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Jul 30, 2019 – Monica Simpson
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…
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June 18, 2019
By Joe Hendricks
Muscle up! Strong men hit the beach

Muscle up! Strong men hit the beach

MANATEE COUNTY – The 2019 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man Competition began in downtown Bradenton on Thursday, June 13, shifted to Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach on Friday and concluded at Manat…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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May 14, 2019
By Tom Vaught
AMI Paddlers Make Splash at Dragon Boat Championship

AMI Paddlers make splash at Dragon Boat championship

The Anna Maria Island Dragon Boat Paddlers from Paradise competed in the Southeast Regional Dragon Boat Championships at Sarasota’s Nathan Benderson Park on Saturday, May 11. There were 35 of the bes…
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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…
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