After three weeks of action in the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Moss Builders is alone at 2-0 in its pursuit of a perfect record in the 8-10 division.
Isola Bella Italian Eatery holds down second at 1-0-2, closely followed by Adrian Griffin Interiors and La Creperie, which are 1-1-1. Solid Rock Construction is in fifth at 1-1, while Am I Coconuts at 0-2-1 and the Porch Restaurant at 0-1-1 complete the standings.
Cheesecake Cutie leads the 11-14 teams with a 2-0-1, just ahead of the Gitt Team, which boasts a 2-1 record. Solid Rock Construction holds down third place at 1-2, while HSH Designs completes the 11-14 standings with a 0-2-1 record.
Action Sept. 26 kicked off with Moss Builders earning a 3-1 victory over Am I Coconuts behind two goals from Gunnar Maize and a goal and an assist from Parker Svoboda. Miles Moss helped preserve the victory with six saves in goal.
Beau Canup notched the lone goal for Am I Coconuts, which also received nine saves from Kason Price in the loss.
Isola Bella Italian Eatery cruised to a 3-0 victory over Adrian Griffin Interiors behind a goal each from Chandler LaPensee, Owen Mahoney and Asher Patel. Trinity Miller helped to preserve the shutout with four saves in goal.
Andre Harwood made five saves for Adrian Griffin Interiors in the loss.
The last 8-10 match of the night saw La Creperie earn a 3-1 victory over the Porch, thanks to a Silas Whitehead hat trick. Louis Bacon chipped in an assist, while Sawyer Leibfried made one save in the victory.
Luke Willing scored the lone goal for the Porch, which also received 10 saves from Santiago Cantero.
Action in the 11-14 division Sept. 26 got started with the Gitt Team cruising to a 7-2 victory over HSH Designs behind four goals from Renan Kesten and two goals from Callin Westfall. Ryk Kesten chipped in with a goal and two assists and Austin Guess made five saves in the victory.
Cecelia Kroth scored a pair of goals for HSH Designs, which also received five saves from Cyrus Ryan in the loss.
The last match of the evening saw Cheesecake Cutie ease past Solid Rock Construction by a 4-3 score. Kegan McGlade paced Cheesecake Cutie with two goal while Preston LaPensee added a goal and an assist. Theo Aupelle added one goal and Thomas Holly finished with five saves in the victory.
Luke Dellenger scored two goals for Solid Rock, which also received a goal from Jesse Zaccagnino and six saves from brother Jack Zaccagnino.
Adult soccer action at center pitch
Moss Builders is off to a 4-0 start in the adult soccer league at the community center. Ross Built and Sato Real Estate are on their heels with matching 3-1 records. Gulf Drive Cafe is alone in third place at 2-1-1 while Sandbar Restaurant is in fourth place at 1-2-1 record. Gulf View Windows & Doors holds down fifth place at 1-3, while Pool America and Slim’s Place are tied for last with 0-3-1 records.
Action Sept. 28 stumbled at the start when Sato failed to field a team, giving Ross a forfeit victory.
The second match of the night saw Sandbar slip past Pool America by a 4-3 score. Jacek Czajkowski, Jake Parsons, Matthew Staggs and Alex Villanueva each scored goals and Robb Marshall made seven saves to preserve the victory.
Murat Akay scored two goals for Pool America, which also received a goal and an assist from Luca Vecchio. Chris Klotz helped keep Pool America in the game with 11 saves in the loss.
Gulf Drive Cafe held on for a 4-3 victory over Gulf View Windows & Doors behind a pair of goals from Eliza Faillace and a goal and three assists from Kevin Roman. Tyler Brewer added a goal and Tuna McCracken made 12 saves in the victory.
Leo Gonzalez, Keith Mahoney and Eric Pullen each scored goals and Raul Loera made eight saves.
The last match of the evening saw Moss Builders cruise to a 5-2 victory over Slim’s Place behind two goals from Dean Hinterstoisser and a goal and an assist from Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos. James Lynch and Sam Parker each added goals and Ryan Moss made eight saves in the win.
Chris Klotz and Lindsey Styka each scored for Slim’s Place, which also received eight saves from Steve Oelfke in the loss.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started Sept. 25 with the men’s modified-Stableford match. Terry Schaefer earned clubhouse bragging rights with a plus-4, one point ahead of second-place finisher Ken Kari. Bruce Christenson, Ron Huibers, Larry Pippel and Blake Ress tied for third at plus-2.
Helen Pollock fired a 3-under-par 29 Sept. 26 to grab first place in the women’s individual low-net match. Jackie Gorski was alone in second with a 1-under-par 31, just ahead of Jenny Huibers whose even-par round included a birdie on the second hole.
A nine-hole scramble Sept. 28 wrapped up the week’s challenges with the team of Mike Cusato, Ed Harrel and Larry Pippel combining on a 3-under-par 29 for the win. The team of Dan Doreste, Deb Richardson and Jenny and Ron Huibers were one stroke back in second place.
News from Anna Maria pits
Tim Sofran and Gary Howcroft teamed up to be the day’s outright champs. Sept. 27 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The Sept. 30 games saw three teams advance to the knockout stage. Tom Farrington and Bob Baker drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Sofran and Stu Lindberg advanced with a 21-11 victory over Bob Heiger and Howcroft. The championship match was a close affair until Baker threw a game-winning double ringer to put an exclamation point on a 24-15 victory.