As summer wanes, the kids return to school and the youth sports program winds up for fall.
The summer soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island came to a close Aug. 10 with semifinal and championship matches in the 8-11 age division.
The summer league is an indoor competition, with fast action from end to end in the center gym. The younger division doesn’t keep scores and the 11-14 division lacked a sufficient number of players for competitive play.
Beach Bums players were awarded championship medals after defeating Moss Builders 4-1 in the title game. Savannah Coba led the way for the “Bums” with two goals, while Brandon and Dylan Sato each added a goal. Cyrus Ryan helped preserve the victory with seven saves.
Gabrielle Bodnar scored the lone goal for Moss Builders, which received a yeoman’s effort from goalie Austin Guess. Guess made an astounding 15 saves to help keep the Moss team in the game.
Before the championship match the same night, Beach Bums advanced to the title playoff with a 4-2 victory over Shady Lady behind four goals from Coba. Dylan Sato added an assist and Ryan made nine saves in goal.
Jesse Zaccagnino scored two goals to lead Shady Lady, which also received 13 saves from Jack Zaccagnino in the loss.
Moss Builders advanced to the playoff on the strength of a 5-3 victory over Solid Rock Construction. Mason Moss scored four goals to lead Moss, which also received a goal from Jack Schneider and five saves from Austin Guess in the victory.
Chad Nunez notched a hat trick to lead Solid Rock, which also received seven saves from Isaac Roadman in the loss.
The outdoor adult flag football league hopes to get back on the center field in the coming week — barring tropical storms passing in the Gulf of Mexico and more rain.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action last week at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach was limited to an Aug. 9 mixed modified-Stableford match with the rest of the week a washout due to rain.
Jana Samuels took it to the men with a score of plus-4 to take first place. Jon Holcomb and Tom Nelson were a point back in second with matching plus-3s.
Horseshoe news
Four teams compiled 2-1 records and battled for the day’s championship during Aug. 11 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The first semifinal match saw the team of Steve Doyle and Neil Hennessey slip past Gary Howcroft and Bud Meyers, while Norm Good and Steve Kriebel cruised to a 26-12 victory over Jerry Disbrow and Bob Heiger in the second semifinal match.
Kriebel and Good were too “good” in the championship match, earning a 21-14 victory and the day’s bragging rights over Doyle and Hennessey.
Disbrow and Doyle bounced back from their semifinal disappointment Aug. 11 by teaming up and taking the lone 3-0 pool play record in the Aug. 14 games. They earned the day’s outright championship.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the 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.