After four weeks of action in the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Solid Rock Construction is solidly on top of the 11-14 standings with a 3-0-1 record, 3 points clear of second place Gitt Team-KW On The Water, which is 2-1-1. HSH Designs and Better On Bikes follow at 1-2-1, while Shady Lady Horticultural Services completes the 11-14 standings at 1-3.
The 8-10 division has Moss Builders at 4-0, chasing perfection just ahead of Solid Rock Construction at 2-0-2. La Creperie holds down third place with a 2-1-1 record. Adrian Griffin Interiors is alone in third place with a 1-2-1 record, while Gulf Drive Cafe at 1-3 and The Fish Guy Aquarium Services round out the standings at 0-4.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off Nov. 5 with La Creperie cruising past The Fish Guy Aquarium Services 6-0 behind a hat trick from Parker Svoboda and two goals and six saves from Sawyer Leifried. Louis Bacon added one goal and Grayson Hinckle added an assist in the victory.
Deacon Bekkerus made five saves to lead The Fish Guy in the loss.
Joseph Caballero scored four goals to lead Moss Builders to a 4-2 victory over Gulf Drive Cafe, their fourth win without a loss. Titus Moss had a strong game in goal, finishing with10 saves to close out the victory for Moss Builders.
Everly Chaplinsky scored two goals for Gulf Drive Cafe, which also received an assist from Lemon Blackburn and six saves from Miles Moss in the loss.
The last 8-10 division match of the evening saw Solid Rock Construction and Adrian Griffin Interiors battle to a 1-1 tie. Evangeline Zupa notched the lone goal for Solid Rock on an assist from Ruby Kesten, while Elijah Roadman came through with seven saves in the draw.
Ruthie Ball led Adrian Griffin Interiors with one goal and Judah Treworgy made seven saves to help preserve the tie.
Action in the 11-14 division kicked off Nov. 4 with HSH Designs edging Better On Bikes 3-2 thanks to a hat trick from Sterling Holiday and an assist and five saves from Mason Moss.
Renan Kesten and TJ Hagey each scored for Better On Bikes in the loss.
Solid Rock rolled past Shady Lady 7-1 behind five goals from Charlie Serra and two goals from Callin Westfall in the second 11-14 match of the evening. Jordan Tobey closed out the win with eight saves in goal.
Dominik Zupa scored a goal for Shady Lady, which also received 12 saves from Jack Zaccanino in the loss.
The last 11-14 match of the week saw Gitt Team cruise to a 4-0 victory over Shady Lady Nov. 5. Ryk Kesten scored a pair of goals to lead Shady Lady, which also received a goal and an assist from Lucas Signor and a goal and five saves from Austin Guess.
Jack Zaccagnino finished with five saves in the loss for Shady Lade.
Adult soccer moves to week 6
After five weeks of action in the adult soccer league at the community center, Solid Rock Construction holds a commanding 5-0 lead in the standings. AMI Dolphin Tours and Moss Builders are tied for second place at 3-1-1, just ahead of Pool America and Ross Built, which are tied for third at 3-2. Hampton Painting follows with a 1-2-2 record, just ahead of Bubble Binz at 2-3. Language Services holds down eighth place with a 1-2-2 record while Gulf Drive Cafe at 1-4 and Sato Real Estate at 0-5 complete the standings.
Action Nov. 7 saw Moss Builders and Hampton Painting battle to a 3-3 tie, while the second match of the night saw Language Services earn a 3-1 victory over Ross Built. AMI Dolphin Tours cruised to a 6-1 victory over Gulf Drive Cafe in the third match of the evening, and Solid Rock outlasted Bubble Binz 6-5 in the fourth match of the night. The action concluded with Pool America edging Sato 4-3.
Horseshoes are back
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage during horseshoe action Nov. 6 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Rod Bussey, playing for the first time since April, teamed up with Bob Hawks for a triumphant return to the pits. The duo dropped their first match, but proceeded to win four in a row to earn a trip to the winner’s circle.
Two teams met in the finals during the Nov. 9 games after posting 3-0 records during pool play. Tom Farrington cruised past Tom Skoloda and Tim Sofran 21-3 to earn the day’s bragging rights.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play.
Key Royale news
Golf activity at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach is getting back to normal with the men resuming their Monday morning ritual with a nine-hole individual-low-net match Nov. 4. Greg Shorten fired a 3-under-par 29 to earn a two-stroke victory over second-place finisher Tom Solosky. Dom Livedoti was alone in third place with an even-par 32.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match Nov. 5. Jana Samuels carded a 2-under-par 30 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Linda Dorsey and Sue Wheeler tied for second at 1-under-par 31, while Brenda Solleveld took third place with a 1-over-par 33.