Let no one say sports are not competitive at the community center.
Upsets marked the first round of the adult soccer league playoffs May 11 at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
The action kicked off with No. 1 seed Duncan Real Estate losing 5-3 to No. 8 Moss Builders. Moss, which won only two games in the regular season, received two goals each from Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos and Adam Bujarski. Also chipping in on the scoring was Cemal Duzgan, who finished with a goal and an assist, while David Moss finished with eight saves in the victory.
Kevin Roman scored two goals and Erica Nielsen added goals for Duncan Real Estate, which also received an assist from Tyler Brewer and seven saves from Tuna McCracken in the loss.
The upsets continued in the second match as No. 7 seed Vintage Beach edged No. 2 seed Sato Real Estate 5-4 behind three goals and an assist from Joey Hutchinson and a goal each from Danny Free and Damir Glavan. Mandy Sky added an assist and PJ Smargisso finished with nine saves in the victory.
The third match of the night saw No. 3 Sandbar Restaurant outscore No. 6 Solid Rock Construction 5-3 to continue the upset trend. Danny Hampton and Matthew Staggs scored two goals each to lead Sandbar, which also received a goal from Alonso Murillo and assists from Daniel Anderson and Silas Banyas in the victory.
Stephen Adair scored two goals and Amy Ivin added a goal for Solid Rock, which also received an assist from James Roadman and five saves from Steve Oelfke in the loss.
No. 5 Pool America earned an upset victory over No. 4 Gulfview Windows & Doors, but it took a penalty-kick shootout to determine a winner. The teams battled to a 3-3 tie in regulation. Pool America received single goals from Dean Hinterstoisser, Jamie Hutchinson and Christopher Klotz while Jana Whitehead scored two goals and Keith Mahoney added a goal for Gulf View in the tie.
In the penalty-kick shootout, Nate Welch, Eduardo Schlueter, and Jamie Hutchinson converted their spot kicks for Pool America, while Mahoney was the lone Gulf View player to convert, giving Pool America the victory.
Semifinal action continues May 18 when Moss Builders takes on Pool America at 7 p.m. followed by Sandbar squaring off against Vintage Beach at 8 p.m. The winners will meet in the championship match at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25.
Youth soccer winding down
Final seedings for the 8-10 youth soccer division are set, while the 11-14 division still has a week left of regular season matchups at the center.
Cheesecake Cutie lost its first match of the season, but held onto the No. 1 seed at 5-1, just ahead of No. 2 Sato Real Estate, which finished 4-2. Cutie and Sato earned byes into the semifinals, awaiting the results of No. 3 seed Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control versus No. 6 seed Am I Coconuts, which will meet up at 6:15 p.m. May 16, while No. 4 Solid Rock Construction will meet up with No. 5 Island Real Estate at 7 p.m.
The regular season action concluded May 9 with three matches, starting with Westfall’s 2-0 victory over Solid Rock. Callin Westfall scored a pair of goals and Kason Price made seven saves in the shutout win.
Isaaac Roadman made five saves and Carson Long made two saves for Solid Rock in the loss.
The second match of the night saw Island Real Estate earn a 3-0 victory over Cheesecake Cutie. Preston LaPensee scored two goals and had an assist and Colton Sullivan added a goal. Miles Moss made five saves to help preserve the victory for IRE.
Sawyer Leibfried made three saves for Cheesecake Cutie in the loss.
Sato Real Estate cruised to a 4-2 victory over Am I Coconuts in the last match of the night behind two goals from Dylan Sato and 10 saves from goalie Vincent Gollamudi. Brandon Sato and Salvatore Vera both finished with a goal and an assist in the victory.
TJ Hagey scored two goals and Andre Harwood made 11 saves for Am I Coconuts in the loss.
With one week remaining in the regular schedule, Gulf Drive Cafe holds a slim lead over second-place Moss Builders for top seed. Gulf Drive Cafe is 4-1-1, while Moss Builders is 3-1-2, two points back in the standings. Gulf Drive Cafe takes on winless Shady Lady Horticultural Services in its final match May 16, while Moss Builders squares off against third-place HSH Designs in its final regular-season match.
Action May 9 saw Gulf Drive Cafe and HSH Designs battle to a 3-3 tie. Jayden Sparks, Josiah MacDonald and Theo Aupelle each scored goals and Cyrus Ryan made nine saves to help preserve the tie.
Sterling Holiday scored two goals and Braelyn Curtis added one goal to lead HSH Designs, which also received five saves from Chase Castagna in the draw.
The last match of the night saw Moss Builders and Shady Lady battle to a 2-2 tie. Mason Moss and Callin Westfall each scored a goal to lead Moss, which also received 10 saves from Austin Guess in the tie.
Ryk Kesten and Dominick Zupa each scored a goal and Jack Zaccagnino made six saves to help preserve the tie.
KRC golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started May 8 with the men playing their regular nine-hole modified-Stableford match.
Mike Gillie grabbed first place with a plus-4, one point ahead of second-place finishers Ron Huibers, Greg Shorten and Quentin Talbert, who tied for second at plus-3. Larry Brattain and Roger Rottschafer tied for third place at plus-2.
The Key Royale women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights May 9.
Helen Pollock fired a 3-under-par 29 to run away with first place in Flight A. Pam Lowry, Betsy Meyer, Sharon Tarras and Lori Waggoner all finished at even-par 32 in a four-way tie for second place.
Connie Livanos and Gloria LaDue both carded 2-under-par 30s to tie for the top spot in Flight B. Jackie Gorski and Judy Menchek were another stroke back in second place.
Leigh Brattain won the low putts contest on 14 putts with Livanos one putt back in second.
Horseshoe news
Two teams emerged from pool play with 3-0 records and settled things in the finals during May 10 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. The championship match was all Tom Farrington, as he walked his way to a decisive 21-6 victory over Dom Livedoti and Bob Hawks to earn the day’s bragging rights.
The May 13 games were another two-team affair with Tim Sofran and Billy Silver taking on Bob Baker and John Yaroch. Sofran and Silver were nursing a 17-15 lead when Silver emphatically ended the match on a double-ringer to win the day’s championship 23-15.
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.
Community center sets summer sports schedule
Play ball!
What kind? Kickball. Football. Soccer.
The Center of Anna Maria Island is registering athletes for three sports leagues:
- Youth indoor soccer for kids ages 3-14 will run June 13-Aug. 8. Games at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, will be played 5:30-9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Player evaluations and a draft will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, for kids 11-14 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 for kids 8-10. There will be no evaluations for age divisions 3-4 and 5-7.
The cost is $10 for members and $100 for nonmembers.
Registration is required by Friday, May 26 to avoid a late fee.
- Adult kickball runs June 19-Aug. 14, with games played 6-9 p.m. Mondays.
The center is registering teams at $500 each.
Registration is required by Monday, June 5, to avoid a late fee.
- Adult flag football runs June 15-Aug. 10, with games 6-9 p.m. Thursdays.
The last day to register is Tuesday, May 30, with a draft set for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 1, following a pickup game for new players at 6 p.m.
The cost for the season is $10 for members and $120 for nonmembers.
For more information, contact Tyler Bekkerus at recreation@centerami.org or 941-778-1908, ext. 210.