Soccer at the community center in Anna Maria is at a fever pitch.
After eight weeks of regular-season action, the spring-summer adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island comes down to one night.
Semifinal action will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24, when No. 2 seed CABB takes on No. 8 Salty Printing. The second semifinal match will see No. 3 seed Flynn Law take on No. 5 Slim’s Place with the winners meeting immediately following the semis for the championship match at 9 p.m.
On paper, it appears CABB is the prohibitive favorite, but as Salty Printing proved in its quarterfinal upset of No. 1 Beach Bums, anything can happen.
Key Royale golf news
Action teed off at the Key Royale Club June 14 with the men’s regular nine-hole modified-Stableford golf match.
Ken Butler fired a plus-3 to take clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Tom Nelson and Jon Holcomb were both a point back in a tie for second place.
The members were back on the course June 17 for a nine-hole scramble. The team of Ken Butler, Hoyt Miller, Dick Mills and Terry Schaefer combined on a 1-over-par 33 to take first place. Second place went to the team of Jon Holcomb, Ron Vandeman, Scott Mitchell and Steve Vasbinder with a 6-over-par 38.
Horseshoe winners
Two outright winners made for a succinct week of horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
On June 16, Gary Howcroft walked his way to the lone 3-0 record during pool play to win the day’s proceedings.
The June 19 games saw Howcroft team up with Bob Heiger to fashion the only 3-0 pool-play record to win the Saturday challenge. The victory gave Howcroft a sweep of the week’s games.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
MAYSO offers fall soccer season
Registration for the 2021 MAYSO fall soccer season for youths is open online.
Returning players can log on at MAYSO.org and click on the available programs button and their name to start the process. If you’re a new player/family to MAYSO, you will need to create a user account and add player-participants.
In an attempt to create equitable teams, MAYSO holds evaluations for each age division. Check-in starts at 5:30 p.m. and the evaluations are held 6-7:30 p.m. at G.T. Bray Park, 5502 33rd Ave. Drive W., Bradenton, on the soccer fields.
Cost for the season is $125, including a uniform kit and FYSA insurance.
Player evaluations by team are on the following dates for select birth years:
Aug. 30: U6: birth years of 2016, 2017.
Aug. 31: U8: birth years of 2014, 2015.
Sept. 1: U10: birth years of 2012, 2013
Sept. 2: U12: birth years of 2010, 2011
Sept. 2: U14: birth years of 2008-09
Sept. 2: High School division: birth years 2004-07.
Practices for the fall season will begin the week of Sept. 20, with the schedule determined by the coach, but generally they take place 6-7:15 p.m. either Monday-Wednesday or Tuesday-Thursday.
U6 teams practice one night per week at the discretion of the coach.
First games by divisions will begin Oct. 2 and the season runs through Dec. 11.
Any questions, email me at info@mayso.org.