Soccer action at the community center in Anna Maria has taken center stage, though Red Cup Kickball is now underway as well.
More on the red cup later.
The youth soccer league completed its fifth week of action, and there is some serious competition in the 4- and 7-and-under divisions at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
The 4U division focuses on fun while helping young players develop basic soccer skills, while the 7U division balances skill development with the competition.
The 7U division has six teams, while the 4U division has four teams, so there’s a steady supply of players ready to move up to the next level of competition.
Halfway through the season in the 10U division, LaPensee Plumbing appears to be the leader of the class. They have a 4-1 record, just ahead of Sato Real Estate at 3-0-2 and Island Real Estate at 3-1-1. AMI Coconuts at 1-1-3, Solid Rock Construction at 1-3-1 and 0-5 Cloud Pest Control complete the standings.
Action for the 10Us kicked off Oct. 18 with LaPensee cruising to a 7-0 victory over Cloud Pest Control behind three goals each from Preston LaPensee and Tristan Hagey and a goal from Luca Rosenkrans. Asher Patel made three saves to help nail the victory.
Salvatore Vera helped Cloud with six saves.
Island Real Estate and AMI Coconuts battled in the second match of the night to a 0-0 tie that was dominated by goalies. AMI Coconuts goalie Sophia Kerr came through with seven saves, while her IRE counterpart, Oliver Barr, made five saves.
The last 10U division match of the night saw Sato Real Estate ride a hat trick from Brandon Sato to a 3-0 victory over Solid Rock Construction. Dylan Sato contributed an assist and Gunnar Maize made four saves in the victory.
Luke Willing was the player of the match for Solid Rock, finishing with seven saves in the loss
HSH Designs continues to lead the 14U division with a 3-0-1 record with 1-2-0 Progressive Cabinetry and 0-3-1 Mac Parkman Foundation completing the standings.
Progressive earned its first victory of the season with a 2-1 win over Mac Parkman to wrap up Oct. 18 soccer action at the center.
Mason Moss notched a pair of goals to lead Progressive, which also received four saves from Charlie Serra in the victory.
Xane Flores made three saves for Mac Parkman Foundation in the loss.
Standings tighten in adult soccer league
Slim’s Place still leads the adult soccer league, but the lead slimmed after a tie with Moss Builders.
Slim’s Place sits at 4-0-1, just ahead of Wash Family Construction at 3-1-1. Pool America follows at 3-2, while Moss Builders holds down fourth place with a 2-1-2 record. Sato Real Estate follows at 2-3, while Ross Built and Servis First Bank at 1-3-1 and 1-4 Gulfview Windows and Doors complete the standings.
Wash got things started Oct. 20 with a 5-4 victory over Gulfview Windows & Doors. Kevin Roman and Amy Ivin both notched a brace, while Austin Nutting finished with a goal. Mark Long helped preserve the victory with six saves.
Keith Mahoney scored two goals for Gulfview, which also received a goal each from Zachary Long and Raul Loera and three saves from Thomas Mangotic in the loss.
The second match of the night saw Servis First Bank notch its first victory of the season with a 4-1 win over Ross Built behind two goals from Luca Vecchio and a goal each from Lucky Durmaz and Luis Pichardo.
Dean Hinterstoisser scored the lone goal for Ross Built on an assist from Sam Parker, while Steve Oelfke made five saves in the loss.
Sato Real Estate rode a hat trick from Daniel Anderson to outscore Pool America 5-4 in the third match of the night. Jacek Czajkowski added a pair of goals to complete the scoring for Sato.
Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos scored two goals for Pool America, which also received a goal each from Nate Welch and Chris Yavalar in the loss.
Slim’s Place suffered its first blemish on the season on a 2-2 tie with Moss Builders. Eric Pullen scored twice to lead Slim’s, which also received five saves from Sean McCarthy in the tie.
Daniel Hampton and Jessica Williams each scored for Moss, which received 13 saves from Ryan Moss to help preserve the tie.
Kickball kicks off season
Red Cup Kickball made its debut Oct. 17 with a pair of games at the community center. The league has four teams and games are played at the center Monday evenings.
The league is an alternative to soccer and an ode to the ever-present plastic red cups on the sidelines at nearly all sports.
Action Oct. 17 saw Paddy Wagon slip past Capt. Ron’s Crew by a 16-14 score. The second game of the night saw General Bums cruise to a 20-11 victory over the Salty Dolphins.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action Oct. 19 was short and sweet at the Anna Maria city hall pits. Bob Baker teamed up with Norm Langeland to earn the day’s bragging rights after posting the only 3-0 record during pool play.
Two teams emerged from pool play at the Oct. 22 games and battled it out in the finals. The team of Rod Bussey and Herb Schutt jumped out to an early lead, but Tom Farrington heated up and cruised to a 23-8 come-from-behind victory and the day’s championship.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
Key Royale news
Bill Sweeney and Bob Leedham both carded scores of plus-4 to tie for first place in the men’s modified-Stableford system match Oct. 17 at the Holmes Beach golf club.
The women were back in action Oct. 18 at the KRC with a nine-hole individual-low-net match in three flights.
Jenny Huibers fired an even-par 32 to edge second-place finisher Brenda Solleveld by two strokes to take first place in Flight A.
Laurie Hicks won Flight B with a 5-over-par 37, one stroke ahead of second-place finisher Sharon Tarras.
Terry Westby’s even-par 32 earned her a first-place finish in Flight C. Janet Razze was alone in second place with a 1-over-par 33.