It’s only two weeks into the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island but there’s only one team with a chance at perfection.
Moss Builders is 1-0 in the seven-team 8-10 soccer division, just behind Adrian Griffin Interiors, which is in first place with a 1-0-1 record. Solid Rock Construction holds down third place at 1-1, while Isola Bella Italian Eatery is in fourth at 0-0-2. Am I Coconuts and Le Creperie follow at 0-1-1, while the Porch restaurant completes the standings at 0-0-1.
Cheesecake Cutie leads the smaller 11-14 division on a tight 1-0-1 record, just ahead of Solid Rock Construction and the Gitt Team at 1-1, while HSH Designs completes the standings at 0-1-1.
Action for the 11-14s got started Sept. 18 with Gitt Team outscoring Solid Rock 5-3 behind a hat trick from Ryk Kesten and a goal each from Renan Kesten and Callin Westfall. Austin Guess helped preserve the victory with four saves in goal.
Luke Dellinger scored two goals and Jesse Zaccagnino added a goal to lead Solid Rock, which also received seven saves from Jack Zaccagnino in the loss.
The last 11-14 division game of the evening saw Cheesecake Cutie and HSH Designs battle to a 2-2 tie. Josiah MacDonald and Kegan McGlade each scored goals and Thomas Holly made three saves between the pipes.
Sterling Holiday and Cecelia Kroth each scored a goal to lead HSH Designs, which also received seven saves from Cyrus Ryan in the draw.
Action in the 8-10s then kicked off Sept. 19 with Adrian Griffin Interiors playing La Creperie to a 0-0 tie. Andre Harwood had eight saves in goal for Griffin Interiors, while his counterpart on La Creperie, Sawyer Leibfried, made seven saves in the tie.
The second match of the night saw Isola Bella battle to a 1-1 tie with the Porch. Ruby Kesten notched the goal for Isola Bella, while Trinity Miller finished with a save in goal.
Luke Willing scored the tying goal for the Porch, which also received seven saves from Santiago Cantero to preserve the tie.
The last 8-10 division match of the evening saw Solid Rock earn a 3-0 shutout victory over Am I Coconuts behind two goals from Matthew Darak and a goal from Sam Raulerson. Carson Long helped preserve the shutout with five saves in goal.
Goalie Kason Price led the Coconuts with seven saves in the loss.
Adult soccer continues on center pitch
Moss Builders and Sato Real Estate are tied atop the standings in the adult soccer league at the center with matching 3-0 records.
Ross Built is holding down second place with a 2-1 record, followed by Gulf Drive Cafe at 1-1-1. Gulf View Window & Doors is in fifth place at 1-2-0, just ahead of Pool America, Sandbar Restaurant and Slim’s Place, all with 0-2-1 records.
Action Sept. 21 kicked off with Sato holding on for a 5-4 victory over Pool America thanks to a hat trick from Amy Ivin. Jamal Duzgun added a goal and an assist for Sato, which also received a goal from James Troxler and nine saves from Benjamin Sato in the victory.
Luca Vecchio scored three goals and Sam Parker added a goal for Pool America, which also received 10 saves from Chris Klotz in the loss.
Daniel Hampton scored a hat trick to lead Ross Built to a 4-3 victory over Sandbar Restaurant in the second game of the night. Selena Gonzalez-Salinas added a goal, while Max Gazzo helped preserve the victory with nine saves.
Matthew Staggs had a goal and an assist for Sandbar, which also received a goal each from Jake Czajkowski and Alex Villanueva. Robb Marshall helped keep Sandbar in the match with 10 saves in the loss.
Gulf Drive Cafe cruised to a 7-1 victory over Slim’s Place behind three goals from Helio Gomez and two goals and an assist from Kevin Roman. Alejandro Aviles added a goal and Javier Rivera each scored a goal for the cafe, which also received a pair of assists from Eliza Faillace and 11 saves from Tuna McCracken in the victory.
Lindsey Styka notched the lone goal for Slim’s, which also received six saves from Steve Oelfke in the loss.
Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos had three goals and an assist and Dean Hinterstoisser added two goals and an assist to lead Moss Builders to a 7-2 victory over Gulf View Windows & Doors in the final match of the night. Kari Stephens and James Lynch scored and Erica Nielsen had an assist for Moss, which also received nine saves from Ryan Moss in the win.
Keith Mahoney and Eric Pullen scored a goal each to lead Gulf View, which also received two assists from Leo Gonzalez and a combined six saves from Mahoney and Raul Loera in the loss.
KRC tees off with a full week of golf
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started Sept. 18 with the weekly men’s modified-Stableford system match.
The day saw Tom Nelson on top of the leaderboard with a plus-2 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The trio of Ed Harrell, Blake Ress and Bill Shuman tied for second place at plus-1.
Jenny Huibers rode a chipin on the second hole to a 2-under-par 30 and a first-place finish in the women’s individual low-net match Sept. 19. Jana Samuels was one stroke back in second place with a 1-under-par 31, while Helen Pollack was alone in third place at even-par 32.
Club members teed off Sept. 21 in a three-person scramble that ended up in a three-way tie. The team of Don Grau, Jenny and Rob Huibers matched the score carded by the team of Rod Hammond, Warren Stevens and Ken Kari, who matched the score of Jana Samuels, Mike Cusato and Kurt Snouffer for a crowded first-place award celebration.
Horseshoe news from the AM pits
Two teams emerged from pool play during Sept. 20 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits and settled things in a championship match. Bob Heiger and Tom Farrington combined on a 21-15 victory over Tim Sofran to win the day’s bragging rights.
The Sept. 23 games saw Sofran rebound with a come-from-behind 22-19 victory over Farrington and Dom Livedotti.
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.