Youth basketball takes shape, soccer tryouts announced

Youngsters are playing basketball in age divisions at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, and  the teams to beat are rising to the top in the standings. Though there are no unbeaten teams, favorites are becoming apparent.

The 8-10 Division has pretty good parity, but Beach Bums appears favored to go all the way. It currently sits at 4-2, a game ahead of 3-3 Beach Bistro and two games in front of 2-4 Manatee Cancer Center.

The Premier Division appears to be a two-horse race between Walter & Associates at 6-1 record, one game better than Heritage Paper Company at 5-2. The Feast at 2-5 and 1-6 Eat Here follow in the standings.

The 11-13 Division has Walter & Associates and Ross Built tied with 6-1 records. Ross Built defeated Walter &  Associates 42-28 on April 26, while Walter & Associates returned the favor on May 6, earning a 46-34 victory.

Walter & Associates was in action May 11 against third-ranked Sand Dollar, which came into the game with a 3-3 record. Both teams got off to slow starts offensively with Walter & Associates grabbing an early 8-6 lead, but Joey Stewart got hot in the second quarter, scoring 10 points to give Sand Dollar a 22-20 lead at the half.

Walter & Associates, which outrebounded Sand Dollar 49-23 for the game, started capitalizing on its size advantage to take a 37-34 lead after three quarters. JP Russo scored 10 points in the quarter, while Dayton Modderman added 5 points to the 17-12 run.

Walter & Associates closed the game out with a 14-5 fourth quarter to win the game by a comfortable 51-39 margin.

Russo led all scorers with 26 points, including 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Modderman added 15 points and 22 rebounds, while Jack Heckler finished with 6 points and 16 rebounds in the victory.

Joey Stewart led Sand Dollar with 21 points and 5 rebounds, while Corey Jacques added 10 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.

The 8-10 division game of the week saw Beach Bistro edge Beach Bums on May 11. David Daigle paced Beach Bistro with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Abby Clark and Sean Rodriguez each added 6 points in the victory.

Daniel Sentman scored 8 points and grabbed 6 rebounds to lead Beach Bums, which also received 6 points from Ava Zink in the loss.

Walter & Associates edged The Feast 40-39 in the Premier League game of the week May 11. W&A rode a balanced attack that saw six-out-of-seven players score, and was led by 9 points from Seth Walter and 8 points each from Neil Carper and Phil Rottes. Eric Crawford added 7 points and eight rebounds, while Jack Walter added 6 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.

Ryan Gilman’s 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists paced The Feast, which also received 12 points from Alex Gilman and 10 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Johnson in the loss.

Locals fair well in Island Run

The 11th annual Island Run, which benefits the Children’s Academy of Southwest Florida, attracted 194 runners to the May 4 starting line. The 5K course that wound through the Anna Maria City streets, tested runners with higher than expected temperatures and the incline of the Crescent Drive bridge at the 2.5 mile mark.

Michael Lamb, 23, of Bradenton, was the overall winner with a time of 16:40, while Anna Neal took first overall among females with a time of 21:30.

Longtime Galati Yacht Sales employee Mickey Hooke set another state masters record with a time of 17:47. Other notable finishers include Islanders Sandy Meneley, who won the grandmasters division with a time of 23:20, and Erma McMullen, who took the Veteran Grandmasters division with a time of 32:54.

Other winners include Jane Asha Gauge, masters 22:45; Rich Mann, grandmasters 20:11; John Batts, senior grandmasters 21:23, Lollette Knox 29:18; and Jim Hicks, veteran grandmasters 25:42.

Adult basketball continues

The adult-coed basketball league at the Anna Maria Island Community Center is about midway through its season, but the race for the top seed remains fairly tight. The Sun is on top at 4-1, closely followed by 3-2 Bowes Imaging Center and Island Real Estate. Duncan Real Estate and Southern Greens follow at 2-3, while Gator Man Pools is languishing at the bottom of the standings at 1-4.

Gator Man Pools earned its first victory of the season, defeating Southern Greens 55-53 May 7. Aaron Dudukes led Gator Man with 23 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, while Matt Dwyer added 18 points, 5 rebounds and two assists. Joe Combs and Richard Fosmore rounded out the Gator Man scoring with 6 points each in the victory.

Jordan Demers scored 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead Southern Greens, which also received 11 points and four assists from Jonathan Moss and Scott Eason. Ryan Moss added 10 points and six rebounds in the loss.

In other action May 7, Bowes Imaging Cener got rolled 75-35 by the Sun and Island Real Estate edged Duncan Real Estate 54-48.

MAYSO announces soccer tryouts

The Manatee Area Youth Soccer Organization has announced tryouts for Manatee Magic, its competitive soccer program.

The cost to play the Magic season, September-March, is $400 and includes home and away uniforms and a backpack.

Tryouts will be held at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton 6-7:30 p.m. May 28-June 5 for age groups as follow:

• U9-10 Boys: May 28, June 3.

• U9-10 Girls: May 28, June 3.

• U11-12 Boys: May 29, June 4.

• U11-12 Girls: May 29, June 4.

• U13-16 Boys: May 30, June 5.

• U13-16 Girls: May 30, June 5.

For more information, email competition@mayso.org or call 941-807-1105.

Key Royale golf news

Key Royale Club’s week of golf ended May 10 with a best-ball-of-threesomes match. The team of Jim Dunne, Bob Dickinson and Earl Huntzinger took first place with a 5-under-par 27.

The men played an 18-hole, combined team score game May 8. The team of Tom Lewis, Tony Hiewyk, Vince Mercadante and Earl Ritchie matched the 22-under-par 106 carded by Jim Thorton, Gary Harris, Carl Voyles and Bob Elliott to finish in a tie for first place.

Thirty-six women took over the course May 7 for a shotgun start to the summer golf season.

Helen Pollock got her summer off to a good start, carding a 3-under-par 29 to take first place in Flight A. Joy Kaiser and Pam Alvord tied for second place at even-par 32.

Maxine Mitchell’s 4-under-par 28 gave her a two-shot victory in Flight B over Terry Westby and Joyce Brown who tied for second at 2-under-par 30.

Kathy Porter fired a 4-under-par 28 to earn a two-shot victory over Barb Renk in Flight C. Joyce Lathrop finished in third place at even-par 32.

Marcia O’Brien’s 6-under-par 26 was the low round of the day and gave her first place in Flight D. Sally Keyes took second place with a 4-under-par 28, while Judy Hanson, Markie Ksiazek, Erma McMullen, Luanne Collins and Joanne Ozdych tied for third at 1-under 31.

The men played a modified-Stableford or quota points match May 6. Bob Soos and Barry Anderson tied for individual honors at plus-3. The team of Craig Humphreys, Gary Duncan and Charles Kutrumbos tied the team of Bill MacMillan, Blake Rees, Lex Halakan and Rich Papini at plus-3.

Tom Lewis carded a 4-under-par 60 to take first place in the men’s 18-hole, individual-low-net match May 4. Larry Fowler was two shots back in second place with a 2-under-par 62.

Horseshoe news

Only one team emerged from pool play during May 7 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Tom Skoloda and Rod Bussey were the day’s outright champions.

Bruce Munro and Skoloda edged Karl Thomas and Bussey 21-14 to earn bragging rights during May 4 horseshoe action.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Anna Maria Island Community Center Youth Basketball Schedules

Date        Time               Opponents

Division II       (ages 8-10)

May 22    6 p.m.              Bistro vs. Beach Bums

May 23    6 p.m.              Manatee Cancer Center vs. Bistro

May 23    7 p.m.              Beach Bums vs. Manatee Cancer Center

Division I (ages 11-13)

May 22    6 p.m.              Sand Dollar vs. Duncan Real Estate

Premier (ages 14-17)

May 21    6 p.m.              Heritage Paper vs. Walter  & Assoc.

Anna Maria Island Community youth baseball schedules

T-Ball (ages 5-7)

May 17    6 p.m.              Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

May 20    6 p.m.              Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

Coach Pitch (ages 8-11)

May 17    7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

May 20    7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

Serrano returns walk-off favor to Paradise Bagels

Of two youth divisions playing baseball at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, the 8-10 age group’s season opened April 26 and ended with an inside-the-park home run for Tyler Brewer with Tony Rappold on base, giving Paradise Bagels a walk-off victory.

Fast forward to May 3 and Gerardo Serrano’s two-out, two-strike base hit to right centerfield with the score a 9-9 tie, giving Beach to Bay Construction the 10-9 victory.

Paradise Bagels jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top in the first inning on hits by Gianna Sparks, German Rivera, Tyler Brewer and Travis Bates, with Sparks, Rivera and Brewer coming in to score.

Beach to Bay Construction kept it close with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Joel Peters and Serrarno singled and scored on a single by Riley Peters and an RBI double by Julius Peteriet.

Paradise Bagel extended its lead to 5-2 in the third inning on hits by Rivera, Bates, Callen Achor, Sean Rodriguez and Roman Langley.

Beach to Bay Construction went down quietly in the third and fourth innings, but came to life in the fifth.

Will Batey singled and scored on a single by Sam Howells. Watson then came up and cleared the bases with an inside-the-park home run for a 5-5 score. Riley Quillin and Joel Peters later came around to score, giving Beach to Bay a 7-5 lead after five innings.

Paradise Bagels came right back with four runs in the top of the sixth inning, three on Tuna McCracken’s inside-the-park home run, which also plated Rivera and Callen Achor.

Beach to Bay Construction’s rally started with singles by Bryce Higgins and Cecilia Peteriet. Batey singled in Higgins, and a ground out by Quillin scored Peteriet, tying the score at 9-9 and setting the stage for Serrano’s heroics.

The Anna Maria Island Community Center’s baseball league plays Monday and Fridays, starting at 6 p.m. for T-ballers, age 5-7, and 7:15 p.m. for the pitching machine-age 8-11 division.

Ross Built undefeated in basketball

With the AMICC youth basketball season at the halfway mark, only Division I Ross Built remains with a 5-0 perfect record. However, it only gives them a half-game lead over second place Walter & Associates, which sits at 4-1. Sand Dollar is alone in third place with a 2-2 record followed by 1-4 Southern Green and winless Duncan Real Estate.

The Division II standings are tight: Beach Bums is on top with a 3-1 record followed by 2-3 Manatee Cancer Center and Beach Bistro, all tied for second, or last, depending on your perspective.

Walter & Associates is on top of the Premier Division standings with a 4-1 record, while 3-2 Heritage Paper Company is a game back. Eat Here and The Feast are tied at 1-3.

Heritage Paper improved to 3-2 with a 42-26 thumping of previously unbeaten Walter & Associates May 4 in the Premier Division game of the week. Burke Hill led Heritage Paper with 12 points, while Tony Sperduto added 10 points and Chris Lehman finished with 8 points in the victory.

Phil Rottes’ 7 points and 6 points from Neil Carper paced Walter & Associates, which also received 5 points from Seth Walter in the loss.

Sand Dollar improved to 2-2 on the season on a win over Duncan Real Estate 37-32 behind 18 points and 19 rebounds from Corey Jacques in the Division I game of the week April 29. Joey Stewart added 15 points for Sand Dollar in the victory.

Leo Rose scored 17 points and Leo Tilelli added 7 points, 16 rebounds and four assists to lead Duncan Real Estate.

Beach Bums stayed on top of the Division II standings, thanks to an 18-16 victory over Manatee Cancer Center May 2. Daniel Sentman led the way with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Ava Zink finished with 4 points in the victory.

David Daigle’s 12 points and 6 points from Sean Rodriguez led the Manatee Cancer Center scoring effort in the loss.

Key Royale golf news

Another busy week of golf at Key Royale Club closed out with a coed scramble May 3. The team of Maryanne Kaemmerlen, Ron Robinson, Jim Dunne and Bob Dickenson managed a 12-under-par 20 to lap the field.

The men played a team scramble May 2. The team of Terry Schaefer, Ken Rickett, Tommy McDonnell and Randy Clark matched the 4-under-par 28 carded by the team of Jerry Dahl, Jim Kirk and David VandeVrede to tie for first place.

The game of the day May 1 was a best-ball-of-foursome match. The team of Art Hibbs, Al Kaiser, Wade Ladue and Paul Proxy combined to card a 16-under-par 48 to earn a one-shot victory. The team of Jim Thorton, Bob Elliott, Carl Voyles and Gary Harris took second place with a 49.

The women took over the links for an individual-low-net-in-flight match April 30. Tootie Wagner and Pam Alvord both carded 2-under-par 30s to finish in a tie for first place in Flight A. One shot back and tied for second were Marlyn Thorton and Sue Hookem.

Joyce Brown negotiated the Key Royale track at 3-under-par for a two-shot margin over fellow Flight B competitors Penny Williams, Fran Barford, Kris Landkammer and Maxine Mitchell.

Kathy Porter’s 2-under-par 30 was good enough for first place in Flight C. Two shots back and alone in second place was Barb Renk.

Connie Livanos carded a 3-under-par 29 to grab first place in Flight D by one shot over second-place finisher Shirley Cessna. Markie Ksiazak was another shot back in third place.

April 29 saw the men take the course for two rounds. The morning was a nine-hole, best-ball-of-partners match. Bill Martin and George Barford combined on an 8-under-par 24 to earn a one-shot victory over Ernie Hauser and Vince Fanton.

The afternoon match was a modified-Stableford game. Craig Humphrey’s plus-5 gave him first place in the individual competition by one shot over Tom Nelson and Terry Schaefer, who both finished at plus-4.

The team of Dick Mills, Schaefer, Dick Grimme and Mike gillie matched the plus-7 carded by Merritt Fineout, Mike Selby, Hoyt Miller and Paul Proxy to finish in a tie for first place.

AMICC Youth Basketball League schedule

Date Time       Opponents

Division II (ages 8-10)

May 8      6 p.m.      Beach Bums vs. Manatee Cancer Center

May 11    1 p.m.      Bistro vs. Beach Bums

Division I (ages 11-13)

May 10    6 p.m.      Sand Dollar Green vs. Ross Built

May 11    2 p.m.      Southern Green vs. Duncan Real Estate

May 11    3 p.m.      Sand Dollar vs. Walter  & Assoc.

May 13    6 p.m.      Walter  & Assoc. vs. Duncan Real Estate

May 13    7 p.m.      Ross Built vs. Southern Green

Premier (ages 14-17)

May 10    7 p.m.      The Feast vs. Walter  & Assoc.

May 10    8 p.m.      Walter  & Assoc. vs. Heritage Paper

May 11    11 a.m.    The Feast vs. Walter  & Assoc.

May 11    12 p.m.    Eat Here vs. Heritage Paper

May 13    8 p.m.      Heritage Paper vs. The Feast

May 14    6 p.m.      Walter  & Assoc. vs. Eat Here

AMICC Youth Baseball League schedule

T-Ball (ages 5-7)

May 10    6 p.m.      Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

May 13    6 p.m.      Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

Coach Pitch (ages 8-11)

May 10    7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

May 13    7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

Youth basketball, baseball seasons take off at AMICC

The Anna Maria Island Community Center youth basketball season got underway last week in the gym. Most games are being played weeknights with some games also being played on Saturdays.

Beach Bums sits atop the Division II standings with a 2-0 record after one week of action. Manatee Cancer Center is on their heels with a 2-1 record, while Beach Bistro is looking for its first win.

Ross Built is on top of the Division I standings with a 3-0 record. Walter & Associates is right behind with a 2-1 record, followed by 1-1 Sand Dollar and winless Southern Green and Duncan Real Estate.

The premier division has Walter & Associates in first place with a 3-0 record, while Heritage Paper Company is in second with a 1-1 record. Eat Here and The Feast are still in search of a first victory in the startup league.

Jack Groves scored all 18 points to lead Manatee Cancer Center past Beach Bistro 18-16 in Division II basketball action April 27. Groves also chipped in 14 rebounds for his team, which also received seven rebounds from Josh Calhoun in the victory.

Beach Bistro was led by David Daigle, who scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Thomas Heckler added 4 points and six rebounds, while Sean Rodriguez finished with 2 points and five rebounds in the loss.

Ross Built rolled to a 45-27 victory during Division I action April 27 behind 19 points and 13 rebounds from Trent Boring and 18 points and seven rebounds from Jake Ross. Andrew Ross added 6 points and 11 rebounds and Hannah McCracken finished with nine rebounds in the victory.

Joey Stewart scored 13 points and Corey Jacques added 10 points and 14 rebounds to lead Sand Dollar in the loss.

Walter & Associates rolled to a 43-25 victory over Duncan Real Estate in Division I action April 27 behind 21 points from JP Russo and 16 points and 19 rebounds from Dayton Modderman.

Duncan was led by Leo Rose, who scored 19 points, while Leo Tilelli added 8 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss.

Trent Boring scored 18 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead Ross Built to a 42-28 victory over Walter & Associates during Division I basketball action April 26. Jake Ross added 12 points and twin brother Andrew finished with 10 points, six rebounds and two assists in the victory.

JP Russo’s 21 points and 10 rebounds and 8 points and 17 rebounds from Dayton Modderman paced Walter & Associates in the loss.

Southern Green edged Sand Dollar 36-34 in Division I basketball action April 26. Hayden Brewer led Southern Green with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Edward Cullinan finished with 10 points and 17 rebounds. Blake Battle added 6 points, while Mathrew Manger and Brandon Mills each chipped in with 4 points in the victory.

Corey Jacques led all scorers with 21 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead Sand Dollar, which also received 6 points from Joey Stewart in the loss.

Walter & Associates cruised to a 41-27 victory over The Feast in premier division action April 26. Phil Rottes led Walter & Associates with 14 points and 18 rebounds, while Seth Walter added 12 points. Neil Carper chipped in with 5 points, while Jack Walter and Eric Crawford finished with 4 points each in the victory.

Alex Gilman scored 14 points and Lee Bergeron added 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead The Feast in the loss.

Paradise Bagels gets walk-off victory

Paradise Bagels Cafe opened the 2013 baseball season for youths April 26 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center with a walk-off win over Beach to Bay Construction 5-4.

While trailing 4-3 with Tony Rappold on base with a single, the cafe’s Tyler Brewer came up and delivered a two-run, inside-the-park home run to end the game in dramatic fashion.

MAYSO announces youth soccer tryouts

The Manatee Area Youth Soccer Organization has announced tryout dates and times for Manatee Magic, its competitive soccer program.

Cost per player for the Magic season, which runs September-March, is $400 and includes home and away uniforms and a backpack.

All MAYSO Magic coaches are licensed and possess many years of coaching and playing experience.

Tryouts will be held at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton 6-7:30 p.m. May 28-June 5 for age groups as follow:

• U9-10 Boys: May 28, June 3.

• U9-10 Girls: May 28, June 3.

• U11-12 Boys: May 29, June 4.

• U11-12 Girls: May 29, June 4.

• U13-16 Boys: May 30, June 5.

• U13-16 Girls: May 30, June 5.

For more information, email me at competition@mayso.org or call 941-807-1105.

Horseshoe news

Two teams advanced to the knockout round during April 27 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Rod Bussey ended the championship match with a six-pack — double ringer — to lead both he and Carl Samuelson to a 26-11 victory over Herb Puryear and Marvin Gangemi.

The April 24 games had four teams advance from pool play with matching 2-1 records. The first playoff match saw Jerry Disbrow and Ron Pepka take out Bruce Munro and Gene Bobeldyk 22-11, while Art Kingstad defeated Rod Bussey and Hank Huyghe 21-4 in the second playoff. Kingstad walked over Disbrow and Pepka in the finals, defeating them 21-4.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Key Royale golf news

The members of Key Royale Club got together for a coed best-ball-of-foursome match April 26. The team of Rose Slomba, Terry Westby, Jim Dunne and Bob Dickinson combined on a 7-under-par 25 for first place.

The team of Bob Soos, Dale Hudson, Joe Muscatello and Larry Pippel matched the 4-under-par 28 carded by Jack Conners, Dave Johnson and Art McMillan to tie for first place in a nine-hole team scramble April 25.

The Key Royale men played an 18-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match April 24. The team of Al Kaiser, Wade Ladue, Jim Helgeson and Carl Voyles combined on a 32-under-par 96 to earn an eight-shot victory over the second-place team of Earl Ritchie, Larry Fowler, D. Johnavey and Tom Lewis.

Jerry Elson scored a plus-6 to take first place during the April 22, modified-Stableford match at the club. Dale Hudson, Earl Ritchie, Gary Silke and Larry Pippel tied for second place at plus-4.

The foursome of John Cassese, Joe Cassese, Bill Melvin and Rod Bluhm won the team competition with a combined score of plus-5.

The club women played a nine-hole, individual-low-net-in-flight match April 23.

Joy Kaiser and Judy Crowe both carded 4-under-par 28s to tie for first in Flight A. Pam Alvord was one shot back in second, while Jean Holmes finished third with a 1-under-par 31.

Joyce Brown’s 7-under-par 25 gave her a three-shot victory in Flight B over Margrit Layh and Sue Christenson, who tied for second place. Meredith Slavin was another shot back in third place.

Sue Wheeler carded a 6-under-par 26 to earn a 7-shot victory over Maryanne Kaemmerlen and Jan Jump in Flight C. Barb Lindwall and Roxanne Koche tied for third at 3-over-par 35.

Markie Ksiazek’s 8-under-par 24 was the low-net round of the day and gave her first place in Flight D. Shirley Cessna took second place with 4-under-par 28, while Sharon Conlon, Joanne Ozdych and Rose Slomba tied for third with matching 30s.

Bob Landgren and John Sagert combined on an 8-under-par 56 to take first place in the nine-hole, low-net-of-partners match April 22. Andrew Barber and Dave Kruger finished one shot back in second place.

For AMICC youth sports schedules, go online at www.islander.org

AMICC Youth Basketball League schedule

Date        Time       Opponents

Division II (ages 8-10)

May 2      6 p.m.      Beach Bums vs. Manatee Cancer Center

May 2      7 p.m.      Bistro vs. Beach Bums

May 4      11 a.m.    Manatee Cancer Center vs. Bistro

Division I (ages 11-13)

May 3      6 p.m.      Southern Green vs. Duncan Real Estate

May 3      7 p.m.      Sand Dollar vs. Walter  & Assoc.

May 4      Noon       Duncan Real Estate vs. Ross Built

May 4      1 p.m.      Walter  & Assoc. vs. Southern Green

May 6      6 p.m.      Ross Built vs. Walter  & Assoc.

May 6      7 p.m.      Southern Green vs. Sand Dollar

Premier division (ages 14-17)

May 2      8 p.m.      Heritage Paper vs. The Feast

May 3      8 p.m.      Walter  & Assoc. vs. Eat Here

May 6      8 p.m.      Heritage Paper vs. Eat Here

May 7      6 p.m.      The Feast vs. Eat Here

AMICC Youth Baseball League schedule

T-Ball (ages 5-7)

May 3      6 p.m.      Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

May 6      6 p.m.      Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

Coach Pitch (ages 8-11)

May 3      7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

May 6      7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

Adult sports takeover spring season at community center

Adult spring soccer and basketball are in a third week of games and both leagues appear to have parity — only one team is unbeaten in basketball while three teams are sitting perfect in soccer.

The Sun sits atop the basketball league with a 2-0 record, while Southern Green, Duncan Real Estate, Bowes Imaging Center and Island Real Estate all sport 1-1 records. Gator Man Pools is still searching for its first victory.

Bowes Imaging won its first game, defeating Southern Green 60-46 to open spring basketball action April 16. Brandon Kern’s 22 points and 18 points from Matt Ray paced Bowes in the victory.

Jordan Demers scored 25 points and Jonathan Moss added 11 points to lead Southern Green in the loss.

Sun defeated Duncan 58-42 in the second game of the evening behind 26 points from Andrew Terman and 13 points from Sean Hubbard.

Evan Wolf led Duncan with 21 points, while Philip Slack added 10 points in the loss.

The final game of the evening wound up with Island Real Estate defeating Gator Man Pools 42-31. Dylan Bower scored 15 points to lead IRE, which also received 12 points from Teagon Purtill in the victory.

Gator Man Pools was led by Aaron Duduke’s 17 points and 8 points from Joe Combs in the loss.

The adult coed soccer league has Island Pest Control on top of the early standings with a 2-0 record, but 1st USA Plumbing and Sato Real Estate are right behind IPC with 1-0-1 records. Wash Family Construction, Slim’s Place and Beach to Bay Construction all sport 1-1 records, while Discount Signs and Wraps and Pink & Navy Boutique are searching for an inaugural victory.

Sato Real Estate rolled past Slim’s Place 4-0 to open the April 18 action. Josh Petit scored two goals, while Lexi Braxton and Paul Heyward each added one goal. Jason Sato earned the shutout with eight saves in goal.

Beach to Bay Construction edged Discount Signs and Wraps 3-2 in the second game of the evening behind a goal each from Julius Gomes, Brent Moss and Blair Schlossberg. Don Purvis made 16 saves in goal to preserve the victory.

Paulo Fonseca and Kim Christianson each scored a goal to lead Discount Signs and Wraps, which received 12 saves from goalie Troy Shonk in the loss.

Rico Beissert notched three goals and Matt Kretzman added two goals to lead 1st USA Plumbing to a 5-2 victory over Pink & Navy in the third game.

Matt Plummer and Anthony Rausulo scored a goal each to lead Pink & Navy Boutique in the loss.

Island Pest Control remained on top of the standings with a 4-1 victory over Wash Family Construction in the final game of the night. Lindsey Weaver scored two goals to lead Island Pest, which also received goals from Sean Sanders and Danny Anderson in the victory.

Scott Hertrick notched the lone goal for Wash in the loss.

Another record run

Longtime Galati Yacht Sales employee and former islander Mickey Hooke took second place overall in the fourth annual Shark Tooth 10K at the 21st annual Venice Shark Tooth Festival April 13 in Venice. Hooke’s time of 38:19 over the 6.2 mile course earned him first place and a 2013 RRCA Florida Master 10K state championship and a new grandmasters division record for the course.

The masters win was Hooke’s 18th championship since 2000.

Horseshoe news

Two teams emerged from pool play in the April 20 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Gene Bobeldyk and Steve Grossman cruised to a 22-11 victory over George McKay and Karl Thomas to earn bragging rights for the day.

Five teams advanced to the knockout round during April 17 horseshoe action. Tom Skoloda and Hank Huyghe rolled past Herb Puryear and Adin Shank by a 21-7 score in the first playoff game. John Crawford and Ron Pepka edged Rod Bussey and Josh Slagh in the second match.

The next round saw Skoloda-Huyghe eliminate Bruce Munro and Ron Slagh 24-17 to advance to the finals. In the finals, Crawford-Pepka threw an easy 21-8 victory over Skoloda-Huyghe.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Key Royale golf news

The men took over the Key Royale Club golf course April 17 for their annual Spring Stag Day tournament. Eighty-two men participated in the event, which included morning and afternoon nine-hole golf matches and a variety of contests.

Low gross winner for the day was Mark Mixon, who carded a 1-over-par 33, while low-net winner was shared by Dan Hayes and Dennis Schavey, both finishing at 5-under-par 27.

John Estok, Joe Scholz, Dennis Schavey and Greg Shorten won the team low-net competition with a 7-under par-121.

The members teamed up for a two-best-balls-of-group match April 19. The winning team of Nell Bergstrom, Bob Dickinson and Earl Huntzinger combined on a 14-under-par 50. Second place went to the team of Jim Dunne, Sue Little and Rose Slomba with a 1-over 65.

The team of Al Dicostanza, Jon Holcomb, Hoyt Miller and Ken Rickett combined on a 4-under-par 28 in a nine-hole scramble April 18.

The Key Royale women took over the links for a nine-hole, low-net-in-flight match April 16. Marlyn Thorton needed only 12 putts to card a 4-under-par 28 and take first place in Flight A by one shot over Pam Alvord. Beatrice Friebe took third place with a 2-under-par 30.

Penny Williams torched the course with a 6-under-par 26 to take first place in Flight B. Joyce Brown and Ginny Upshaw both carded 4-under-par 28s to finish in a tie for second place.

Barb Lindewall’s 7-under-par 24 was the low round of the day and gave her first place in Flight C. Kathy Porter was five shots back in second place, while Jan Jump was alone in third place with a 1-under-par 31.

Marcia O’Brien fired a 7-under-par 25 to take first place in Flight D by three shots over second-place finisher Erma McMullin. Shirley Cessna finished with a 2-under-par 30 in third-place.

Neil Hammer and Chet Hutton both carded 5-under-par 27s to finish in a tie for first place during a nine-hole, individual-low-net golf match April 15. One shot back and tied for second were Arch Fowler and Dennis Schavey.

Later the same day, the men played a nine-hole, modified Stableford or quota points match. Dan Hazewski, Dale Hudson, Rich Papini and Charlie Porter each finished with plus-4 to tie for first place. Hudson also helped the team of Al Dicostanza, Merritt Fineout and Larry Solberg to a score of plus-6 and first place in the team category.AMICC Youth Basketball League schedule

Date        Time       Opponents

Division II       (ages 8-10)

April 24   6 p.m.      Beach Bums vs. Manatee Cancer Center

April 25   6 p.m.      Manatee Cancer Center vs. Bistro

April 25   7 p.m.      Bistro vs. Beach Bums

April 27   11 a.m.    Manatee Cancer Center vs. Bistro

Division I (ages 11-13)

April 26   6 p.m.      Ross Built vs. Walter & Assoc.

April 26   7 p.m.      Southern Green vs. Sand Dollar

April 27   noon        Sand Dollar vs. Ross Built

April 27   1 p.m.      Walter & Assoc. vs. Duncan Real Estate

April 29   6 p.m.      Sand Dollar vs. Duncan Real Estate

April 29   7 p.m.      Ross Built vs. Southern Green

Premier Division (ages 14-17)

April 25   8 p.m.      Heritage Paper vs. The Feast

April 26   8 p.m.      The Feast vs. Walter & Assoc.

April 29   8 p.m.      The Feast vs. Eat Here

April 30   8 p.m.      Eat Here vs. Heritage Paper

AMICC youth baseball schedule

T-Ball (ages 5-7)

April 26   6 p.m.      Miller Electric vs. Air & Energy

Coach Pitch (ages 8-11)

April 26   7:15 p.m. Beach to Bay vs. Paradise Bagels

KRC finale, spring-summer sport leagues under way

The Anna Maria Island Community Center has myriad sporting opportunities available for adults looking to have some fun and stay active. Basketball on Tuesdays, kickball on Wednesdays and soccer on Thursday evenings are three offerings that got started this past week.

Soccer topped the adult sporting action April 11. The first game of the season saw 1st USA Plumbing tie Sato Real Estate 4-4. Paul Heyward scored two goals to lead Sato while Lexi Davis and Josh Petit each added one goal. Mike Brusso made 10 saves in goal to preserve the tie.

Matt Kretzman’s two goals and a goal and an assist from Rico Beissert paced 1st USA Plumbing on offense. Goalie Pedro Gonzalez made seven saves in the loss.

Island Pest Control doubled up on Florida Discount Signs with a 4-2 victory behind a pair of goals from Lindsey Weaver in the second game of the evening. Danny Anderson added a goal and an assist while Frank Agnelli scored one goal and made four saves in goal.

Paulo Fonseca scored two goals to lead the Florida Discount Sign offense, while Troy Shonk made 18 saves in the loss.

Wash Family Construction demolished Pink & Navy Boutique by a 5-0 score in the third game. Darren Wash and Scott Hertrick scored two goals each, while Aaron Parkin scored one goal, two assists and five saves in goal.

Scott Rudacille made 11 saves to lead the Pink & Navy effort.

Slim’s Place received four goals and an assist from Nick “Canadian Freight Train” LeDuc, during its 7-3 victory over Beach to Bay Construction. Omar Polar added two goals and two assists for Slim’s, which also received a goal and an assist from Austin Wash and 12 saves from Ryan Moss.

Julius Gomes scored two goals and Brent Moss added one goal to lead Beach To Bay Construction, which also received 10 saves from Don Purvis in goal.

Basketball season also got going with three games played April 9. The first game of the evening was a doozy, as Duncan Real Estate edged Bowes Imaging 71-68 behind 23 points and six rebounds from Todd Keiser, and 15 points, five assists and three rebounds from Evan Wolfe. Mike Haynes added 11 points, while Chris Smith and Justin Junes each finished with 8 points in the victory.

Brandon Kern sank six three-pointers on the way to a game-high 29 points. Jason Mickan added 16 points, while Alban Gega finished with 6 points in the loss.

The second game of the evening was another close affair as the Sun rode a balanced scoring attack to edge  Gatorman Pools 45-42. Sean Hubbard scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Andrew Terman scored 13 points and Chad Woods finished with10 points. Eric Gledhill scored only 2 points, but hauled in 15 rebounds in the victory.

Aaron Dudukes scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Gatorman Pools, which also received 13 points from Joe Combs in the loss.

Southern Green defeated Island Real Estate 51-42 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Jonathan Moss and 14 points and nine rebounds from Jordan Demers in the final game of the night. Scott Easton and Ryan Moss scored 7 points each in the win.

Dylan Bower’s 19 points and 10 rebounds, and 11 points from Jim Lynch paced Island Real Estate in the loss.

Horseshoe news

Three teams advanced to the knockout round in April 13 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. John Crawford and Marvin Gangemi drew the bye into the finals and watched as Adin Shank and Gene Bobeldyk slipped past Herb Puryear and Bruce Munro 21-16. Crawford and Gangemi then defeated Shank and Bobeldyk by the same 21-16 score to earn bragging rights for the day.

The April 10 games saw two teams advance to the final round. The team of Gene Bobeldyk and Dave Lansaw won the day’s proceedings in a route, defeating John Crawford 21-3 in the finals.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Key Royale golf news

It was another busy week at the Key Royale Club, where members put down their clubs to attend the 45th annual farewell and award’s dinner the evening of April 13. All of the various club champions and runners up were recognized, as well as the players who got a hole-in-one during the year.

The women took the course for the club’s annual “Doe Day” on the morning of April 9 with Judy Christenson and Jan Jump chairing the event that includes different games on each hole followed by wine on the patio and lunch.

Erma McMullen and Brenda Sollevid won the day with Fran Barford and Sue Wheeler taking second place. Marianne Siegler and Sally Keyes finished alone in third place.

On April 12 the members played a nine-hole, best-ball-of-playing-group match. The team of Rose Slomba, Sue Little, Dave Kruger and Earl Huntzinger combined on a 10-under-par 22 to grab first place for the day. One shot back in second place was the team of Terry Westby, Jim Dunne and Sue Liddle.

The team of Barry Izzard, Larry Pippel, Charlie Porter and Blake Ress combined on a 5-under-par 27 to win the nine-hole, team scramble on April 11. Second place went to the team of Tom Nelson, Greg Shorten, Jim Menzies and Terry Schaefer, who combined on a 3-under-par 29.

The men played an 18-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match April 10. The team of Gary Harris, Jim Thorton, Carl Voyles and Bob Elliott won the day with 24-under-par 104. One shot back in second place were Al Kaiser, Wade Ladue, Jim Helgeson and Art Hibbs, who finished in a tie for second with Pete Weir, Dick Eichhorn, Bob Landgren and Tom Lewis.

The morning of April 8 saw the men in a nine-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match. The team of Pieter Thomassen, Neil Hammer and Gerry Taylor combined on a 15-under-par 49 to grab a one-shot victory over Tom Lewis, Tom O’Brien and Jim Helgeson.

The afternoon match was a nine-hole, modified Stableford or quota-points game. Tim Friessen rode an eagle on the second hole to a plus-6 score and first place in the individual game. Two points back and tied for second were Gary Duncan and Mike Gillie at plus-4.

Friessen’s plus-6 also helped his team of John Holcomb, Al DiConstanza and Mike Ross to the team title with a plus-2.

Spring sports season gears up, champions named

The Anna Maria Island Community Center last week announced its spring sports offerings for youth and adults.

The youth basketball league for players ages 5-17 will get started in mid-April with games played in the gym Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings and some games will be played Saturday afternoons.

The center also is offering a youth baseball season for players ages 5-11, also starting in mid-April. There’s still time to register for both sports if players act quickly.

The adults will have three coed sports from which to choose. The center will host a coed basketball league on Tuesday nights, kickball on Wednesdays and soccer on Thursday evenings.

The center is always looking for coaches, captains and sponsors for its teams and programs.

For more information, contact Troy Shonk at 941-778-1908, ext. 9205, or email troy@myamicc.com.

Westbay condo owners hit the links

Westbay Point and Moorings and neighboring Shell Point residents held their annual golf scramble and banquet at Key Royale Club April 3.

The team of Bob McGlynn, Beth Lindeman and Bob O’Brien combined on an even-par 32 to take first place in the event. Second place went to the team of Vicki Anderson, Helen Pollock, Jack Smulowitz and Lance Lindeman with a score of 1-over-par 33.

McGlynn powered the longest drive among the men, while Beth Lindeman captured the women’s longest drive of the day. Smulowitz and Mary Lous Dreier won the closest-to-the-pin contests.

Horseshoe news

Marvin Gamgemi and Norm Langland were the only team to earn a 3-0 pool play record and were outright champs in the April 6 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

The April 3 games had three teams advance to the knockout round. Norm Good and John Johnson drew the bye into the finals and watched as Rod Bussey and Bill Wright defeated Dave Lansaw and Tom Skoloda 21-16. It was all Bussey and Wright in the finals, as they obliterated Good and Johnson by a 21-1 score with Wright throwing two “six packs” in the victory round.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Key Royale golf news

It was another busy week of golf for Key Royale Club members, punctuated by Sue Christenson defeating Jean Holmes 1-0 in the women’s handicap championship on March 24. The men’s senior handicap championship will be decided next week, so stay tuned.

The KRC men played an 18-hole, best-ball-of-foursome match April 3. The team of Dick Eichorn, Pete Weir and Bob Landgren combined on a 17-under-par 47 to earn a one-shot victory over two teams. The team of Al Kaiser, Jim Helgeson and Bill Gallagher matched the 16-under-par 48 carded by Don LaTorre, Danny Hayes and Dennis Schavey to finish in a tie for second place.

The KRC women played a nine-hole, individual-low-net-in-flight match April 2. Jean Holmes rode birdies on the second and sixth holes to torch the course with an 8-under-par 24 to grab the top spot in Flight A by six shots over Kay Kaiser and Beatrice Friebe, who finished in a tie for second place. Judy Anderson’s 1-under 31 was good for third place.

Sue Christenson fired a 6-under-par 26 to take first place in Flight B. One shot back in a tie for second place were Penny Williams and Beth Lindeman, while Pam Alvord, Liz Lang, Sue Little and Meredith Slavin tied for third place at 3-under 29.

Kay Anderson’s 1-under-par 31 was good for first place in Flight C by one shot over Sue Wheeler and Barb Lindewall, who tied for second with matching even-par 32s.

Matching 6-under par 26s by Erma McMullen and Marcia O’Brien produced a tie for the top spot in Flight D. Nell Bergstrom carded a 3-under-par 29 to take second place, while Sally Keyes was alone in third with even-par 32.

Trish Kruger, Lynn Dailey and Bergstrom each had chipins on the day, while Joy Kaiser, Helen Pollack and Marcia O’Brien all recorded birdies on their rounds.

The game of the day was two best balls of the group with Jean Holmes, Judy Crowe and Margrit Layh combining on a net 77.

The men played two nine-hole matches April 1. The morning round saw a best-ball-of-foursome match won by the team of John Sagert, Vince Fanton, Bill Shuman and Dennis Schavey with a 10-under-par 22. Three shots back in second place was the team of Vince Mercadante, Ed Havlik, Earl Huntzinger and Larry Fowler.

Later in the day, the men played a nine-hole, modified-Stableford or quota-points match. Gerry Dahl carded a plus-7 to take first place in the individual competition by two points over Lex Halakan, who finished in second place at plus 5.

Dahl’s point total helped his team of Gregg Shorten, Tim Shorten and Larry Solberg to the team title with a plus-7 score.

The men closed out March with an 18-hole, individual low-net golf match March 30. Gary Harris took first place with a 6-under-par 58. Vince Mercadante, Larry Fowler and Ron Pritchard tied for second at 4-under-par 60.

Spring comes to AMI with golf, horseshoe championships

The annual Anna Maria Island horseshoe pitching tournament was held March 18 at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

Class A horseshoe pitching winners were Rod Bussey, Sam Samuels and Leo Hutton. Bussey slid past Samuels 21-19 to grab the top spot. Bussey threw 61 ringers on the day, finishing with a 31.8 percent ringer percentage.

Bob Palmer took first in the Class B with a 21-16 victory over second-place finisher Adin Shank, while Tim Sofran finished in third place. Palmer threw 38 ringers on the day and finished with 20 percent ringers.

In regular horseshoe action March 27, two teams advanced from pool play with 3-0 records and battled it out for bragging rights. The team of John Johnson and Dom Livedotti rolled past Hank Huyghe and John Crawford 22-13 to grab first place.

The March 30 horseshoe games saw three teams advance to the knockout round. John Crawford and Bruce Copeland drew the bye into the finals and watched as Dom Livedotti “walked” past Bob Lee and Norm Langeland 23-10 to advance to the finals. Livedotti cruised to victory over Crawford and Copeland by a 23-16 score.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge and everyone is welcome.

Pirates help center score

The Pittsburgh Pirates came March 11 to the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, to dedicate a new scoreboard on the baseball-soccer fields.

The Pirates Charities awarded a matching grant to the center to replace the old scoreboard. Jackson Hayes, a young player in the center’s spring baseball league, raised the most money to match the center’s sign grant.

The Pirates also gave a grant to the Manatee Area Youth Soccer Organization earlier in the year, which was used to purchase four sets of soccer goals.

Kudos to the Pirates organization for its generosity to our community.

Key Royale golf news

Diane Miller edged Laura Purcell 1-up to win the 2013 Key Royale Club women’s championship title March 18. The women were all square after 16 holes, but Miller won the 17th hole and then halved on the 18th to close out the round.

Mike Selby earned a hard-fought 1-up victory March 20 over Dale Hudson to capture the year’s KRC men’s handicap championship.

The members teamed up for a two-best-balls-of-threesome match March 28. The team of Sue Little, Sandy Burill and Jim Dunne combined on an 11-under-par 53 to grab a one-shot victory over the team of Penny Auch, Nel Bergstrom and Carl Voyles.

The men played a nine-hole team scramble March 27. The team of Greg Shorten, Rich Pappini, Quenten Talbert and Gerry Dahl combined on a 4-under-par 28 to take first place over three teams that finished at 3-under 29.

The men played an 18-hole, individual-low-net match March 26. Dick Eichorn carded a 7-under-par 57 to grab a one-shot victory. Al Kaiser was one shot back at 6-under-par 58, while Andy Barber finished in third place at 59.

Cold weather March 26 was not enough to keep 32 KRC women from the links. They played a nine-hole, individual-low-net-match in four flights.

Jean Holmes rode a birdie on the sixth hole to a 4-under-par 28 to take first place in Flight A by two shots. Helen Pollock was alone in second place with 2-under-par 30.

Liz Lang’s 3-under-par 29 gave her a one-shot victory in Flight B over Joyce Brown, Sue Little and Kris Landkammer, all of whom finished at 1-under-par 31.

Maryanne Kaemmerlen shot a 1-under-par 31 in Flight C to grab a one-shot win over Sue Wheeler at even-par 32.

Donna Karycki fired a 3-under-par 29 to take first place in Flight D. Sally Keyes and Joanne Ozdych both carded 1-under-par 31s to finish in a tie for second.

Sue Hookem had the lowest amount of putts of the day with 13.

The men played a low-net-of-partners match the morning of March 25, and were led by the team of Dave Krueger and Dave Lindewall with 5-under-par 59. Fred Meyer and Chet Hutton were two shots back in second place, while Ron Robinson and Ron Pritchard took third place with a 2-under-par 62.

The men got together again in the evening to play a nine-hole, modified Stableford-system match. Hoyt Miller took first place in the individual competition with a plus-3 to edge Ed Havlik and Art McMillan who tied for second place at plus-2.

Super Bowl contests end another season of flag football

The NFL flag football season at the Anna Maria Island Community Center came to a close March 18 with an award ceremony for individual achievements followed by Super Bowl contests March 21-22.

Andrew Zink brought home the sportsmanship award in the 14-17 division, while Carolyn Cullinan won the female MVP. Jack Shinn was offensive MVP and Joe Andruzzi captured the division defensive MVP.

Anni Walter earned the sportsmanship award in the 11-13 division, while Hannah McCracken brought home the female MVP trophy. Jake Ross grabbed offensive MVP and Jean-Paul Russo earned defensive MVP honors.

The sportsmanship honors in the 8-10 division went to Daniel Sentman, while Ava Zink earned the female MVP award. Jackson Hayes captured offensive MVP honors, while Bears’ teammate Tuna McCracken brought home the defensive MVP trophy.

Two of the three Super Bowl contests in the youth divisions were blowouts, very much like most NFL Super Bowls. The 8-10 division championship game, however was an exciting back-and-forth affair between Coastal Orthopedic Bears and Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings.

The game started out defensive, but that changed at the 10-minute mark when Bears’ quarterback Gavin Johnston connected on a screen pass to Jackson Hayes, who outran the defense to complete a 25-yard catch-and-run play and give the Bears a 6-0 lead.

Undaunted, the Vikings came right back to tie the score 6-6 when Nathan Costello hit Noah Costello with a 15-yard touchdown pass.

The Vikings then took a 12-6 lead on a 35-yard touchdown run by Noah Costello, but Johnston hit Evan Christenson with a 20-yard touchdown pass to tie the score. He then connected with Maddie Rogers on the extra-point pass to give the Bears a 13-12 halftime lead.

Nathan Costello hooked up with Noah Costello on a long touchdown pass and following the extra-point catch by Zach Quinn, the Vikings led 19-13.

Late in the game, Hayes took a handoff and swept around left end. He outran Viking defenders to midfield where he reversed field and outran everyone down the right sideline to complete a 45-yard touchdown run and tie the score at 19-19 with just over two minutes left to play. Johnston calmly hit Rogers with the extra-point pass to give the Bears a 20-19 lead.

The Vikings took over on offense with 1:50 left to play. Nathan Costello gained 16 yards on a first-down run, but his second-down pass attempt was knocked down by Bears defender Johnston. Facing a third down and short situation, Nathan Costello tried a short pass over the middle, but Hayes jumped the route and knocked down the pass to take over on downs with 1:27 left to play.

The Vikings held the Bears in check on first and second down, but on third and 14 yards to go, Hayes again got loose up the right side for a 15-yard gain and a first down allowing the Bears to run out the clock to complete a 20-19 victory.

Holy Cow Cardinals earned an easy 36-12 victory over Lobstahs Buccaneers in the 11-13 Super Bowl behind a strong performance from quarterback Joey Stewart. Stewart completed 22 passes, including four touchdown passes while also running for a touchdown of his own. Trent Boring caught seven passes, including two for touchdowns and an extra point, while Devon Jones scored a touchdown, an extra point and a two-point conversion among his six receptions. Tyler Pearson completed the scoring with a touchdown reception and a pair of extra-point catches.

Joe Rogers led the Buccaneers’ offense with 17 completions including two for touchdowns. Jean-Paul Russo and Rutger Langley were the recipients to complete the scoring for the runner-up Buccanners.

Integrity Sound Falcons earned a 32-13 victory over Walter & Associates Bears to win the 14-17 Super Bowl. Joey Carder completed 20 passes, including four touchdown passes to lead the way. Joe Andruzzi caught seven balls, including all four touchdown passes, while Kyle Meggison caught a game-high nine passes, including one for an extra point. Justin Carder added three catches, including an extra-point reception. Meggison completed the Falcons scoring with an interception return for a touchdown.

Seth Walter led the Bears with 16 pass completions, including two for touchdowns. One went to Jack Walter, who finished with six catches while Krissy Conrad caught the second touchdown pass. Joey Harris, who finished with three catches added an extra point to complete the scoring in the loss.

Dolphins win adult bowl

The adult coed flag football season came to an end with a Super Bowl matchup March 21. Waterfront Restaurant Dolphins rolled to a 65-32 victory over Sun Bills behind a fantastic game from quarterback Ryan Moss. Ryan completed 19 of 25 passes for 323 yards and eight touchdown passes. Four touchdowns went to Brent Moss, who finished with nine catches for 160 yards, including a pair of extra points. Jonathan Moss added six receptions for 96 yards, including two touchdowns and an extra point. Ben Kirby rounded out the scoring with an interception return for a touchdown.

Other members of the Super Bowl champs include Josh Rio, Greg Ross, Amy Ross and Leslie Rio.

Chuck Bucky threw for 304 yards and five touchdown passes to lead the Bills to yet another Super Bowl loss. Lindsey Weaver also had a big game, catching 11 balls for 166 yards, including a pair of touchdowns and an extra point. Galen Brown, with two touchdown catches and a touchdown reception from Scott Dell, completed the Bill’s scoring.

Key Royale golf news

Key Royale Club members competed for the President’s Cup on March 21. Participants battled for the individual low net in the one-day event. Ron Robinson carded a 4-under-par 28 to take first place by one shot over Gary Silke. The team of Silke, Jim Thorton, Mike Gille and low-gross winner Tim Friesen won the team event with a 19-under par 109.

The Key Royale women played a nine-hole, low-net-in-flight match March 19. Helen Pollack captured Flight A with a 2-under-par 30 to edge Judy Christenson and Marilyn Thorton by one shot.

Liz Lang torched the course with a 5-under-par 27 to earn a one-shot victory over second-place finisher Joyce Brown in Flight B. Pam Alvord was alone in third at 31.

Marty Clark and Rita Allan both carded 2-under-par 30s to finish in a tie for first place in Flight C. Jan Jump finished in second place at even-par 32.

Erma McMullin and Judy Hanson both fired 3-under-par 29 to tie for first place in Flight D, one shot ahead of Nell Bergstrom, Barb Rank and Penny Auch, who finished in a three-way tie for second.

The men played an 18-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match March 20. The team of John Sagert, Bob Landgren, Jim Helgeson and Dick Eichhorn combined on a 30-under-par 98 to lap the rest of the field. The team of Peiter Thomassen, Neil Hammer, Bill Gallagher and Dave Kruger was eight shots back in second place.

Al Kaiser carded a 7-under-par 25 to take first place in the March 18 individual-low-net match. Ron Robinson, Paul Kamerlin, Hugh Holmes and Bob Lundgren were tied for second place at 4-under-par 28.

Horseshoe news

Three teams emerged from pool play with 3-0 records and were left to battle for the day’s championship during March 23 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

Norm Langeland and Bob Lee drew the bye into the finals and watched as Hank Huyghe and John Crawford took out Marvin Gangemi and Bob Palmer by a 21-8 score. Langeland-Lee then outlasted Huyghe-Crawford 22-15 in the final.

Four teams advanced to the knockout round during March 20 horseshoe action. The first semifinal match saw Rod Bussey and Norm Langeland slip past Art Kingstad and Bob Mason 21-19, while Gene Bobeldyke and Bob Palmer defeated George McKay and Dominic Livedoti 22-16 in the second semifinal. Bussey-Langeland rolled to a 24-9 victory in the finals.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Center culminates 8-week cornhole season with tourney

The Anna Maria Island Community Center hosted a first-ever season-ending cornhole tournament March 7 to culminate its eight-week schedule. Though only six teams participated, league organizer Jim Harrison said everyone had a good time and the players are looking forward to next season.

Team Harrison, Jim and wife Dee, won the tournament, defeating Team Wohlers-Waggoner 19-21, 21-11, 21-14 in the finals. Debbie Wohlers and Laurie Waggoner advanced to the finals by defeating Team Estabrooks-Bonini in the first round and then upset No. 1 seed Team Smith in the semifinals.

Team Harrison was No. 2 seed and received a bye into the semifinals, where they defeated Team Tarras to advance to the finals.

The center is considering a summer cornhole league if players show interest. Troy Shonk at the center wants to hear from potential teams and players at 941-778-1908 or troy@myamicc.com.

Youth Super Bowl match-ups set

One final victory to come. Each of the teams that are still alive in the NFL Flag Football Youth League at the center have that much in common. They all hope to win their respective Super Bowl March 22.

For the most part, earning a high seed matters but not so much in this year’s playoff brackets.

The 8-10 division Super Bowl will see No. 3 seed Coastal Orthopedic Bears square off against fourth-seed Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings. The Vikings upset top-seeded LPAC Cardinals 25-13 to advance to the finals. The Bears also defeated a higher ranked team when they rolled over Lobstahs Browns by a 36-13 score.

The 11-13 division’s top seed, Holy Cow Cardinals, held serve with a convincing 48-15 victory over Mr. Bone’s Colts to advance to the final test.

Lobstahs Buccaneers advanced to the finals with a 32-20 victory over second seed Ross Built Dolphins.

The 14-17 division also has a one-versus-three seed after Walter & Associates Bears earned a 26-19 victory over second seed West Coast Surf Shop Buccaneers.

As the playoffs have shown, anything can happen. Stay tuned.

Adult football marches toward Super Bowl

The playoffs got under way this past week in the adult coed NFL Flag Football season at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. The third-sixth seeds in each conference squared off March 6 hoping to stay alive. The winners earn a game against a No. 1 or No. 2 seed.

Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings easily advanced with a 41-18 victory over BY Construction Bears to open playoff action March 6.

The Sun Bills also advanced with no problem, defeating Duncan Real Estate Cardinals 38-25 in the second game of the evening.

Agnelli Pool & Spa Giants also stayed alive, edging Lobstahs Lions 34-27 in an exciting game, while the final game of the night saw Duffy’s Tavern Raiders roll over Beach to Bay Construction Ravens 30-12 to advance to second-round action.

Duffy’s Tavern Raiders took on the NFC No. 2 seed, Waterfront Restaurant Dolphins, to open second-round playoff action March 7. The Dolphins prevailed 34-24 behind 224 passing yards and three touchdown passes from Ryan Moss. Jonathan Moss was on the receiving end of six passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Rio, Ben Kirby and Ryan Moss added touchdowns to complete the scoring.

The Raiders were led by 279 yards passing and three touchdown passes from quarterback Chris Gillum. Brother Mike Gillum caught nine passes, including two for touchdown while finishing with 114 receiving yards. Tyler Redmond and Jay Hoffmeister also added touchdown receptions in the loss.

Sato Real Estate Browns rolled to a 40-13 victory over Agnelli Pool & Spa Giants behind 215 passing yards and five touchdown passes from Jason Sato. Brother Josh Sato caught eight passes and scored two touchdowns and two extra points to lead the Browns, which also received two touchdowns from Ed Moss and a touchdown each from Lexi Braxton and Matt Morgan.

Robert Mandrine threw for 230 yards and six touchdown passes as Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings upset AFC top seed FL Discount Signs Colts 39-25. Chad Woods and Billy Malfese each had two touchdown receptions with Malfese also adding an extra point and a two-point conversion in the victory.

The Colts were led by Dustin Swain, who ran for a touchdown and threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Hartwig, who also threw a pair of touchdown passes in the loss.

The final game of the evening saw the Sun Bills roll to a 45-20 victory over the Southern Greens Seahawks. Quarterback Chuck Bucky passed for 234 yards and five touchdown passes to lead the Colts, which received touchdown receptions from five different players. Will Weaver, Jesse Brisson, Scott Dell, Galen Brown and Lindsey Weaver each scored touchdowns with Brown adding three extra points.

The Seahawks were led by Tyler Bekkerus, who threw three touchdown passes, two of those to Mark Templeton. Andrew Terman added a touchdown and an extra point to round out the scoring in the loss.

Playoff action continues March 20with the toilet bowl, a battle of last place teams and semifinal action that pits Sato Real Estate Browns against Waterfront Restaurant Dolphins at 7 p.m. The second game pits the Sun Bills against Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings at 8 p.m.

The Super Bowl will be played at 7 p.m. March 21.

KRC golf news

It was another busy week for golfers at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach. The men’s handicap championship is now down to Mike Selby and Dale Hudson. Look for results from that match in next week’s Islander.

The members teamed up for a nine-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match Feb. 14. The team of Sue Collins, Joyce Brown, Nel Bergstrom and Jerry Brown combined on a 15-under-par 49 to take first place by two shots over the team of Rose Slomba, Peny Auch and Carl Weiner.

The men played a nine-hole team scramble March 13. The team of Dave Vande Vrede, Jim Stewart, Bob Lang and Arnie Brames combined on a 3-under-par 29 to grab clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Quentin Talbert, Mike Pritchett, Merritt Fineout and Earl Ritchie took second place with a 1-under-par 31.

The team of Bill Gallagher, Don LaTorre, Dave Kruger and Pieter Thomassen combined to card a 19-under-par 45 to win the March 13, best-ball-of-foursome match. Two shots back in second place was the team of Wade Ladue, Jim Helgeson, Peter Proxy and Paul Proxy.

Dean Christensen and Gary Silke both carded plus-5s to share the individual title in modified-Stableford action March 12.

They also helped their respective teams to a team competition tie for first place. Christensen teamed with Dick Grimme, Al DiConstanzo and Dave Johnston for a plus-4 to match the score carded by Dan Hazeewski, Dick Mills and Silke.

Morning action March 12 saw the men play a nine-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match. The team of Bill Shuman, Dennis Schavey, Ron Robinson and Ron Pritchard combined on a 20-under-par 44 to match the score of Matt Behan, Austin Rice, Bob Schuetz and Dan Hayes. Second place went to the team of Andy Barber, Lance Lindeman and John Kolotesc with a score of 46. Chet Hutton, Jim Auch and Charlie Knopp were another shot back in third place.

Horseshoe news    

Action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits March 16 saw three teams earn 3-0 pool-play records to advance to the knockout round. Leo Hutton and Bill Wright drew the bye into the finals and watched as  Norm Langland and Herb Puryear easily dispatched Dave Lansaw and Bruce Copeland 21-7. Langland-Puryear then prevailed over Hutton-Wright by a 21-18 score to win in the finals.

Three teams also advanced to the knockout round during March 13 horseshoe action. Tim Sofran and Dave Lansaw slid past Nick Younk and George McKay by a 22-16 score. Unfortunately, they ran into a buzz saw in Sam Samuels and John Crawford, who cruised to a 21-1 victory in the finals.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

KRC golf rounds top week’s action, horseshoes, too

Along with regular weekly golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, the men’s senior club championship and men’s handicap club championship matches are taking place.

The men’s handicap club championship moved this past week into the third round. John Cassese, Dale Hudson, Vince Mercadante and Mike Selby advanced to the fourth round with match-play victories.

In senior men’s handicap match-play action, Vince Mercadante, Ron Robinson, Gino DiClemente and Ken Rickett all advanced into the fourth round.

Regular golf action ended March 7 with the members teaming up in a nine-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match. The team of Joyce Brown, Jerry Brown, Sue Little and Bill Melvin combined on a 5-under-par 27. One shot back in second place were Penny Auch, Nel Bergstrom, Carl Voyles and Earl Huntzinger.

The men played an 18-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match March 6. The team of Dave Kruger, Neal Hammer, Carl Voyles and Bob Elliott combined on a 190-under-par 109 to seize a seven-shot victory. The team of Bill Gallagher, Dan Hayes and the Proxy brothers were alone in second at 116, while Al Kaiser, Wade Ladue and Jim Helgeson finished up at 119 for third place.

The Key Royale women took the course March 5 for a nine-hole, individual-low-gross match. Jen Holmes and Helen Pollack took first place in Flight A with 8-over-par 40. Sue Chrisiansen took first place in Flight B with a 43, while Sue Wheeler’s 46 and Markie Ksiazek’s 49 earned them first place in Flights C and D respectively.

Pollack and Marcia Helgeson took low-net honors in Flight A, each with 4-under-par 28. Tootie Wagner and Jean Holmes were a shot back in second, while Judy Christensen was alone in third with a 2-under-par 30.

Sue Christensen grabbed first place in Flight B with a 5-under-par 27, two shots ahead of second-place finisher Joyce Brown. Margrit Layh carded a 2-under-par 30 to finish in third place.

Sue Wheeler’s 3-under-par 29 gave her first place in Flight C by one stroke over Wila Barkley. Marty Clark and Kathy Porter tied for third place at even par.

Ksiazek’s 5-unde- par 27 was good for first place in Flight D. Sharon Conlon was alone in second with a 3-under-par 29 and Judy Hanson, Margaret Schuler and Marcia O’Brien tied for third, all at 1-under-par 31.

The men played a nine-hole, modified-Stableford or quota points match March 5. Jim Shepard, Ed Dailey, John Holcomb, Mike Ross and Gary Risner all finished in first place at plus 4. The team of Gary Alvord, Gary Risner, Bill Eichhorn and Gerry Schwartzbaugh won the team competition at plus 4.

The men played a nine-hole, best-balls-of-foursome match March 4. Dick Eichhorn and Bill Eichhorn, bolstered by the Proxy brothers, combined on a 12-under-par 20 to take first place.

The team of Pete Weir, Dave Kruger and Barry Anderson were one shot back in second place, while John Sagert, Bob Landgren, Art Hibbs and Al Kaiser were alone in third at 9-under-par 23.

The men played an 18-hole, individual-low-net golf match March 3. Bob Elliott grabbed first place with a 1-under-par 63. Dale Hudson was alone in second place with an even-par 64, while Carl Voyles and Vince Mercadante tied for third place at 1-over-par 65.

Horseshoe matches

Five teams advanced to the knockout round during March 9 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Tom Anderton and Kim Kleiner defeated Bob Palmer and Leo Hutton 21-13 in the first match, while Hank Huyghe and Dom Livedoti eased past Gene Bobeldyk and Ron Pepka 21-11 in the second match. The second round got started with Huyghe-Livedoti edging Sam Samuels 21-19 to advance to the finals. In the finals, Huyghe-Livedoti defeated Anderton-Kleiner 21-9.

Only two teams advanced from pool play with the required 3-0 record during March 6 horseshoe action. Huyghe and Art Kingstad defeated Bob Mason and Norm Good 23-15 to earn bragging rights for the day.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.