keeping it exciting

ANNA MARIA – The chilled rain kept the kids from the gridiron last week, but the adults kept the action going with adult co-ed flag football action, as well as the kickoff of the indoor soccer season…
January 24, 2022
By Monica Simpson

Solid Rock Construction undefeated to start season

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Solid Rock Construction (SRC) ended the second week of adult co-ed flag football at the top of the ranks along with Moss Builders. In the first game of the night, WTBL kept the ac…
January 17, 2022
By Monica Simpson
Moss Builders throws for the win

Moss Builders throws for win

ANNA MARIA – Week one of the youth flag football season kicked off with the 8- to 10-year-old league’s match-up between team Progressive Cabinetry and team Moss Builders. Scoring by Lexi Baugher, wit…