Indoor basketball, golf, horseshoes round out sports action
Another season of youth basketball play got under way April 14 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center.
League games are scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, for 13 teams spread across three age divisions.
The season concludes May 23 and playoffs will begin June 5.
There was some good action during the April 14 openers, especially the 14-12 double-overtime, sudden-death victory in the 8-10 division by Gettel Toyota over Island Real Estate.
The teams battled to a 12-12 tie through four quarters and after a scoreless overtime period left the game undecided, both coaches agreed to an unprecedented sudden-death period. Gettel’s Hannah McCracken did the rest, scoring the winning basket with virtually the entire IRE team draped on her to give Gettel the 14-12 win.
McCracken finished with six points and 11 rebounds, many of them offensive rebounds to lead Gettel Toyota. David Daigle added another six points, while Andrew Austin finished with two points in the win.
Alex Rodriguez led Island Real Estate with four points and nine rebounds, while Sean Rodriguez, Griffin Heckler, Daniel Sentman and Conal Cassidy each scored two points in the loss.
The first 8-10 division game of the morning saw Beach Bistro roll past Walter & Associates by a 20-9 score. Jack Groves scored eight points, while Luke Marvin and Franklin Valdez each finished with six points. Valdez earned a game-high 16 rebounds.
Joey Theil scored four points and added six rebounds to lead Walter & Associates, which also received three points from Callen Achor and two points from Katie Krokroskia in the loss.
The next game on the boards saw 14-17 division Anna Maria Oyster Bar take a 34-26 victory over Integrity Sound. Ryan Gilman led the Oyster Bar with 14 points, while Max Miller added 10 points and 21 rebounds. Neahmiah Goode finished with seven points for the Oyster Bar in the victory.
Burke McCampbell-Hill scored 14 points and Joey Carder added eight points to lead Integrity Sound in the loss.
Walter & Associates in the 11-13 division looked to be in midseason form during its 40-20 opening-day victory over Ross Built. Phil Rottes led all scorers with 22 points, while also pulling down 18 rebounds. Seth Walter added 10 points, while brother Jack finished with six points and 13 rebounds.
Ross Built was led by Jake Ross with 14 points and Matthew Manger, who finished with five points and five rebounds in the loss.
The second 11-13 division game saw Sandbar take a 48-33 victory over Eat Here in a battle of restaurants. Corey Jacques led the way with 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Dayton Modderman added 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Jean-Paul Russo finished with 13 points and seven rebounds in the victory.
Adam Clark’s 14 points and 19 rebounds led Eat Here, which also received eight points from Michael Latimer and four points apiece from Brooke Caparelli and Edward Cullinan in the loss.
Holy Cow Ice Cream finished the day’s action in another 11-13 division game with a 34-24 victory over Southern Greens. Trent Boring scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Rory Houston added eight points, two rebounds and two assists. Austin Morrow and Joey Stewart added four points apiece, while Moriah Goode finished with 13 rebounds.
Andrew Zink scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Southern Greens, which also received seven points and 11 rebounds from George Lardas in the loss.
Adult basketball action
Adult coed basketball got started April 10 with three games, starting with a 57-55 Sun victory over BeachHouse Restaurant in the season opener. Matt Dwyer’s 23 points and 14 points from Jonathan Schneider paced Sun in the win.
Brandon Kern scored 22 points and Antwann Jackson scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead BeachHouse in the loss.
Bowes Imaging earned a 59-44 victory over B.Y. Construction in the second game behind 16 points from Tyler Bekkerus and 14 points from Jason Mickan.
Eric Gledhill scored 16 points and Celia Ware added 12 points to lead B.Y. Construction in the loss.
The Feast earned a 45-29 victory over Beach to Bay Construction in the last game of the night. Jonathan Moss led the Feast with 14 points, while teammate Ryan Moss added 13 points in the victory.
Scott Eason and Richard Atkins led Beach to Bay with 11 points apiece in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Key Royale Club members teamed up on the links for a throw-out-the-worst-two-holes match April 13. The team of Rose Slomba, Rosemary Kinick, Jerry Brown and Earl Huntzinger combined on a 112 to take first place.
The men played a nine-hole, four-player scramble April 12 in smokey conditions brought on by the wild fires in north Florida. The team of Jim Mixon, Mark Mixon, Dave Frankenfield and Mike Brakefield combined on a 5-under-par 27 to grab first place on the day.
April 11 had the men in an 18-hole, best-ball-of-partners game. The team of Joe Dickenson and Andy Barber carded a 17-under 47 to grab a six-shot victory over three twosomes. Danny Hayes and Larry Fowler, Bob Landgren and John Sagert along with Bob Elliott and Gary Harris finished at 11-under-par 53 in the tie.
The morning of April 10 saw the men play a nine-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match. The team of Dennis Schavey, Ron Pritchard, John Kolojeski and Bill Schuman matched the 18-under-par 46 carded by the team of Lance Lindeman, Bill Gallagher and Don LaTorre to finish in a tie for first place.
The men then played an afternoon, modified-Stableford nine-hole match. Larry Solberg’s plus-6 earned him first place in the individual category, while helping his team that included Jim Helgeson, Greg Shorten and Ed Havlik to the team title with a combined plus-2.
The week of golf began April 8 when the men played an 18-hole, individual-low-net match. Jim Thorton’s 5-under-par 59 earned him a two-shot victory over second-place finishers Vince Mercadante and Bob Elliott with matching 61s.
Horseshoe news
Only two of 10 participating teams advanced to the knockout stage during April 14 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. The team of Dom Livedoti and Hank Huyghe rolled to a 22-6 victory over Steve Grossman and Jerry Disbrow.
Four teams qualified for the knockout round during April 11 horseshoe action. Norm Good and Tom Skoloda edged Herb Puryear and Dom Livedoti 25-20 in the first semifinal game, while Rod Bussey and Marvin Gangemi defeated John Crawford and Sam Samuels in the second playoff game. The championship game was closely contested, but Good-Skoloda outlasted Bussey-Gangemi 21-18.
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.
AMICC Basketball League schedule
Date Time Teams
Division II (ages 8-10)
April 23 6 p.m. Gettel vs. Walter
April 23 7 p.m. Bistro vs. IRE
Division I (ages 11-13)
April 18 6 p.m. Sandbar vs. Southern Greens
April 18 7 p.m. Ross Built vs. Eat Here
April 18 8 p.m. Holy Cow vs. Walter
Premier Division (ages 14-17)
April 23 8 p.m. Integrity Sound vs. Oyster Bar
April 24 6 p.m. Dip’s vs. Integrity Sound