It was another full week of island sporting action at the community center in Anna Maria with youth and adult soccer and adult basketball, along with golf at the Key Royale Club and horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
With one week remaining in the regular season of the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Moss Builders has the top seed locked up with a 7-1 record.
Florida Impact Windows and Language Services Associates are tied for second with 4-1-3 records, just ahead of fourth place Hampton Painting.
Ross Built holds down fifth place at 4-3-1, while Sato Real Estate is alone in sixth place at 2-3-3. Pool America is in eighth place at 2-4-2, just ahead of ninth place Bubble Binz at 2-5-1, while last place Slicker’s Eatery is still in search of a victory.
Action May 15 saw Moss Builders flex their muscles in a match against second-place Florida Impact Windows. Moss Builders jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and continued to pile on in their 8-0 victory. Greg Moss finished with five goals for Moss, which also received goals from Zachariah Anabtawi, Ian Godfrey and James Rodriguez, while Ryan Moss was stout in goal with 13 saves in the victory.
Florida Impact Windows goalie Travis John Bates, who was under siege all game, finished with eight saves in the loss.
In other May 15 games, Sato edged Pool America 3-2, while Bubble Binz and Hampton Painting battled to a 3-3 tie. The fourth game of the night saw Ross Built and Language Services battle to a 5-5 draw, while the last game of the night saw Duncan Real Estate edge Slicker’s Eatery 5-4.
Youth soccer continues
The youth soccer league at the center has one week to go in the regular season for the 11-13 and 14-17 divisions, while the 8-10 playoffs started May 20.
Beach Bums at 5-0-1 and Moss Builders at 4-0-2 have locked up the top two seeds in the 8-10 division and the accompanying bye into the semifinals. The quarterfinal matchups have Solid Rock Construction taking on Adrian Griffin Interiors, while Shady Lady takes on the Fish Guy Aquarium Services.
With one week remaining in the 11-13’s regular season, La Creperie has clinched the top seed with a perfect 7-0 record. Westfall’s Lawn Care and Pest Control holds down the second seed with a 4-3 record, while Solid Rock Construction is alone in third with a 2-5 record. AMI Outfitters completes the standings with a 1-6 record.
The last games of the regular season were to be played May 20, with an end-of-season cookout on tap as well. The following day, the playoffs begin with La Creperie taking on AMI Outfitters followed by Westfall’s Lawn Care taking on Solid Rock in the other semifinal match. The winners will meet May 27 in the championship.
The 14-17 division also has a week of regular play remaining, but the final seedings are set. No. 1 seed Gitt Team will take on No. 4 HSH Design in the first semifinal match May 21, while Better On Bikes and Moss Builders will play in the second semifinal. The winners will battle May 27 for the championship.
3-v-3 basketball action
Halfway through the regular season of the 3-v-3 adult basketball league at the center, Slim’s Place is on top of the standings with a perfect 5-0 record, just ahead of Luxury Services, Moss Builders and Solid Rock Construction, all with 4-1 records. Bradenton Home Inspections, Salty Printing and Slicker’s Eatery are tied for fifth place at 2-3 while Coaster Continent and Primetime Lending tied for eighth place. Edible Cookie Dough holds down the 10th spot at 0-4.
Key Royale golf news
Heavy rains shut down the course May 12-13, while members were able to hit the links May 15 for a nine-hole scramble.
The team of Larry Solberg and Eric and Monica Lawson combined on a 6-under-par 26 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the week. Second place went to the team of Deb and Dave Richardson, Bill Sweeney and Terry Tarras, who combined on a 4-under-par 28.
Horseshoe action
Two teams emerged from pool play and settled things in the championship match May 14 during horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
Tom Farrington teamed up with Dom Livedoti to defeat Gersey Fernandes and Tim Sofran 23-13 and earn the day’s bragging rights.
The May 17 games saw Fernandes exact some revenge with a 21-8 victory over Sofran and Livedoti in the finals.
The action gets started 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.