Adult soccer season under way at community center
Another season of coed adult soccer has begun at the Anna Maria Island Community Center in Anna Maria with eight teams participating in the Thursday evening league.
Island Pest Control and Don Meilner & Son Construction jumped to the top of the standings after two weeks with matching 2-0 records, while Wash Family Construction and Pink & Navy Boutique find themselves at the bottom of the standings at 0-2.
The season is still young though, with regular-season games played Thursday evenings through May 24, when playoffs begin, leading to the Island Cup championships June 8.
There were four games played April 5, starting with Slim’s Place taking on Agnelli Pool & Spa. Aaron Parkin notched three goals and Aaron Duduks scored once to lead Slim’s past Agnelli by a 4-0 score. Emily Argeros and Chrissy Rice both added assists, while goalie Adam Mott made seven saves in the shutout victory.
The second game of the evening saw Island Pest Control get goals from four different players as they edged Florida Discount Signs 5-3. Adam Bujarski led the way with two goals, while Greg Ross and Ryan Hogan each scored one goal. Brent Laudicina had a strong all-around game with a goal and an assist to go along with six saves in goal. Emily King added two saves for Island Pest Control in the victory.
Discount Signs received goals from Matt Kretzman, Daniel Anderson and Brad Laudicina, while goalie Josh Peurifoy made 19 saves in the loss.
Meilner slipped past Wash 6-5 in the closest game of the evening. Meilner received three goals from Matt Plummer, two from Tim Tidesco and one from Rich Bell. Nate Talucci added three saves in goal in the Meilner victory.
Norman Fleet scored three goals to lead Wash, which also received a goal each from Kris Yavalar and Austin Wash. Matt Ray recorded seven saves for Wash in the loss.
Best Buy recorded a workman-like 4-1 victory over Pink & Navy in the final game of the night. Rico Beissert led Best Buy with a goal and an assist, while Brazilian striker Zopan and Missy Verdoliva each added a goal. Mark Pennell made four saves and Pedro Gonzalez added a pair of saves for Best Buy in the victory.
Scott Eason scored the lone goal for P&N, while Scott Rudacille made 10 saves in goal in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Another busy week of golf at Key Royale Club was punctuated with an ace during Thursday afternoon’s rounds.
According to club member Ed Havlik, John Cassese was on the phone with his son moments before he was set to tee off on hole number seven, the 167 par three during the April 5 four-person scramble.
Cassese said, “I told my son I’d call him back after golf and the last thing on my mind was a hole in one. I was just hoping to hit the green.”
Cassese’s ace was witnessed by playing partners Gerry Dahl and Gary Alvord.
The team rode the ace to a 6-under-par 26 and a tie for first place with the team of Tom MacDonald, Mike Ross, Craig Humphreys and Mike Gille.
On April 6, the women let the men join them for a coed handicap scramble. The team of Rose Slomba, Rosemary Kinick, Dave Kruger and Karie Ksazek combined on a 19.8 score to edge the team of Mary Anne Kammerlin, Jim Thorton, Sue Little and Bob Elliott by one-tenth of a point.
The women played a nine-hole, low-net-in-flight match April 3. Flight A produced a five-way tie for first place as Cindy Miller, Marcia Helgeson, Brenda Solleveld, Diane Miller and Laura Purcell all carded 2-under-par 30s. Lynn Dailey and Pam Alvord tied for second one shot back.
Kris Landkammer fired a 4-under-par 28 to take first place in Flight B by one shot over second-place finisher Heather Pritchard. Joyce Brown and Barbara Harrold tied for third place at 2-under 30.
Kathy Porter earned a three-shot victory with 3-under-par 29 over Denise Burkhardt in Flight C. Mary Anne Kammerlen was alone in third place with a 2-over-par 34.
Flight D produced another tie as Connie Livanos and Eunice Warda carded matching 2-under-par 30s. Joane Ozdeck was alone in second with a par 32, while Mary Pat Swamy finished in third place at 34.
Purcell, Solleveld and Christina Mason each had birdies on the day, while Miller won the low-score, tee-to-green game of the day with a 22.
The men played an 18-hole, best-ball-of-foursome match April 4. The team of Gary Harris, Jim Thorton, Carly Voyles and Bob Elliott combined on an 18-under-par 46 to earn a six-shot victory. Danny Hayes, Bill Gillespie and Larry Fowler were alone in second place at 12-under 52.
The men played a nine-hole, best-ball-of-foursome match April 2. The team of Dick Rouse, Hugh Holmes Jr., Pete Weir and Dick Eichorn combined on a 13-under-par 19 to earn a two-shot victory. Joe Dickenson, Andy Barber, Al Kaiser and Wade Ladue were alone in second at 21.
The men reconveined in the afternoon for a nine-hole, modified-Stableford match. Tom Nelson and Gary Alvord tied for first in the individual event with a score of plus-5, while Quentin Talbert, John Estok and Tom MacDonald joined with Nelson for a plus-4 to win the team event.
Horseshoe news
Five out of 15 teams qualified for the playoffs in April 7 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Tom Rhodes and Rod Bussey drew the first-round bye and watched as John Johnson and Marvin Gangemi slipped by Paul Shaetler and Jerry Disbrow. The second match saw Dom Livedoti and Sam Samuels roll past Norm Good and Jerry Martinek 21-10. Rhodes and Bussey defeated Livedoti and Samuels 23-16 to advance to the championship game, where they edged Johnson-Gangemi 22-18.
Only two teams advanced to the knockout stage during April 4 horseshoe action and were left to battle for the day’s bragging rights. Gene Bobeldyke and John Crawford defeated Hank Huyghe and Norm Langeland 22-7 in the championship game.
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.
Signup begins for 11th annual 5K Island Run
The Children’s Academy of Southwest Florida Inc. will hosts its 11th annual 5K Island Run and 1-mile family fun walk/run May 5 on Anna Maria Island.
The race is sanctioned and co-directed by the Bradenton Runner’s Club and Road Runner’s Club of America.
Trophies and medals will be awarded and refreshments for participants will be provided before and after the race. The first 150 registrants will receive dry wick T-shirts, so organizers say, register now online at www.IslandRun.com.
The pre-registration fee is $20 per adult, $13 for children. Day of the race registration is $25. Registration begins at 6:45 a.m. on the day of the event and the race begins at 8 a.m. at Bayfront Park, North Bay Boulevard, Anna Maria.
All participants receive a drawstring backpack, water bottle and other goodies and there will be door prizes for 100 lucky participants.
For more information, contact Pam Graetzer at 941-350-2378.