After three weeks of action in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Flynn Law is holding court on the pitch with a perfect 3-0 record, two points ahead of second-place teams CABB Cleaning and Beach Bums, which both sport 2-0-1 records. Slim’s Place is holding onto third with a 2-1 record, followed by Salty Printing and Sandbar Restaurant, both at 1-2. Sato Real Estate and Killer Bait are at 0-3.
The first match of the night at the center pitch saw Flynn Law outscore Salty Printing 5-3 behind four goals and an assist from Damir Glavan. Kris Yavalar added one goal and Mark Long made two saves.
Gerardo Urbiola scored two goals and Kevin Roman added a goal to lead Salty Printing, which also received an assist from Eliza Faillace and 10 saves from Ed Moss in the loss.
Sandbar Restaurant defeated Sato Real Estate 5-3 in the second match of the night behind two goals and an assist from Jessica Williams and Luis Pichardo. Chris Klotz added a goal and an assist, while Kevin Mulcahy finished with seven saves in the victory.
Josh Sato, Lyn Clarke and Thomas Margotic each scored a goal to lead Sato, which also received nine saves from Rico Beissert in the loss.
The third match of the evening saw CABB Cleaning hold on for a 5-4 victory over Slim’s Place behind a hat trick from Timo Vechio. Austin Nutting added a goal, while an own goal from Slim’s provided the eventual winning margin.
Daniel Adan scored two goals to lead Slim’s Place, which also received a goal each from David Noval and Keith Mahoney and six saves from Steve Oelfke.
The fourth and final match of the night saw Beach Bums cruise to a 7-1 victory over Killer Bait behind two goals each from Luck Durmaz, Blair Schlossberg and Emily Fischer. Yuri Pereira added a goal and Tuna McCracken finished with five saves in the win.
Chris Scott notched the lone goal for Slim’s, which also received seven saves from Ethan Hampton.
Youth soccer rolls on
After three weeks of action in the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, there’s only one team left chasing perfection.
Blalock Walters has won three of three matches and holds a 5-point lead in the 11-13 division. The Gitt Team is alone in second at 1-1-1, closely followed by Anna Maria Bath Time, which sits at 1-1 with a game in hand. Grooms Motors follows at 0-1-1, while HSH Designs holds the bottom rung at 0-2.
The 8-10 division has Bridge Tender Inn & Dockside Bar on top at 2-1, followed by Shady Lady Horticultural Services and Tidy MD with matching 1-0-1 records. Beach Bums follows at 0-1-2, while Solid Rock Construction at 0-2 is still searching for points.
Action in the 8-10 division April 28 kicked off with Beach Bums and Tidy MD battling to a 2-2 tie. Preston LaPensee and Noah Shoulson scored a goal each to lead Beach Bums, which also received six saves from Brandon Sato in the tie.
Tidy MD was led by two goals from Mason Moss and a combined five saves from Shane Bradley, Andre Harwood and Stryder Petit in the tie.
The second 8-10 division match saw Shady Lady slip by Bridge Tender 1-0. Oliver Tripak notched the lone goal for Shady Lady, which also received five saves from Dylan Phillips in the victory.
Elijah Brannock and Colin Bankert combined on four saves to lead Bridge Tender in the loss.
Action in the 11-13 division April 28 kicked off with Blalock Walters posting a 4-2 victory over Anna Maria Bath Time behind two goals each from JM Feeney and Jackson Pakbaz. Cale Rudacille and Jack McCarthy combined on eight saves in the victory.
Jack Mattick scored two goals and made seven saves to lead Bath Time in the loss.
The last match of the night saw The Gitt Team cruise to a 6-1 victory over HSH Designs behind four goals from Hamish Robertson and two goals from Jason Magee. Ronan Robertson helped preserve the win with five saves in goal.
Mason Moss notched the lone goal for HSH Designs, which also received a combined 12 saves from Victor and Angelina Albrecht in the loss.
Key Royale news
Regular golf action at the Key Royale Club commenced April 26 with the men playing a nine-hole modified-Stableford system match.
Eric Lawson won individual honors with a plus-4, edging Greg Shorten by a point.
Shorten’s plus-3 propelled his team — Chuck Patrick, Fred Miller and Tim Friesen — to a first-place finish at plus-4.
The women played a nine-hole scramble April 27 that saw the team of Laurie Hicks, Karla Hurdle, Lori Waggoner and Sharon Tarras at first place with a combined score of 23.5.
The team of Brian Comer, John Kolojeski, Jana Samuels and Bill DiMenna combined on a 5-under-par 27 to win the men’s April 28 scramble.
Ken Butler, Al Carr, Mike Gillie and Terry Schaefer were alone in second place at 2-under-par 30.
Horseshoe news
Three teams posted 3-0 records during pool play and advanced to the knockout round to decide the winner during April 28 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
Bob Heiger and Jerry Disbrow drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Rod Bussey and Bob Lee advanced with a 21-17 victory over Steve Doyle. Bussey and Lee stayed hot and held on for a 21-16 victory over Heiger-Disbrow.
Much to the dismay of the rest of the horseshoe crew, Bussey and Lee drew each other as partners again for the May 1 games. Once again, Bussey and Lee found themselves in the finals, which pitted against Disbrow and Gary Howcroft. It was all Bussey-Lee as the team earned bragging rights for the week on a 26-1 thrashing of Disbrow-Howcroft, highlighted by Bussey’s game-ending six consecutive ringers.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays 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.