Center soccer divisions close up season picks
The regular season is in its final couple of weeks before Anna Maria Island Community Center soccer league playoffs and all the division winners are pretty much decided with the exception of Division I. There we find Mike Norman Realty and Autoway Ford battling for the top slot and a spot in the championship game. Norman currently holds a 3-point lead in the standings and it doesn’t play Autoway Ford again on the regular season schedule.
The only drama that exists in the other divisions is whether or not Fran Maxon Real Estate can run the table and complete an undefeated and untied schedule in Division III. Sparks is now in total control of Division II with a 7-1-3 record and Beach Bistro appears to have the Premier Division wrapped up with a 6-point lead and three games to play.
Due to Halloween festivities, it was a short week of soccer at the Center.
Mike Norman Realty retook the top spot in Division I thanks to a 4-2 victory over Autoway Ford Oct. 27. Morgan Greig notched a pair of goals to lead Norman, which also received single goals from Michael Duffman and Lauren Sapienza in the victory. Sydney Cornell and Neil Carper led Autoway Ford with one goal each in the loss.
Mike Norman Realty had opened the week with an easy 7-2 victory over Gathering Place Oct. 26. Greig scored three goals to lead Norman, which also received two goals from Sapienza and one goal each from Logan Reiber and Duffman in the victory. Keiran Grumley and Blaine Jenefsky scored one goal apiece for Gathering Place in the loss.
Chandler Hardy scored an incredible seven goals to lead West Coast Surf Shop to a 10-3 victory over Wash Family Construction in Big 12 soccer action Oct. 27. Helio Gomez completed the scoring for the Surf Shop with a hat trick. Garrison Clark led WFC with two goals, while Elijah Clay-Chapman scored one goal in the loss.
Sparks Steel Art stayed atop Division II with a 5-2 victory over Wash Family Construction Oct. 27 behind a pair of goals from Jim Class. Taro de Haan, Sean Quattromani and Reese Bell each added goals for Fran Maxon in the victory.
In adult division action Oct. 28, The Fish Hole strengthened its position on top of the standings with a 4-2 victory over the Sun. Josh Sato paced the Fish Hole with three goals, while Brent Moss added one. Zoran Kolega and Damir Glavan scored one goal each for the Sun in the loss.
Back Alley earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Sarasota Emergency Veterinary Hospital, which knocked SEVH out of a first-place tie. Zach Gilliland led the way with two goals, while David Green and Justin Noyes each added single goals in the win. Kris Yavalar, Toby Wickland and Danielle Moore scored one goal each for SEVH in the loss.
Beach to Bay Construction and Ross Built played to a 7-7 tie in a battle of area contractors. Enrico Beissert scored three goals to lead Beach to Bay, which also received two goals from Scott Eason and one goal each from Josh Bernet and Sasha Torres.
Teddy Louloudes scored five goals to lead Ross Built, which also received single goals from Greg Ross and Rich Bell in the match.
Key Royale Club news
Each year the Key Royale Club holds two stag days, one to kick off the season in the fall and one to close the spring season. Oct. 27 was the 77th annual Stag Day at KRC and the shotgun start for the day was fired by retired Col. Bob Elliot at 9 a.m.
The field was divided into morning and afternoon groups with 72 golfers participating.
The winners of the morning flight were Don Ledford, Bill Shuman, Ed Havlik and Jim Thorton with a team score of 135. Vince Mercadante took first place with a low net of 28 and capped off his day with the closest-to-the-pin prize on the eighth hole. Jim Thorton took low gross honors with 37, while Dennis Shavey won the closest-to-the-pin on number three.
In the afternoon group, the team of Matt Behan, Bob Soos, Lance Linderman and Craig Humphries took first place honors with a 137. Low gross honors went to Jan Holcomb, while Ed Daley captured low net at 28. Bob Purcell took closest-to-the-pin on number eight and Web Cutting was closest-to-the-pin on number three.
In women’s play Oct. 26, Laura Purcell fired a 2-under-par 30 to take first place in Flight A in an individual low-net game. Second place went to Jean Holmes with a 33.
Terry Westby carded a 5-under-par 27 to take first place in Flight B, two shots ahead of second-place finisher Sue Wheeler.
Flight C saw Jane Winegarden, Frankie Smith-Williams and Jan Jump finish in a three-way tie for first with matching 1-under 31s.
At the pits
Two teams emerged from pool play during Oct. 30 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Karl Thomas and Tom Skolada rolled to an easy 21-13 victory over Herb Puryear and Dave Lansan.
Horseshoe action Oct. 27 saw only two teams qualify for the playoffs. Norm Good and Norm Langland edged Tom Skolada 24-20 in a barn burner.
Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warm ups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
AMICC Soccer League standings
Team Won Lost Tie Pts.
Division III (ages 8-9)
Maxon 7 0 0 21
Connie’s 2 5 1 7
Jessie’s 1 5 1 4
Division II (ages 10-11)
Sparks 7 1 3 24
WFC 4 5 2 14
Mr. Bones 3 5 2 11
Southern 3 6 1 10
Division I (ages 12-13)
Autoway 5 3 0 15
Norman 6 3 0 18
Gathering 1 6 0 3
Premier Division (ages 14-17)
Bistro 5 2 0 15
WFC 3 4 0 9
Surf Shop 3 5 0 9
Adult Division
Fish Hole 4 1 0 12
SVEH 3 2 0 9
Sun 2 2 1 7
Beach to Bay. 2 2 1 7
Back Alley 2 2 1 7
Ross Built 0 4 1 1
AMICC soccer schedule
Date Time Teams
Instructional Division (Ages 4-5)
Nov. 3 6 p.m. A&E vs. Oyster Bar
Nov. 3 6:30 p.m. Isl. Dental vs. W.C. Air
Nov. 9 6 p.m. W.C. Air vs. Oyster Bar
Nov. 9 6:30 p.m. A&E vs. Lapensee
Instructional Division (Ages 6-7)
Nov. 5 6 p.m. TBA vs. IRE
Nov. 5 7 p.m. TBA vs. Bch. Bums
Nov. 8 6 p.m. Championship Game
Division III (Ages 8-9)
Nov. 3 5:30 p.m. Jessie’s vs. Maxon
Nov. 5 6 p.m. Jessie’s vs. Connie’s
Division II (Ages 10-11)
Nov. 3 6:30 p.m. Sparks vs. Bones
Nov. 5 7 p.m. Sparks vs. Southern
Nov. 5 8 p.m. WFC vs. Bones
Nov. 8 6 p.m. Southern vs. Bones
Division I (Ages 12-13)
Nov. 3 7:30 p.m. Gathering vs. Ford
Nov. 9 6 p.m. Ford vs. Gathering
Premier Division (Ages 14-17)
Nov. 8 7 p.m. Surf Shop vs. Bistro
Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. WFC vs. Bistro
Adult Division
Nov. 4 6 p.m. Ross Built vs. SVEH
Nov. 4 7:20 p.m. Fish Hole vs. BTBC
Nov. 4 8:40 p.m. Back Alley vs. Sun