Center roundball: And then there were two
Last week there was a team in each of three Anna Maria Island Community Center Basketball League age divisions chasing the elusive perfect season and, as often is the case, perfection is almost impossible at any level of athletic competition.
With that said, Dip’s Ice Cream continues to rule the 14-17 age division with a 4-0 record. Anna Maria Oyster Bar and Integrity Sound round out the standings.
Beach Bistro maintained its undefeated status in the 8-10 division, although Gettel Toyota is right on its heels with a 3-1 record. Island Real Estate with one victory and Walter & Associates follow in the standings.
The 11-13 division has a log jam for first place with Sandbar Restaurant, Holy Cow Ice Cream, Ross Built and Eat Here all sporting 2-1 records. Walter & Associates and Southern Greens follow in the 11-13 division standings.
Sandbar Restaurant reaquainted itself with reality as its undefeated season came to an end with a 31-28 loss to Holy Cow Ice Cream in 11-13 division action May 2.
Moriah Goode scored 10 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, while Joey Stewart added 8 points to lead Holy Cow. Rory Houston chipped in with 6 points and Trent Boring finished with 5 points and six rebounds in the victory.
Corey Jacques scored 10 points and Jean Paul Russo added 8 points and five rebounds to lead Sandbar, which also received 6 points and 14 rebounds from Dayton Modderman in the loss.
Ross Built improved to 2-1 in the 11-13 division standings with a 39-21 victory over Southern Greens behind a game-high 15 points from Jake Ross. Levi Lengle added 9 points and Matthew Manger finished with 8 points and eight rebounds in the victory.
Andrew Zink had 11 points and 10 rebounds and George Lardas had 6 points and nine boards to lead Southern Greens in the loss.
The last 11-13 division game of the evening saw Eat Here take an easy 31-11 victory over Walter & Associates. Adam Clark’s 16 points and 13 rebounds sparked Eat Here, which also received 7 points from Jordan Cooley and 6 points and seven rebounds from Brooke Cappareli in the victory.
Seth Walter scored 7 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Robbie Fellowes and Trent Shackleford scored 2 points each to lead Walter & Associates in the loss.
Dip’s Ice Cream held onto its undefeated record in the 14-17 division by edging Anna Maria Oyster Bar 55-50 April 30 behind a game-high 24 points from Jerry Mayer. Justin Gargett added 18 points and nine rebounds, while Tegan Purtill finished with 9 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the victory.
Ryan Gilman led Anna Maria Oyster Bar with 21 points and five rebounds, while Max Miller added 14 points and 24 rebounds. Neahmiah Goode rounded out the Oyster Bar scoring with 11 points and six boards in the loss.
Gettel Toyota earned a come-from-behind 11-10 victory over Island Real Estate during 8-10 division action April 30 behind the game-high 8 points from David Daigle. Hannah McCracken was held to 2 points while contributing 12 rebounds, and Anthony Monetti completed the scoring with 1 point in the victory.
Griffin Heckler’s 4 points and eight rebounds paced Island Real Estate, which also received 2 points apiece from Alex Rodriguez, Thomas Heckler and Shelby Morrow in the loss.
Franklin Valdez scored 8 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead Beach Bistro past Walter & Associates April 30 and stay atop the 8-10 division. Jack Groves added 4 points and Luke Marvin finished with 3 points and five rebounds in the victory.
Joey Thiel scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Walter & Associates, which also received six rebounds from Tori Walter in the loss.
Adult basketball rolls on
Gator Man Pools and Sun sit atop the standings with matching 3-0 records in the adult coed basketball league at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. BeachHouse Restaurant follows in the standings with a 2-1 record with Bowes Imaging Center close behind at 2-2. The Feast restaurant, Beach to Bay Construction and B.Y. Construction complete the standings.
There was a full slate of action in the gym May 1, starting with Bowes Imaging Center recording a 58-42 victory over the Feast. Mike Hanes scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, while Jason Mickan and Mark Templeton both scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
Ryan Moss’ 14 points along with 13 points and eight rebounds from Brent Moss paced Feast in the loss.
Gatorman showed why it’s in first place with a 61-48 victory over Beach to Bay. Evan Wolfe and Aaron Duduks led Gatorman with 22 points and five rebounds apeice, while Sean Hubbard added 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
Richard Atkins’ 14 points and 13 rebounds paced Beach to Bay, which also received 12 points from Scott Eason and 10 points and 10 boards from Adam Mott in the victory.
BeachHouse earned a 61-52 victory over B.Y. Construction in the final league game of the evening. Antwaun Jackson scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead BeachHouse scorers. Brandon Kern added 15 points and Kyle Stoppa finished with 14 points in the victory.
Eric Gledhill led all scorers with 27 points and 11 rebounds in the loss, while teammate Matt Ray finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Baseball continues at the center
Miller Electric earned an exciting win over Beach Bums during May 4 pitching-machine baseball at the Anna Maria Island Community Center.
Thomas Heckler drove in Tuna McCracken with the winning run to give Miller Electric an 11-10 walk-off win and improve to 1-1-1 on the season.
Key Royale golf news
Summer golf arrived early to the Key Royale Club, as many members made the trek north following the Easter holiday. The women played a nine-hole low-net-in-flight match May 1.
Laura Purcell’s 3-under-par 29 gave her first place in Flight A by three shots over second-place finisher Marlyn Thorton, while Jean Holmes, Marcia Helgeson and Helen Pollock were in a three-way tie for third at 1-over par 34.
Joyce Brown carded a 5-under-par 27 to earn a two-shot victory in Flight B. Luanne Collins and Margarit Layh were two shots back in a tie for second, while Denise Burchhardt, Kathy Porter, Heather Pritchard and Fran Barford finished in a four-way tie for third at 2-under-par 30.
Horseshoe news
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage during May 5 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Rod Bussey and Jeff Moore drew the bye and watched as Art Kingstad and Hank Huyghe outpaced Tom Rhodes and Sam Samuels by a 22-11 score. Bussey-Moore then defeated Kingstad-Huyghe 21-14 in the championship game.
The May 2 games had only two teams qualify for the playoffs, pitting Rod Bussey and Tom Skoloda against Karl Thomas and Sam Samuels. Bussey-Skoloda rolled to an easy 23-9 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.
AMICC Basketball League schedule
Date Time Opponents
Division II (ages 8-10)
May 14 6 p.m. Gettel vs. Walter
May 14 7 p.m. Bistro vs. IRE
Division I (ages 11-13)
May 9 6 p.m. Eat Here vs. Holy Cow
May 9 7 p.m. Sandbar vs. Ross Built
May 9 8 p.m. Southern Greens vs. Walter
Premier Division (ages 14-17)
May 14 8 p.m. Integrity Sound vs. Oyster Bar
May 15 6 p.m. Dip’s vs. Integrity Sound
AMICC baseball schedule
Tee Ball (ages 5-7)
May 18 6 p.m. Gulf Bay vs. A&E
May 19 10 a.m. Gulf Bay vs. A&E
Coach Pitch (ages 8-11)
May 18 7:15 p.m. Miller Electric vs. Beach Bums
May 19 11:15 a.m. Miller Electric vs. Beach Bums