The adult soccer league kicked off its 2021 winter season with four games Jan. 13 on the pitch at the Center of Anna Maria Island, starting with Jiffy Lube battling Slim’s Place to a 3-3 tie. Sean Flynn, Eric Pullen and Gerardo Urbiola each scored and Robb Marshall came through with nine saves to lead Jiffy Lube.
Do Hyun Kim scored two goals and David Hiram added one to lead Slim’s Place, which also received a pair of assists in the tie from Lindsey Styka and 10 saves from Mark Long.
The second match of the evening saw Allied cruise to a 7-2 victory over Blalock Walters behind three goals from Zach Reda and a goal each from Raul Loria, Cody Wright, Aaron French and Clancy Vaughn. Steve Oelfke in goal helped preserve the victory with 10 saves.
Chris Scott and Matt Staggs scored a goal each to lead Blalock Walters, which also received eight saves from Kevin Mulcahy in the loss.
Pool America earned a 6-3 victory over Servis First Bank behind a hat trick and four saves from Chris Klotz. Zach Lieb added a pair of goals for Burton Brick & Tile, which also received a goal from Olsin Crean and six saves from Jonathan Aragon in the victory.
Kevin Roman had two goals and an assist to lead Servis First Bank, which also received a goal from Johnny Perusi and nine saves from Ben Sato in the loss.
Sato Real Estate defeated The Gitt Team 4-2 in a battle of Realtors to close out soccer action for the evening. Josh Sato, Amy Ivin, Hakan Toka and Race Arande each scored to lead Sato, which also received seven saves from Mark Rudacille in the victory.
Robert Fellowes scored both Gitt Team goals and also combined with Neil Fellowes, Tanner Zellmer and Murap Akay to notch 10 saves in the loss.
Flag football season kicks off
The adult flag football season also kicked off its winter schedule at the Center of Anna Maria Island Jan. 14 with four games. The action got started with Sandbar Restaurant cruising to a 40-27 victory over Salty Printing behind three touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown from Matteo Ferris and a touchdown pass from Jackson Hayes.
Salty Printing was led in the loss by Tim Shaughnessy’s two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown.
Beach Bums edged Moss Builders 21-18 thanks in part to a sack by Donnie Dietch that resulted in a safety. Matt Briley threw three touchdown passes, including two to Rueben Young and one to Anthony Mannino.
Ryan Moss had two touchdown passes and ran for a TD to lead Moss Builders, which also received two touchdown catches from Dina DeJesus in the loss.
Ugly Grouper rolled to a 32-19 victory over Mi-Box behind three TD passes and a TD catch from Brandon Kull. Mark Anthony threw for a score and caught a touchdown pass in the win, while Melissa Acevedo and Octavious Cole each added touchdown receptions.
Matthew Manger threw for two scores and Dominick Otteni added a TD pass and a touchdown reception to lead Mi-Box. Dylan Doyle and Chad Woods each had a TD catch in the loss to round out the scoring for Mi-Box.
The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action Jan. 13 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits saw two teams advance to the knockout stage to determine a champ for the day.
The team of Bob Lee and Bob Mason earned a trip to the winner’s circle after edging past Bob Fowler and Tom Farrington by a 21-20 score.
The Jan. 16 games appeared to be heading to a six-team playoff as the last-standing undefeated team found themselves trailing Neil Hennessey 14-5 in their third and final pool-play game, but Farrington and Mason rallied and earned a 21-19 come-from-behind victory to win the day’s championship.
Play gets underway 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.
Key Royale news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started Jan. 11 with the men playing a nine-hole modified-Stableford system match. Buddy Foy took individual honors with a plus-3, a point better than second-place finishers Brian Comer and Hoyt Miller.
The women played a nine-hole individual low-net match in three flights Jan. 12 that saw Roxanne Koche ride a birdie on the second hole to a 5-under-par 27 and a three-shot victory in Flight A. Helen Pollock was alone in second with a 2-under-par 30, while Pam Lowry took third with a 2-over-par 34.
Jan Turner’s 1-under-par 31 was good enough for first place in Group B. Susan VanOrsdel took second with an even-par 32, while Beth Lindeman and Connie Livanos tied for third at 1-over-par 33.
Terry Westby fired a 1-under-par 31 to earn a two-stroke victory in Flight C. Peggy Clauhs and Sally York finished in a tie for second with matching 1-over-par 33s.
Gloria LaDue chipped in on the sixth hole and Jenny Hulbers had a chipin on the fifth hole.
Register opens for Mayso spring soccer
Registration for the spring season of the competitive league of the Manatee Area Youth Soccer Organization is underway.
Cost for the season is $125 plus a $50 deposit. The deposit is due on registration and is refunded upon completion of two hours of service to the club.
Evaluations are scheduled for the week of Feb. 8-11 at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton, with practices starting up Feb. 22. The first games are scheduled for March 6.
For more information on Mayso, visit mayso.org or email the club at info@mayso.org.