After three weeks of action in the 8-10 division of the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, the competition has been keen.
Beach Bums and Moss Builders share the top spot in the standings with matching 2-0-1 records, just ahead of Solid Rock Construction at 1-0-2. The Fish Guy Aquarium Services holds down fourth place with a 1-2 record, while Adrian Griffin Interiors at 0-1-2 and 0-3 Shady Lady Horticultural Services complete the standings.
Action for the 8-10s April 22 saw Beach Bums cruise past Shady Lady 5-1 behind three goals from Louis Bacon and two goals from Parker Svoboda.
The second game of the night saw Adrian Griffin Interiors and Solid Rock Construction battle to a 0-0 tie. Deacon Bekkerus came through with seven saves for Adrian Griffin, while Elijah Roadman made six saves for Solid Rock.
Owen Mahoney scored the lone goal to lead Moss Builders to a 1-0 victory over the Fish Guy in the last 8-10 game of the night.
The 11-13 division standings have La Creperie running away with first place on a 4-0 record. Solid Rock Construction and Westfall’s Lawn Care and Pest Control are tied for second with 2-2 records, while AMI Outfitters completes the standings with an 0-4 record.
Action in the 11-13 division April 22 kicked off with Westfall’s Lawn Care edging AMI Outfitters 3-2 behind two goals from Callin Westfall and one goal from Braylen Briggs.
Lucas Signor and Jasmine Sparks notched the goals for AMI Outfitters in the loss.
Renan Kesten scored four goals for La Creperie on the way to a 6-3 victory over Solid Rock Construction in the second 11-!3 division game of the night. Gunnar Maize added a pair of goals in the victory.
Maggie Niedzwick scored two goals and Turner Worth had one for Solid Rock in the loss.
The 14-17 division standings are perfectly balanced with the Gitt Team-Keller Williams on the Water leading the way with a 4-0 record with Better On Bikes right behind at 3-1. Moss Builders holds down third place at 1-3, while HSH Design is 0-4.
Better On Bikes opened the 14-17 action April 22 with a 6-0 victory over HSH Design behind three goals each from Renan Kesten and Callin Westfall.
Kyle Castagna made six saves for HSH Design in the loss.
The last l4-17 division game of the evening saw Gitt Team outscore Moss Builders 7-5 behind five goals from Jesse Zaccagnino and two goals from Ryk Kesten.
Turner Worth scored three goals and Mason Moss added two goals for Moss Builders in the loss.
Adult soccer action continues
Moss Builders is on top of the standings in the adult soccer league at the community center at 4-1, just ahead of 3-0-2 Florida Impact Windows and 3-1-1 Hampton Painting. Language Services Associates is close behind at 2-1-2, just ahead of Pool America 2-2-1. Ross Built, Bubble Binz and Sato Real Estate all follow at 2-3 while Duncan Real Estate at 1-2-2 and 0-5 Slicker’s Eatery complete the standings.
Action April 24 opened with Duncan Real Estate rolling to a 9-3 victory over Sato behind five goals from Danny Free and three goals from Cody Wright.
Pool America and Language Services Associates battled to a 4-4 tie in the second game of the evening. Lucas Wilson scored three goals and Hugo Gallegos added one to lead Pool America.
Tyler Brewer, Helio Gomez, Alex Villanueva and Erica Nielson each scored a goal for Language Services Associates in the draw.
Moss Builders cruised to a 6-2 victory over Slicker’s Eatery with three goals from Zachariah Anabtawi. Julio Cantu, Greg Moss and James Roadman each added a goal for the win.
Chaz Heller notched the lone goals for Slicker’s Eatery in the loss.
Selinz Gonzalez-Salinas scored the game’s lone goal to lead Florida Impact Windows to a 1-0 victory over Bubble Binz in the fourth game of the night.
The last game of the night saw Hampton Painting and Ross Built battle to a 4-4 tie. Ethan Hampton and Jorge Hernandez each scored two goals for Hampton Painting.
Key Royale golf news
After a couple of weeks of tournaments at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, the schedule settled into the regular offseason matches.
The men played their weekly modified-Stableford system match April 21 with Ron Vandeman carding a plus-6 to earn clubhouse bragging rights by one point over Dave DuVernay. Gary Razze and Greg Shorten finished in a tie for second place at plus-4.
Judy Christensen fired a 7-under-par 25 to cruise to victory in Flight A during the ladies’ individual-low-net match April 21. Nina McSparren was alone in second at 2-under-par 30, while Terry Taylor and Sue Wheeler tied for third at 1-under-par 31.
Jan Turner carded a 5-under-par 27 to earn a three-shot victory in Flight B over Sue Christenson and Gloria LaDue, who tied for second. Billie Jean Pinson was alone in third place at 1-under-par 31.
The week of golf concluded with members playing a combo scramble/shamble to a modified course, playing to a par 50. The team of Bob O’Brien, Gary Razze and Greg Shorten combined on a 2-under-par 48 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Bob Blaser, Janelle Clements, Eric Lawson and Chuck Patrick tied the team of Brian Comer, Dale Miller, Scott Mitchell and Blake Ress to finish in a tie for second place.
Horseshoes action
Two teams advanced to the knockout stage during April 23 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. The team of Tim Sofran and Tom Farrington cruised to a 22-10 victory over Bob Lee and Tom Skoloda to win the day’s championship.
Sofran was back in the mix April 26, this time teamed up with Billy Silver. Sofran and Silver eliminated Farrington and Steve Kriebel 23-3 in the semifinal and followed up with a 23-4 victory over Lee to earn the day’s top spot.
Play gets under way 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 and everyone is welcome.