Soccer is the game at the community center.
Cheesecake Cutie in the 8-10 division and Gulf Drive Cafe for the 11-14s continue to top the standings. Gulf Drive Cafe is 4-1, just ahead of Moss Builders at 3-1-1, two points back in second place. HSH Designs follows with a 2-2-1 record, while Shady Lady Horticultural Services completes the standings at 0-5.
Cheesecake Cutie improved to 5-0 and expanded its lead over Sato Real Estate and Solid Rock Construction to six points. Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control moved up to third on a 1-2-1 record, while 1-4 Island Real Estate and Am I Coconuts completed the 8-10 standings.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off May 2 with Am I Coconuts and Westfall’s Lawn Care battling to a 2-2 tie. TJ Hagey scored both goals for Am I Coconuts, which also received 15 saves from goalie Andre Harwood to help preserve the tie.
Wesley Bekkerus and Callin Westfall each scored a goal, while Kason Price and Jordan Steele combined on three saves in the draw.
Cheesecake Cutie received a pair of goals from Gunnar Maize and Sawyer Leibfried made five saves to earn a 2-1 victory over Sato to take a commanding lead in the standings.
Brandon Sato scored for Sato, which also received four saves from Vincent Gollamudi in the loss.
Solid Rock Construction cruised to a 4-1 victory over Island Real Estate behind four goals from Matthew Darak and assists from Obi Roadman and Luke Willing. Isaac Roadman helped preserve the victory with a pair of saves.
Preston LaPensee scored the lone goal for Island Real Estate, which also received eight combined saves from Miles Moss and Owen Mahoney in the loss.
Action in the 11-14 division got started with HSH Designs cruising to a 5-1 victory over Shady Lady behind five goals from Sterling Holiday. Chase Castagna came through with seven saves to help preserve the victory for HSH Designs.
Aubrielle Clarke scored for Shady Lady, which also received four saves from Jack Zaccagnino.
Moss Builders held on for a 3-2 victory over Gulf Drive Cafe behind an incredible 20 saves from Austin Guess in the second 11-14 division match of the night. Mason Moss had a goal and an assist, while Callin Westfall and Colin Bankert each added goals.
Luke Dellinger scored two goals for Gulf Drive, which also received 10 saves from Cyrus Ryan.
Seedings set for adult soccer playoffs
After seven weeks of regular season action, the playoff matchups are set in the adult soccer league at the center with Duncan Real Estate earning the coveted No. 1 spot on a 5-1-1 record. They will take on No. 8 seed Moss Builders to open the playoffs, which kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11.
No. 2 seed Sato Real Estate will take on No. 7 seed Vintage Beach in the second match, while No. 3 Sandbar Restaurant will battle No. 6 seed Solid Rock Construction in the third match of the night. No. 4 seed Gulf View Windows & Doors will take on No. 5 Pool America in the last match of the night.
Action May 4 kicked off with Gulf View Windows edging Pool America 2-1 behind a goal each from Keith Mahoney and Austin Nutting. Mark Long helped preserve the victory with 10 saves in goal.
Sam Parker notched the lone goal on an assist from Nate Welch, while Robb Marshall made seven saves for Pool America.
Joey Hutchinson had two goals and an assist to lead Vintage Beach to a 3-2 victory over Solid Rock in the second match of the night. Cody Wright added a goal and an assist, while PJ Smargisso came through with 15 saves for Vintage Beach.
Blair Schlossberg and Kali Richardson scored a goal each to lead Solid Rock, which also received an assist from Amy Ivin and nine saves from Steve Oelfke in the loss.
Duncan Real Estate showed its the team to beat with a dominating 7-3 victory over Sandbar in the third match of the evening. Kevin Roman led the way with three goals and two assists, while Murat Akay, Tim Holly, Erica Nielsen and Eric Pullen each finished with a goal. Tuna McCracken finished with 10 saves and added an assist for good measure.
Silas Banyas, Jake Parsons and Juan Vega each scored for Sandbar, which also received assists from Daniel Anderson and Danny Hampton along with eight saves from Jessica Ruekberg in the loss.
The last match of the four-game night saw Sato outscore Moss 6-4 behind a hat trick from Lindsey Styka and goals from Jacek Czajkowski, Kai Hunkler and Rex Kesten. Josh Sato added a pair of assists and Oisen Crean brought seven saves to the victory.
Nicola Manni scored two goals for Moss, which also received goals from Adam Bujarski and Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos. Goalie David Moss helped keep the builders in the match with 15 saves.
KRC news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started May 1 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford match. Jim Bailey carded a plus-6 to edge second-place finishers Scott Hill and Kurt Snouffer by a point. Bill MacMillan was alone in third place at plus-4.
The women played their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match May 2 in two flights. Sharon Tarras fired a 3-under-par 29 to take first place in Flight A, while Helen Pollock and Judy Christenson tied for second at 1-under-par 31.
Laurie Hicks and Janet Razze shared first place in Flight B with matching 1-under-par 31s, with Carol Patterson and Terry Westby following at 33.
Betsy Meyer chipped in on the seventh hole, while Sue Wheeler had a chipin on the ninth hole.
Members played a nine-hole scramble May 4 to close out the KRC action for the week. The team of Larry and Leigh Brattain and Eric and Monica Lawson combined on a 5-under-par 27 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.
Horseshoe news
Two teams emerged from pool play with 3-0 records during May 3 horsesehoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits and settled things in a playoff.
The team of Tom Farrington and Dom Livedoti unleashed a barrage of ringers to earn a dominating 21-3 victory and the day’s championship over Tim Sofran and Charlie Charles.
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage during May 6 action, with Sofran and Bob Hawks drawing the lucky bye into the finals. Livedoti was back in the mix, this time teaming up with Rod Bussey. They earned an easy 22-5 victory over Farrington and Stuart Lindberg in the semifinal and continued to play hot for a 23-7 victory over Sofran and Hawks.
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.