Center youth soccer season closes, more to come
Another Anna Maria Island Community Center fall recreational soccer season is in the books after a week of awards, playoff action and championship games that culminated Nov. 19.
The week started with awards night Nov. 14 when regular-season champs were recognized along with individual award winners. Gettel Toyota in Division III, LaPensee Plumbing in Division II and Autoway Ford in Division I were champs.
The center added defender of the year to its list of awards. Javier Rivera in Division III, Jean-Paul Russo in Division II, Sibella Glavan in Division I and Greg Moss in Premier Division were the worthy winners.
Division III’s Tuna McCracken, Jovan Vasquez in Division II, Max Driscoll in Division I and Premier Division’s Gabriel Salter were winners of the Pete Lannon goalie-of-the-year award.
The Kenny Randall sportsmanship award went to Ashton Pennell in Division III, Lindsey Smith in Division II, Adam Tontz in Division I and JT Goode in Premier Division.
Emilee Bell of Division III took home female MVP honors. She was joined by Olivia Glavan of Division II, Gillian Cassidy of Division I and Lexie Davis in the Premier Division.
The overall MVP for Division III was Daniel Fritz, while Aiden Grumley took home the honor in Division II. Michael Latimer won in Division I and Julius Gomes brought home the MVP for Premier Division.
Gettel Toyota completed an undefeated season after rolling over Island Pest Control in the championship game by a 6-0 score. MVP Daniel Fritz led the way with four goals, while Jack Groves and Ava Zink each added a goal in the victory. Other members of the Division III champs were female MVP Emilee Bell, Jack Barnes, Josh Calhoun, Allie Connelly, Tori Coover, Charlotte Pardue and Daniel Sentman.
Gettel Toyota advanced to the finals thanks to a 7-1 victory over West Coast Surf Shop Nov. 18. Calhoun and Fritz scored two goals each, while Sentman, Groves and Barnes each added single goals. Ryan Joseph scored the lone goal for the Surf Shop.
Island Pest Control advanced by defeating Island Real Estate 6-1 Nov. 16. Sean Rodriguez scored four goals to lead the way, while Julius Petereit added two goals. Tyler Brewer scored one goal for Island Real Estate in the loss.
LaPensee Plumbing brought home the Division II championship trophy thanks to a 4-3 penalty-kick shootout victory over Jen Crady Massage. Adra Dupris, Sullivan Ferreira, Corbin Gregg and Joe Rogers each scored goals for LaPensee during regulation play. Other members of the team include Emmie Gallagher, Katie Krokroskia, Sydney Leachford, Joseph Peery, Jean-Paul Russo and Rory Welch.
Cameron Pasco led Jen Crady Massage wih two goals while Aiden Grumley and Trent Shackleford added one goal apiece in the loss. Crady advanced to the finals with a 5-0 win over Eat Here Nov. 18, when Olivia Glavan scored two goals to lead. Crady also received single goals from Abby Achor, Grumley and Shackleford in the victory.
Wash Family Construction captured the Division I championship by defeating regular-season champion Autoway Ford 5-2. Neil Carper and Cortni Wash scored two goals each, while Tyler Yavalar added one goal in the victory. Michael Latimer scored two goals to lead Autoway Ford in the loss.
Autoway advanced to the championship game with a 7-3 win over Mr. Bones BBQ. Latimer scored four goals, while Lilly Banyas, Kieran Grumley and Emma Peery each added one goal. Dylan Joseph scored two goals to lead Bones in the loss, with one goal from Madison Gunn.
Wash Family Construction advanced to the championship game by defeating Spinnakers Vacation Cottages 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout Nov. 16. Nico Calleja’s last-shot penalty kick was the game winner. Cortni Wash and Yavalar scored two goals each to lead Wash during regulation play. Other members of Wash iinclude Brianna Connelly, Gabby Gallo, Skyler Sculco, Gavin Sentman and Alexia Yavalar.
Jacob Talucci scored three goals to lead Spinnakers, which also notched one goal from Henrik Hellem-Brusso in the loss.
Adult coed soccer playoffs started Nov. 17 and will continue until the Island Cup matchups Dec. 2. Look for results in next week’s Islander.
Agnelli takes adult basketball title
The Anna Maria Island Community Center’s adult coed basketball season ended Nov. 15 with the championship and third-place games.
The championship game saw Agnelli Pool & Spa take a 56-52 victory over Beach to Bay Construction behind 25 points from Aaron Duduks and 23 points from Nate Coleman. Frank Agnelli added 4 points and Tyler Krauss finished with 2 points in the victory. Other members of the team include Lelani Bright, Will Langston and Tim Shaughnessy.
Nick Diaz scored 20 points to lead Beach to Bay Construction, which also received 18 points from Scott Eason and 8 points from Tommy Tyrell. Chuck Bucky scored 4 points and George Imes finished with 2 points in the loss.
The third-place game saw Southern Greens take a 48-41 victory over Unique Mobile Detailing. Chuck McCracken scored 13 points and Kevin Austin added 12 points to lead Southern. Troy Shonk chipped in with 7 points, while Wayne Grant finished with 6 points in the victory. Justin Jones led Unique Mobile Detailing with 18, while Ryan Moss finished with 17 points in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Rose Slomba made a memorable return to her home golf course at the Key Royale Club Nov. 15. The youthful 91-year-old returned from a six-month visit with family and friends in Minnesota and New Jersey and was anxious to get out on the links.
Rose received cheers from her fellow club members, witnesses to her chipin on holes three, six and nine. She finished with an 8-over-par 40.
Rose stays young by playing golf, bridge, cooking for her friends and volunteering at her church.
In other KRC news, the women held their annual Golden Girls Golf Gala “Doe Day” Nov. 15. There were 56 women dressed in gold and bling who teed off with a shotgun start. Play was followed by a luncheon and awards. Sue Hookem and her committe did a fabulous job putting the event together.
Slomba rode her three chipins to first place in the individual low-net category. Second place went to Liz Lang. Laura Purcell took first place with a low-gross score of 39, while Meredith Slavin took second place at 41.
The team of Marcia Helgeson, Judy Ward, Joyce Brown and Kathy Porter won team low net with a 118. The team of Christina Mason, Fran Barford, Nancy King and Shirley Cessna matched the 120 carded by Brenda Solleveld, Mary Pat Swamy, Maryanne Kaemmerlen and Beverly Neville to tie for second place.
Purcell won closest-to-the-pin on number one, while Helen Pollack won on number eight. Mason won the long drive and Maxine Mitchell won the putting contest.
The men played an 18-hole, low-net-of-partners match Nov. 16. Pieter Thomasson and Neal Hammer took first place with a 10-under-par 118. Five shots back in a tie for second place was Joe Dickenson and Gerald Taylor, who matched the 123 carded by Danny Hayes and Joe Latorre.
Horseshoe news
Three teams advanced from pool play during Nov. 19 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Sam Samuels and Herb Puryear defeated George McKay and Bruce Copeland 23-6 to advance to the finals. They faced off against John Crawford and Tom Markley, but Puryear-Samuels were unstoppable, winning 23-6.
Two teams qualified for the playoffs during Nov. 16 horseshoe action. Karly Thomas and Sam Samuels defeated John Crawford and Jerry Disbrow 21-10 in the championship.
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.