They’re all in for soccer at the community center.
Two semifinal games in the adult soccer league playoffs May 18 at the Center of Anna Maria Island paired No. 8 seed Moss Builders and No. 5 Pool America and No. 7 seed Vintage Beach in a matchup with No. 3 Sandbar Restaurant.
The first match was a tight contest that saw Pool America hold off another upset bid by Moss Builders to advance to the championship on a 2-1 victory. Nate Welch and Lucas Wilson each scored a goal for Pool America, which also received six saves from Robb Marshall to help preserve the victory.
Moss Builders Brian Leibfried scored and David Moss had seven saves in the loss.
The second semifinal match saw Vintage Beach continue a run of upset victories with a 6-3 win over the Sandbar Restaurant. Danny Free scored a pair of goals to lead the Vintage Beach offense, which also received a goal and an assist from Joey Hutchinson and Lindsey Styka. Darrin Wash and Cody Wright each chipped in with a goal and PJ Smargisso finished with eight saves in goal.
Daniel Anderson scored a pair of goals and Jake Parsons scored one for Sandbar, which also received an assist from Aaron Frech and six saves from goalie Jessica Ruekberg.
The championship match is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at the center pitch.
Stay tuned to The Islander for the results.
Youth soccer playoffs kick-off
The six-team 8-10 division soccer league at the center kicked off first-round playoff action with No. 1 seed Cheesecake Cutie and No. 2 seed Sato Real Estate watching from the sidelines with byes into the semifinals.
No. 3 Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control took on No. 6 Am I Coconuts in the first game and Westfall came away with a solid 4-1 victory. Wesley Bekkerus, Madeline Kimmons, Maggie Niedzwick and Callin Westfall each scored and Kason Price added seven saves in the victory.
TJ Hagey notched the lone goal for Am I Coconuts, which also received 10 saves from goalie Andre Harwood.
The second game saw No. 5 Island Real Estate outlast No. 4 Solid Rock Construction to win in a penalty-kick shootout. The teams battled to a 1-1 tie in regulation on goals from Matthew Darak for Solid Rock and Preston LaPensee for Island Real Estate.
In the penalty-kick shootout, Elijah Roadman was the lone Solid Rock player to convert on his spot kick, while Owen Mahoney and Jordy Perez converted for Island Real Estate, giving them a 3-2 victory.
Westfall’s was to take on Sato May 22, while IRE was to square off against Cheesecake Cutie. The winners were to meet for the championship match at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, after The Islander went to press.
Final seedings were set for the 11-14 division playoffs after factoring in the results of the last regular-season games. No. 1 seed went to Gulf Drive Cafe after a 4-3 victory May 16 over No. 4 seed Shady Lady Horticultural Services. Theo Aupelle scored two goals and Kegan McGlade and Jayden Sparks each scored goals to lead Gulf Drive Cafe.
Jesse Zaccagnino scored three goals for Shady Lady, which also received an assist from Ryk Kesten and six saves from Jack Zaccagnino in the loss.
The second match of the night saw No. 3 HSH Designs defeat No. 2 seed Moss Builders 5-3, thanks to a hat trick from Cecelia Kroth and a goal each from Sterling Holiday and Krosby Lamison.
Callin Westfall scored two goals and Lucas Signor added one for Moss Builders.
Playoff action in the 11-14 division was set for May 22 at the center with Gulf Drive Cafe taking on Shady Lady followed by Moss Builders battling HSH Designs.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started May 15 with the weekly men’s modified-Stableford system match. Chas Smith scored a plus-6 to earn a 2-point win over John Kolojeski, who was alone in second place. Jim Bailey, Chuck Patrick and Ron Vandeman tied for third place at plus-3.
The women played their regular nine-hole individual-low-net match May 16 in two flights. Jenny Huibers and Sue Pierce tied for the top spot in Flight A at 1-under-par 31, two strokes ahead of second-place finishers Margrit Layh, Betsy Meyer and Sue Wheeler.
Laurie Hicks fired a 4-under-par 28 to win first place in Flight B. Jackie Gorski took second with a 2-underp-par 30, while Meredith Slavin and Susan VanOrsdel tied for third at 3-over-par 35.
Horseshoe news
The action was short and sweet May 17 at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Bob Heiger and Rod Bussey posted the lone 3-0 record during pool play and were the day’s outright champs.
Two teams emerged from pool play during May 20 action and settled things in a playoff. Billy Silver and Rick Martinez took an early lead and held on for a 23-12 victory over Bob Hawks and Tom Farrington to win the day’s proceedings.
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.