Adult soccer season is underway in Anna Maria.
After two weeks of action in the adult league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Moss Builders and Sato Real Estate are tied atop the standings with 2-0 records. Gulfview Windows & Doors, Servis First Bank and Progressive Cabinetry follow with matching 1-1 records. The Gitt Team and Shady Lady are 0-1-1. Salty Printing rounds out the soccer standings at 0-2.
Action April 7 kicked off with Moss Builders cruising to a 5-2 victory over Servis First Bank behind two goals and an assist from Gerardo Urbiola. Goals from Hakan Toka and Chris Klotz and an inadvertent own goal by Servis completed the scoring for Moss in the victory.
Connor Haughey and Race Arande scored a goal each for Servis First Bank, which also received three saves from Yuri Pereira in the loss.
The Gitt Team and Shady Lady battled to a 0-0 tie in the second game of the night. Mark Long made six saves to lead Gitt, while Jake Parsons came through with seven saves for Shady Lady in the tie.
Selena Gonzalez scored two goals to lead Sato Real Estate past Salty Printing in the third match of the night. Will Kretzman, Daniel Anderson and Damir Glavan each added goals for Sato, while Ben Sato made one save to help preserve the victory.
Luca Vecchio notched the lone goal on an assist from Nick Cavaluzzi for Salty Printing, which also received a combined 11 saves from Tuna McCracken and Tyler Brewer in the loss.
The last match of the evening saw Gulfview Windows & Doors demolish Progressive Cabinetry 11-2 behind five goals from Keith Mahoney and four goals from Greg Ross. Emily Argeros and Daniel Adan added a goal each, while Osvaldo Cabello helped preserve the victory with seven saves.
Robb Marshall and Steve Oelfke combined on 10 saves for Progressive Cabinetry in the loss.
The adult action will continue at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the center pitch.
Key Royale golf news
Action on the links at the Key Royale Club got started April 4 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match. Bob Rowley carded a plus-5, scoring five points above his average, to win the day’s proceedings.
The women then played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in three flights April 5.
Debbie DuVernay fired a 5-under-par 27 to take first place in Flight A by three strokes over second-place finishers Judy Christenson and Pam Lowry. Roxanne Koche was alone in third place at 1-under-par 31.
Pam Alvord blistered the course with a 7-under-par 25, good for first place in Flight B and the low-net round of the day. Mary Wilke and Annette Hall tied for second at 2-under-par 30, while Cate Foy was another stroke back in third.
Terry Westby fired a 3-under-par 29 to take first place in Flight C, four strokes better than second-place finisher Laney Davis. Barb Harrold and Ann Hitchen tied for third at 3-over-par 35.
The club held a nine-hole shamble April 7 with the two best scores being counted. The team of Tom Solosky, Ken Nagengast and Al Waal combined on a 1-under-par 63 to earn the day’s bragging rights.
Horseshoe news
April 6 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits saw three teams post 3-0 pool play records to advance to the knockout stage. Tom Farrington drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Bob Heiger and John Yaroch eliminated Rick Mitchell and Adin Shank by a 21-7 score. Farrington jumped out to an early lead and locked down the 21-6 victory over Heiger and Yaroch with back-to-back double ringers.
The April 9 games also saw three teams advance to the playoffs with 3-0 records during pool play.
Farrington and Jay Disbrow drew the bye and watched as Karl Thomas and Bob Lee moved into the finals thanks to a game-ending, double ringer by Lee that gave Thomas and Lee a 21-13 victory over Heiger and Shank.
The championship match was a back-and-forth affair that saw Farrington and Disbrow hold on for a 21-19 victory over Thomas and Lee to win the day and give Farrington a perfect week.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warm-ups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
