There were few surprises on the pitch.
The action Nov. 18 in the adult soccer league quarterfinals at the Center of Anna Maria Island mostly went according to seedings, with the exception of the first match of the evening between No. 3 Slim’s Place and the sixth-seed, the Gitt Team.
Raul Loera scored a pair of goals and Damir Glavan added a goal and an assist to lead the Gitt Team to a 4-2 upset victory. Daniel Hampton chipped in with a goal, Keith Mahoney had an assist and Edd Monzon made three saves in the Gitt victory.
The second match of the night saw No. 1 Sato Real Estate cruise to a 9-1 victory over No. 8 Sandbar Restaurant behind three goals from Thomas Mangotic and two goals each from Shawn Marham and Gregg Ross. Amy Ivin chipped in with a goal and two assists and Ben Sato made three saves in the victory.
No. 2 seed Servis First Bank doubled up on Beach Bums by a 6-3 score behind four goals from Eric Pullen and a goal and an assist from Mauricio Vargas. Christopher Klotz added a goal and Osvaldo Cabello had an assist and three saves in goal.
No. 5 seed Emily Moss Designs earned a 3-1 victory over No. 4 Blalock Walters thanks to a goal and an assist from Kevin Roman and Gregg Moss. Lindsey Styka added a goal and Ryan Moss helped secure the victory with seven saves in goal.
Matthew Staggs scored the lone goal for Blalock Walters, which received eight saves from Robb Marshall in the loss.
The semifinal action will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, with Servis First Bank taking on the Gitt Team, followed at 7:30 p.m. by Sato Real Estate versus Emily Moss Designs. The winners will meet in the championship match at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria pits was short and sweet, with two outright champions.
Tom Skoloda and Norm Good were too “good” for the competition, posting the lone 3-0 record in pool play during the Dec. 1 games.
The Dec. 4 games saw Herb Schutt in his debut match team up with Adin Shank to forge the only 3-0 record in pool play for the day’s bragging rights.
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.
Meanwhile, beautiful weather produced a full week of golf at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, starting with the men competing Nov. 29 in their weekly modified-Stableford System match. Jim Goff grabbed clubhouse bragging rights with a plus-6, 2 points ahead of second-place finisher Brian Comer. Gary Razze was alone in third place with a score of plus-3.
The women took over the links Nov. 30 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights. Helen Pollock carded a 2-over-par 34 to earn a two-shot victory in Flight A, two strokes ahead of second-place finishers Carol Pattersona and Brenda Solleveld. Solleved’s round was punctuated by a birdie on the sixth hole.
Jackie Gorski’s 3-under-par 29 was the low-net round of the day and gave her first place in Flight B. Peggi Clauhs and Janet Razze both fired even-par 32s to finish in a tie for second place.
The club members were back on the course Dec. 2 for a nine-hole shamble, with two scores counted from each foursome. The team of Brian Comer, Hoyt Miller, Bob O’Brien and Earl Ritchie matched the 1-under-par 63 carded by Joe Cassese, John Cassese, Larry Pippel and John Purcell for a tie for first place.
Back at the community center, sign up and team assignments for youths ages 5-17 for the winter flag football league was winding down for a season of games that start Jan. 11.
Player evaluations were set for 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 — after press time for The Islander — for the 5-7 and 8-10 age divisions, and 7:30 p.m. for the 11-13 and 14-17 divisions.
For information, contact Connor Haughey at 941-778-1908, ext. 217.