With only a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season of the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, the standings are pretty tight at the top.
Sandbar Restaurant is alone at the top with a 4-1 record, two points ahead of second-place Duncan Real Estate at 3-1-1. Solid Rock Construction is another point back in third with a 3-2 record, just ahead of Sato Real Estate at 2-2-1. Moss Builders and Pool America share fifth place at 2-3, while Gulf View Windows & Doors and Vintage Beach share the cellar at 1-3-1.
Gulf View and Vintage Beach opened April 20 with a back-and-forth battle but Gulf View stayed in for a 6-5 victory behind a balanced scoring attack led by two goals from Austin Nutting. John Cruz, Keith Mahoney, Brandon Rolland and Jana Whitehead also notched goals, while Mark Long came through with nine saves to help preserve the victory.
Joey Hutchinson scored two goals to lead Vintage Beach, which also received goals from Damir Glavan, Mandy Sky and Nate Talucci. Goalie Danny Free made six saves and had a pair of assists in the loss.
Sam Parker, Nate Welch and Dean Hinterstoisser each scored a pair of goals to lead Pool America to a 7-3 victory over Solid Rock Construction in the second game of the night. Juan Carlos Perez added a goal and an assist, while Rob Marshall came through with 10 saves in the victory.
Amy Ivin scored two goals and Flavio Olvera added a goal to lead Solid Rock, which also received assists from Kali Richardson and Karri Stephens in the loss.
Duncan cruised to a 6-2 victory over Sato in the third game of the evening behind a hat trick from Eric Pullen and two goals and an assist from Murat Akay. Tuna McCracken made 10 saves to help preserve the victory for Duncan Real Estate.
Kai Hunkler and Rex Kesten each scored and Ben Sato made seven saves in the loss.
The last match of the night saw Sandbar cruise to a 4-1 victory over Moss Builders behind two goals from Matt Staggs and a goal each from Aaron French and Daniel Anderson. Goalie Jessica Ruekberg came through with seven saves in the victory.
Pedro Gonzalez notched the lone goal for Moss, which received nine saves in the loss from Brian Leibfried.
Youth soccer continues
Midway through the youth soccer season at the center, Cheesecake Cutie holds a slim 3-0 lead in the 8-10 division, just ahead of Sato Real Estate and Solid Rock Construction, both at 2-1. Island Real Estate and Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control follow at 1-2, while Am I Coconuts completes the standings at 0-3.
Gulf Drive Cafe sits atop the 11-14 division at 3-0, two points ahead of second-place HSH Designs and Moss Builders, both at 1-1-1. Shady Lady Horticultural Services completes the standings at 0-3.
Action April 18 kicked off the 11-14 division with Gulf Drive Cafe cruising to a 4-1 victory over HSH Designs thanks to goals from Theo Aupelle, Luke Dellenger, Josiah MacDonald and Jayden Sparks. Cyrus Ryan helped preserve the victory with six saves.
Cecelia Kroth scored the lone goal for HSH, which also saw six saves from Chase Castagna in the loss.
The second 11-14 division match saw Moss Builders edge Shady Lady by a 3-2 score behind goals from Callin Westfall, Mason Moss and Aidan Guess. Austin Guess came through with seven saves in the victory for Moss Builders.
Ryk Kesten and Dominck Zupa scored a goal each for Shady Lady, which also received nine saves from Jack Zaccagnino in the loss.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off with Westfall’s Lawn Care easing past Island Real Estate 3-1 thanks to a hat trick from Callen Westfall and four saves from Jordan Steele.
Preston LaPensee notched a goal to lead IRE, which also received four saves from Owen Mahoney in the loss.
Cheesecake Cutie edged Sato 3-1 in the third match of the night behind a pair of goals from Gunnar Maize and one goal from Silas Whitehead. Sawyer Leibfried helped preserve the victory with seven saves.
Brandon Sato scored the lone goal for Sato Real Estate, which also received four saves from Vincent Gollamudi in the loss.
The last match of the evening saw Solid Rock cruise past Am I Coconuts 5-1 thanks to a hat trick from Matthew Darak. Simon Messinger and Turner Worth added goals while Isaac Roadman made five saves in the victory.
TJ Hagey scored the lone goal and Asher Card made eight saves for Am I Coconuts in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Forty-four golfers participated April 19 in the annual Stag Day tournament at Key Royale Club. The men played a shamble with two scores counted for each team.
The team of Jim Hitchen, Bill Koche, Eric Lawson and Mike Pritchett combined on a 3-under-par 61 to earn the day’s bragging rights. The team of Ron Buck, Mike Clements, Tom Nelson and Steve Vasbinder matched the 1-under-par 63 carded by Bruce Christenson, Nelson Eagle, Jerry Martinek and Bob Rowley for a tie for second.
Lawson won the longest drive contest while Earl Ritchie won the longest putt. Straightest drive went to Eagle, while John Kolojeski and Christenson won the closest-to-the-pin contests on holes eight and three.
The women played their weekly round April 18 with a low-net score format in two flights. Jenny Huibers rode a birdie on the sixth hole to card a 1-under-par 31 and a first-place finish in Flight A. Sue Pierce was alone in second with a 1-over-par 33.
Barb Harrold’s even-par 32 gave her first place in Flight B, a stroke ahead of second-place finishers Judy Todd and Annette Hall.
Marcia Friessen birdied the first hole and Barb Rinckey had a chipin on the seventh hole to round out the day’s highlights.
The week of golf culminated April 20 with a nine-hole scramble. The foursome of Monica and Eric Lawson, Deb Richardson and Joe Tynan combined on a 6-under-par 26 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Herb Clauhs, Mike Clements, Ken Nagengast and Earl Ritchie took second with a 4-under-par 28.
Horseshoe news
Four teams posted 3-0 pool-play records during April 19 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits and settled things in the knockout round.
Bob Lee and Steve Doyle eased past Adin Shank 22-19 in the first semifinal, while Tom Farrington and Steve Kriebel eliminated Steve and Ron Hooper 22-13. The championship match saw Lee and Doyle outduel Farrington and Kriebel 23-17 to earn the day’s bragging rights.
Action April 22 saw two teams advance to the knockout stage. The team of Tim Sofran and Rick Martinez cruised to a 21-11 victory over Bob Brown and Bill Silver to win 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.