At the midway point for the spring soccer season at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Cheesecake Cutie of the 8-10 division and Gulf Drive Cafe from the 11-14 division lead the way with 4-0 records.
Moss Builders holds down second place in the 11-14s at 2-1-1, three points ahead of third place HSH Designs which is 1-2-1, while Shady Lady Horticultural Services brings up the rear at 0-4.
Sato Real Estate holds down second in the 8-10 division with a 3-1 record, just ahead of 2-2 Solid Rock Construction. Island Real Estate holds down fourth with a 1-3 record, just ahead of fifth place Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control at 1-2, while Am I Coconuts completes the standings with an 0-3 record.
Action for the 8-10s kicked off April 25 with Cheesecake Cutie earning a 2-0 victory over Solid Rock behind two goals from Gunnar Maize on assists from Aidan Guess. Sawyer Leibfried helped preserve the victory with three saves.
Sato outscored IRE 4-2 on two goals and two assists from Brandon Sato and two goals from Dylan Sato. Vincent Gollamudi helped secure the victory with four saves in goal.
Preston LaPensee scored both goals for IRE, which also received an assist from Jordy Perez and seven saves from Owen Mahoney in the loss.
Gulf Drive Cafe defeated Shady Lady 3-1 April 25 in 11-14 action. Luke Dellenger scored two goals and Kegan McGlade added one to lead Gulf Drive, which also saw five saves from Cyrus Ryan.
Dominick Zupa scored the lone Shady Lady goal on an assist from Colton Kranz.
The last match of the night saw Moss Builders outscore HSH Designs 4-1 behind two goals from Mason Moss and a goal each from Lucas Signor and Callin Westfall. Aidan Guess added an assist and Austin Guess came through with seven saves in the victory.
Sterling Holiday notched the lone goal for HSH Designs.
Adult soccer action
With one week remaining in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Duncan Real Estate is at the head of the table with a 4-1-1 record, a point ahead of Sandbar Restaurant at 4-2.
Sato Real Estate holds down third at 3-2-1, just ahead of Pool America and Solid Rock Construction, which are tied for fourth at 3-3. Gulf View Windows & Doors holds down sixth place at 2-3-1, followed by 2-4 Moss Builders and 1-4-1 Vintage Beach.
Action April 27 kicked off with Pool America outscoring Vintage Beach 7-6 behind a hat trick from Dean Hinterstoisser and two goals and an assist from Sam Parker. Christopher Klotz and Lucas Wilson each added goals and Robb Marshall made eight saves in the victory.
Joey Hutchinson had four goals and an assist to lead Vintage Beach, which also saw goals from Mandy Sky and Cody Wright. PJ Smargisso added an assist and seven saves.
Next up, Sato earned a 2-0 shutout victory over the Sandbar. Lindsey Styka carried the scoring, while Oisen Crean posted six saves in goal.
Jessica Ruekberg helped keep Sandbar in the game with four saves.
In the third match of the evening, Duncan Real Estate showed how it got to No. 1 with an 8-4 victory over Moss Builders. Kevin Roman led the way with five goals, while Murat Akay added a goal and two assists. Erica Nielsen and Eric Pullen each added goals, while Tuna McCracken had six saves in goal.
Adam Bujarski scored four goals to lead Moss, which also received a combined eight saves from Brian Leibfried and David Moss in the loss.
The final match of the night saw Gulf View Windows & Doors earn a 4-1 victory over Solid Rock. Brandon Rolland scored three goals and Keith Mahoney added a goal and two saves in the victory.
Blair Schlossberg scored the lone goal for Solid Rock Construction.
KRC golf news
There was a full week of golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach starting April 24 with the men’s modified-Stableford system match. Don Grau and Jim Hitchen both carded plus-5s to share clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
The women played their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights April 23. Sue Pierce fired a 1-under-par 31 to grab a one-stroke victory in Flight A. Sue Wheeler, Mary Wilkie and Pam Lowry finished in a tie for second with even-par 32s.
Heather Pritchard carded a 2-under-par 30 to capture first place in Flight B, while Jan Turner, Gloria LaDue and Ann Klein each shot 1-over-par 33 to tie for second.
Members wrapped up the week of golf with a scramble-shamble combo on a modified par 46 course. The team of Dave DuVernay, Jim Hill, Wayne Patterson and Mike Riddick combined on a 2-under-par 44 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. They were followed by Beech Byrns, Brian Comer, Nub Turner and Tom Young in second with a 1-under-par 45, while the Deb DuVernay, Clint Hurdle, Bob Rowley and Kurt Snouffer took third at even-par 46.
Horseshoe action
Four teams advanced from pool play and settled things in the playoffs during April 26 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The team of Bob Baker and Dom Livedoti shut out Bob Heiger and Bob Lee while Tom Farrington and Ron Gagnon advanced to the finals with a 21-14 victory over Rod Bussey and Bob Rowley. Baker and Livedoti outlasted Farrington and Gagnon 21-18 to win the day’s competition.
Three teams forged 3-0 pool play records during April 29 action at the pits with the lucky bye into the finals going to Bussey and Stuart Lindberg. John Yarouch and Tim Sofran cruised past Lee and Gary Howcroft 21-8 to advance to the finals. The championship match was all Bussey and Lindberg as they turned the tables on Yarouch and Sofran with a 21-8 victory.
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.