And then there were two.
Two teams were the last teams standing in youth soccer at the Center of Anna Maria Island as championship matchups were finalized May 25 in the 8-10 and 11-14 divisions.
Third-seed Bridge Tender Inn upset No. 2 Tidy MD in the first semifinal match in the 8-10 division thanks to a goal from Logan Stevens and nine saves from goalie Colin Bankert in the 1-0 victory.
Andre Harwood made five saves for Tidy MD in the loss.
The second 8-10 semifinal saw No. 5 Beach Bums eliminate No. 1 seed Shady Lady 3-2. Dylan Sato, Preston LaPensee and Brandon Sato each scored to lead Beach Bums, which also received 11 combined saves from Brandon Sato and Alex Serra in the victory.
Jesse Zaccagnino and Tomas Bartos scored goals to lead Shady Lady, which also received two saves from James Stevens in the loss.
Beach Bums and Bridge Tender will square off at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, after press time for The Islander, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
You can watch from the stands or tune into sports here next week.
The 11-14 semifinals lacked the upsets of the 8-10 division as No. 1 seed Blalock Walters and No. 2 AM Bath Time both advanced.
AM Bath Time scored a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Grooms Motors & Automotive behind two goals each from Maddox Culhane and Frankie Coleman. Jack Mattick added a goal, while Culhane, Coleman and Mya Ferrari combined on eight saves in goal.
Jayden Sparks doubled up on goals to lead Grooms Motors, which also received eight saves from Dalton Fox in the loss.
Blalock Walters earned a 2-0 victory over HSH Designs thanks to a goal each from JM Feeney and Jackson Pakbaz. Cale Rudacille helped preserve the shutout victory with three saves in goal.
Goalie Victor Albrecht helped keep HSH Designs in the game with eight saves in the loss.
Blalock Walters will put their undefeated season on the line against AM Bath Time at 7:30 p.m. June 1 at the center pitch.
Adult soccer tackles week 7
After six weeks of action, the top standings in the adult soccer league at the center are tight.
CABB Cleaning and Beach Bums both boast 5-0-1 records and are tied for the top spot. Flynn Law is right on their heels with a 4-1-1 record, while Slim’s Place holds down fourth place at 2-2-2. Killer Bait follows with a 2-3-1 record, while Salty Printing, Sandbar Restaurant and Sato Real Estate are holding down the cellar with matching 1-5 records.
Action May 27 saw CABB Cleaning defeat Sato 3-1 thanks to a goal each from Lindsey Syka, Kali Richardson and Luca Vechio. Goalie Connor Haughey made 12 saves to help preserve CABB’s victory.
Lyn Clarke scored for Sato Real Estate on an assist from Selena Gonzalez, while Mark Rudacille made nine saves in the loss.
Killer Bait defeated Salty Printing 4-2 behind a goal each from Daniel Hampton, Jenna Steininger, Jordan Sebastiano and Ethan Hampton.
Ed Moss and Kevin Roman scored for Salty in the loss.
Lucky Durmaz had three goals and two assists to lead Beach Bums to a 6-4 victory over Sandbar Restaurant. Yuri Pereira added two goals and Tyler Brewer added a goal for Beach Bums, which also received five saves from Tuna McCracken in the victory.
Race Arande, Jessica Williams and Darren Wash scored for Sandbar, which also received seven saves from Kevin Mulcahy in the loss.
The last adult league match of the night saw Slim’s Place and Flynn Law battle to a 5-5 tie. Raul Loria scored four goals to lead Slim’s, which also received a goal and an assist from Keith Mahoney and eight saves from Steve Oelfke in the tie.
Eric Pullen’s hat trick paced Flynn Law, which also received goals from Damir Glavan and Zoran Kolega and six saves from Mark Long.
Key Royale news
Golf action at Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started May 24 with the men’s regular modified-Stableford system match.
Mike Cusato and Mike Gillie both carded plus-3s to tie for first place for the day.
Ken Butler, Dave Richardson, Bill Shuman and Steve Vasbinder all posted plus-2s to finish in a four-way tie for second place.
The women took the course May 25 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights.
Roxanne Koche fired a 2-under-par 30 to earn a first-place in Flight A. Ellen Boin was alone in second place at even-par 32.
Margrit Layh’s 3-under-par 29 was the low-net round of the day — good for first place in Flight B. Sue Christenson and Marilyn Niewijk tied for second at even-par 32.
Golf action May 27 saw a nine-hole scramble with an added twist — no putters.
The team of Rod Hammond, Scott Mitchell, Tom Nelson and Gary Razze matched the 3-under-par 29 carded by Jon Holcomb, Bill Koche, Hoyt Miller and Ron Vandeman for a two-way tie for first place.
Horseshoe news
There was no need for playoffs at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits last week.
The May 26 games saw the team of Bob Heiger and Rod Bussey post the lone 3-0 record during pool play. They were the day’s outright champs.
Heiger stayed perfect for the week after teaming up May 29 with Steve Doyle, posting the only 3-0 pool-play record and another outright championship.
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.