The Gitt Team at No. 6 continued a surprising playoff run by defeating second-seed Servis First Bank 3-0 during adult soccer semifinal action Dec. 9 on the pitch at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Daniel Aden scored a pair of goals to lead Gitt, which also received a goal from Keith Mahoney and four saves from goalie Raul Loera.
The second match of the evening saw No. 1 Sato Real Estate live up to its seeding by cruising to a 5-1 victory over No. 5 seed Emily Moss Designs. Will Kretzman scored two goals for Sato, which also received a goal each from Daniel Anderson, Amy Ivin and Shawn Markham. Ben Sato made three saves to help preserve the victory.
Sato will take on the Gitt Team to determine the champion in the adult soccer league at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the center. An all-star match will follow the championship at 8 p.m.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action Dec. 8 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet as Gary Howcroft and Hank Huyghe posted the lone 3-0 record in pool play and were the day’s outright champs.
The proceedings were a bit more convoluted during the Dec. 11 games, when five teams posted 3-0 records in pool play.
The team of Bob Palmer and Steve Kriebel earned the first-round bye and watched as Steve Doyle and Bob Baker cruised to a 25-16 victory over Tom Farrington and Tim Sofran. The second match saw Bob Rowley and Howcroft advance with a 23-17 victory over Bob Mason.
Rowley and Howcroft drew the bye into the finals and watched Palmer and Kriebel eliminate Doyle and Baker 21-3. Palmer and Kriebel stayed hot in the final and held on for a 21-16 victory over Rowley and Howcroft to earn bragging rights for the day.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday at the pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
KRC golf news
Golf action at Key Royale Club got started Dec. 6 with the men playing their weekly modified-Stableford system match. Steve Pfeil grabbed individual clubhouse bragging rights with a plus-5, a point ahead of second-place finishers Bill DiMenna and Jim Hitchen.
DiMenna also was part of the first-place team with Ron Buck, Marty Hicks and Dale Hudson that combined on a plus-4.
The women played their regular nine-hole individual-low-net match Dec. 7 in three flights.
Brenda Solleveld fired a 4-under-par 28 for the low-net round of the day and first place in Flight A. Linda Dorsey came in second with a 1-under-par 31, while Phyllis Roe and Carol Patterson tied at 1-over-par 33 — good for third place.
Susan Van Orsdel carded a 2-under-par 30 to grab first place in Flight B by two strokes over second-place finisher Sandy Soler. Pam Alvord and Jan Turner tied for third with matching 2-over-par 34s.
Glorida LaDue and Laney Davis tied for third place in Flight C with matching 4-over-par 36s. Sue Christenson and Marilyn Niewijk tied for second at 5-over-par 37.
Key Royale golfers Dec. 9 saw a nine-hole shamble with two scores from each foursome counted. The team of Joe Cassese, John Cassese, John Purcell and Art Smith combined to win the challenge on a 4-under-par 60. The team of Mike Gillie, Dale Hudson, Peter Lund and Joe Tynan matched the 2-under-par 62 carded by Herb Clauhs, Brian Comer, Buddy Foy and Debi Richardson for a tie for second place.