The Center of Anna Maria Island’s summer indoor soccer league kicked off June 14 with a bevy of games for players ages 4-12.
Results and standings are only kept for the U9 and U13 age divisions, as the younger groups are geared toward skill development and fun.
There are four teams in the U9 and four in the U13 age divisions and they’ll play a six-week regular season, followed by two weeks of playoff action.
The action got started in the U9 division with Solid Rock Construction cruising to a 5-1 victory over Blalock Walters.
Matthew Darek led the way with two goals and two assists while Tess Bolognone, Mckenna Darak and Aidan Guess each scored once.
Parker Svoboda scored the lone goal for Blalock Walters off an assist from Gavin Angel.
The second match of the night saw Ugly Grouper outscore Bridgetender Inn by a 6-3 score thanks to three goals apiece from Landon Leach and Beau Sanson.
Abel Whitehead chipped in with two assists and Georgia Histon finished with one assist in the victory.
Paul Ten Haaf had two goals and one assist to lead Bridgetender Inn, which also received one goal from Madeline Kimmons in the loss.
U13 action got started with Shady Lady edging Moss Builders 3-2 behind a goal apiece from Alex Monserrate, Jack Zaccagnino and Jesse Zaccagnino, who also added one assist in the victory.
Mason Moss and Calin Westfall each scored one goal to lead Moss Builders, which also received an assist from Miles Moss in the loss.
The last match of the night was a high-scoring affair in which Progressive Cabinetry outscored Freckled Finn by an 8-4 margin.
Barrett Raina led Progressive Cabinetry with five goals and an assist while Walker Wyatt added a goal and two assists.
Jackson Wyatt and Alonso Valle completed the scoring with a goal each.
David Zupa scored two goals and Tucker McRae had a goal and an assist to lead Freckled Finn, which also received a goal from Chandler McRae in the loss.
The action was to continue June 21 at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Key Royale golf news
The week of golf action at Key Royale got started June 13 with the men’s weekly Modified Stableford System match.
Tom Nelson fired a plus-3 to edge Bill DiMenna and Jim Hill by one stroke, garnering him clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
The women played a nine-hole, individual low-net match in two flights June 14.
Helen Pollock fired a 2-over-par 34 to outlast Sue Wheeler and Debbie Milder by one stroke to win first place in Flight A.
Terry Westby’s 2-over-par 34 gave her first place in Flight B, while Anne Klein settled for second after carding a 9-over-par 41.
The week that was culminated June 16 with a nine-hole, four-person scramble.
The team of Cliff Lanning, Kurt Snouffer and Debbie and Dave Richardson combined on a 4-under-par 28
Horseshoe news
On June 15, two teams went 3 and 0 during pool play and settled things in the final.
Bob Heiger and Steve Doyle ended up in the winner’s circle after beating Tim Sofran and Jerry Disbrow 22 to 16.
Two teams moved on to the final June 18, after each went 3 and 0.
Sofran walked his way to the day’s championship taking out Heiger and Gary Howcroft 21-6.
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.
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