And it’s over. Almost.
LaPensee Plumbing and Sato Real Estate has locked up the top two seeds in the 10U division and the first-round bye in the regular fall season of the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
LaPensee Plumbing finished on top with a 6-1 record for the 10U division, while Sato held down the second seed with a 4-1-2 record. Island Real Estate earned the third seed with a 3-2-2 record, just ahead of Solid Rock Construction and AMI Coconuts at 2-3-2. Cloud Pest Control completed the standings with an 0-7 record.
Playoff action kicks off at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, with No. 3 seed Island Real Estate taking on No. 6 seed Cloud Pest Control followed at 7 p.m. by No. 4 seed Solid Rock Construction versus No. 5 seed AMI Coconuts.
Semifinal action follows Nov. 8 with No. 2 seed Sato taking on the winner of the Solid Rock-versus-AMI Coconuts match, while LaPensee gets the winner of the Island Real Estate versus Cloud Pest Control match. The championship match will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14.
The playoffs and semis for the 10Us take place after press time for The Islander.
Next up, the three-team 14U division is led by HSH Designs, which clinched the top seed and waits on the winner of the Nov. 8 semifinal match between Progressive Cabinetry and Mac Parkman Foundation. The 14U championship match is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 14.
Action Nov. 1 kicked off with a potential preview of the U10 championship as No. 1 seed LaPensee Plumbing took on No. 2 Sato Real Estate. LaPensee earned a 3-1 victory thanks to a pair of goals from Luc Rosenkrans and one goal from TJ Hagey. Elijah Agelus added an assist and Owen Mahoney helped preserve the victory with five saves in goal.
Baily Shenbaum notched the lone goal and Gunnar Maize finished with four saves for Sato in the loss.
The second match of the night saw Island Real Estate and Solid Rock battle to a 1-1 tie. Callin Westfall scored the only goal for IRE, which also received two saves from goalie Vincent Goliamudi.
Renan Kesten scored for Solid Rock, which also received four saves from Isaac Roadman in the tie.
AMI Coconuts slipped past Cloud Pest Control by a 1-0 score thanks to the game-winning goal by Aidan Guess and four saves from Sophia Kerr.
Gabriel Spann made two saves for Cloud Pest Control in the loss.
The last match of the night saw HSH Designs earn a 3-1 victory over Progressive Cabinetry to close out the 14U regular season. Krosby Lamison, Jayden Sparks and Jesse Zaccagnino each scored a goal to lead HSH Designs in the victory.
MaryTess Bolognone notched the lone goal for Progressive Cabinetry in the loss.
Adult soccer winds down
The adult soccer league at the community center concluded its season and the seedings are set for the playoffs.
Wash Family Construction finished on top with a 4-1-2 record, just ahead of second- and third-place finishers Sato Real Estate and Slim’s Place, each with 4-2-1 records. Pool America holds down No. 4 seed with a 4-3 record, just ahead of Gulfview Windows & Doors at 3-4. Moss Builders earned No. 6 with a 2-3-2 record, while Servis First Bank got the seventh seed with a 2-4-1 record. Ross Built came in No. 8 on a 1-5-1 record.
Quarterfinal playoff action kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, with No. 4 Pool America taking on No. 5 Gulfview Windows & Doors, while No. 1 Wash takes on No. 8 Ross Built at 7 p.m., followed by No. 2 seed Sato in the 8 p.m. slot against No. 7 Servis First Bank. For the final match of the evening, No. 3 Slim’s Place faces No. 6 seed Moss Builders in a quarterfinal matchup at 9 p.m.
The adult finals won’t be played until Dec. 1.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action Nov. 2 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet as Tom Farrington walked his way to the winner’s circle with the lone 3-0 record in pool play.
Four teams advanced to the knockout stage Nov. 5 with 3-0 pool-play records. Bob Lee and Bob Baker advanced to the final round with a 23-15 victory over Rod Bussey and Lisa Allen, while Bob Heiger and Dom Livedoti eliminated Steve Doyle 26-15 thanks to a game-winning double ringer by Livedoti.
It was all Heiger and Livedoti in the finals as they cruised to a 21-2 victory over the Lee-Baker team to earn the day’s bragging rights.
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
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach teed off Oct. 31 with the men playing their weekly modified-Stableford system match. Marty Hicks led the way with a score of plus-4, a point ahead of second-place finishers Mike Gillie and Al Waal.
The women took over the course Nov. 1 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in three flights.
Brenda Solleveld fired a 1-under-par 31 to earn a two-stroke victory in Flight A over second-place finisher Sue Wheeler.
Jackie Gorski fired the low-net round of the day, carding a 2-under-par 30 to take first place in Flight B. Roxanne Koche took second place with an even-par 32.
Jana Samuels fired an even-par 32 to earn first place in Flight C by three strokes over second-place finisher Meredith Slavin.
Club members played a nine-hole scramble Nov. 3 with the foursome of Earl Ritchiel, Ron Vandeman, Deb and Dave Richardson firing a four-under-par 28 to tie the team of Leigh Brattain, Ron Buck, Brian Comer and Ken Nagengast for first place.
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