The highlights of the week at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach were the results of the Senior Scratch tournament. Members played 18 holes of golf over two days with the final nine holes played March 15.
Linda Dorsey topped the women’s tourney among players ages 70 or older with a score of 14-over-par 79, one stroke better than Brenda Solleveld. Pam Lowry was alone in third with a 92.
Tom Nelson took the prize on the men’s side, competing with club members age 75 and older on a 6-over-par 70. Bob Paine was alone in second at 9-over-par 73, while Jim Hitchen was another two strokes back in third place.
Regular golf action at the club began with the men’s modified-Stableford system match March 27. Kurt Snouffer earned a two-point victory with a score of plus-6. Marty Hicks, Dave Rickney, Tom Solosky and Al Waal were tied for second at plus-4, while Bob Blaser and Dave McClenahan finished in third at plus-3.
The women played their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights March 28. Debbie DuVernay rode a birdie on the sixth hole to a 4-under-par 28 and a three-shot victory in Flight A. Margrit Layh and Helen Pollock tied for second with matching 1-under-par 31s, while Brenda Solleveld and Lori Waggoner tied for third at 1-over-par 33.
Terry Westby and Sue Wheeler both carded 2-under-par 30s to finish in a tie for first place in Flight B. Gloria Ladue, who birdied the seventh hole, Connie Livanos, Sue Pierce and Sharon Tarras tied for second place with matching even-par 32s, while Janet Razze was alone in third at 1-over-par 33.
Members played a team shamble March 30 with two scores from each group counted toward the total score. The team of Tim Donnar, Buddy Foy, Cate Foy and Chuck Patrick combined on a 1-under-par 31 to earn bragging rights for the day. The team of Tim Donnally, Mike Gillie, Gary Risner and Tom Solosky matched the 1-over-par 33 by the team of Jim Goff, Diane Miller, Fred Miller and Bob Paine for a tie for second place.
Youth soccer kicks off, adults play on
Spring soccer for the kids kicked off with a series of “dress rehearsal” games, giving players, coaches and fans a taste of what’s to come in the Center of Anna Maria Island’s spring recreational soccer league.
No scores were kept but the evening gave coaches a chance to experiment with team lineups and strategies and gave the players a chance to get their feet wet, so to speak.
Youth action at the center pitch was to kick off for real April 4 with a bevy of games starting at 5:30 p.m. Stay tuned to The Islander for results.
The adult soccer league at the center completed its second week of the spring season and they’re already down to one undefeated team. Solid Rock Construction is on top of the standings with a 2-0 record, three points clear of Duncan Real Estate, Moss Builders, Pool America, Sand Bar Restaurant, Sato Real Estate and Vintage Beach, which all have 1-1 records. Gulf View Windows & Doors is 0-2 and still searching for a victory.
Action March 30 kicked off with Duncan Real Estate earning a 4-2 victory over Pool America behind a balanced scoring attack that saw four players score. Kevin Roman led the way with one goal and two assists, while Eric Pullen, Tim Holly and Murat Akay each found the back of the net for Duncan. Tuna McCracken helped preserve the victory with 11 saves in goal.
Dean Hinterstoisser and Christopher Klotz each scored a goal and Robb Marshall made eight saves for Pool America in the loss.
Sato Real Estate outscored Gulf View Windows & Doors 5-4 behind two goals from Oisin Crean and a goal each from Jacek Czajkowski, Tim Hurst and Lindsey Styka, who also added an assist. Joseph DiClemente came through with five saves in the victory.
Raul Loera had a goal and two assists and Keith Mahoney added a goal and an assist for Gulf View. Brandon Rolland and Jana Whitehead each added a goal while Mark Long had nine saves in the loss.
Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos had four goals and an assist and Adam Bujarski added a goal and an assist to lead Moss Builders to an 8-4 victory over Vintage Beach in the third game of the night. Pedro Gonzalez and Nicola Manni each added a goal and David Moss made 10 saves in the victory.
Joey Hutchinson had a hat trick and an assist and Mandy Sky scored for Vintage Beach, which also received nine saves from Mark Rudacille in the loss.
The last game of the night saw Solid Rock Construction cruise to a 7-2 victory over Sandbar Restaurant. Amy Ivin led the way with three goals, while Flavio Olvera and Karri Stephens each scored twice. Steve Oelfke helped preserve the victory with six saves.
Horseshoe news
Four teams emerged from pool play and settled things in the knockout round during March 29 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The first semifinal saw Dell Reese and Ron Gagnon slip past Tom Farrington and Bob Baker by a 21-18 score, while Bob Rowley and Tim Sofran cruised into the finals with a 21-10 victory over Dave Long and Bob Lee. Rowley and Sofran stayed hot in the finals as they easily dispatched Long and Lee 22-10.
There was no fooling around during the April 1 games as two teams forged the only two unbeaten pool play records. The team of Bob Hawks and John Yarouch cruised to the winner’s circle with a 22-7 victory over Lee and Carl Thomas behind four consecutive ringers from Yarouch.
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.