There was a full week of golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, starting April 6 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match.
Dave DuVernay carded a plus-5 to earn clubhouse bragging rights by one point over four other golfers.
Jim Goff, Greg Shorten and Larry Pippel each won a skin during the match.
Linda Dorsey won the Women’s Senior Championship April 8 with a 12-over-par 76 in the 18-hole match. Second went to Margrit Layh with a 91, while Jana Samuels was another stroke back in third.
The men played ramble/scramble format in over 18 holes April 9 for their Stag Day tournament.
The team of Brian Comer, Rod Hammonds, Charlie Porter and Don Tilden combined on a 2-over-par 66 to grab first place in the annual event. The team of Jack Lowry, Dave Richardson, Roger Rottschafer and Peter Solleveld tied the team of Brian Hogan, Bob Paine, Brian Pecquet and Matt White for second.
Horseshoe highlights
Two teams emerged from pool play and settled things in a playoff during April 8 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The team of Tom Farrington and Bob Lee earned the day’s bragging rights with a 24-10 victory over Steve Kriebel and Bo LaMura.
The April 11 games saw Bob Brown and Ron Gagnon post the lone 3-0 pool-play record, making them the day’s outright champs.
Play gets under way at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at Anna Maria City Hall. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
It is free to play and all are welcome.
Girls’ soccer kicks off season
The 2026 All Girls Division of the Center of Anna Maria Island soccer league kicked off April 6 with a pair of matches.
First up, RAK’s Wings ‘N Things and Beach Bums battled to a 3-3 tie. Elin Bannick, Heidi Bannick and Reagan Kesten each scored a goal to lead Wings ‘N Things, which also received a combined six saves from Kesten and Loretta Hopkins in the tie.
Juliette Sato scored a pair of goals to lead Sato Real Estate, which also received a goal from Kirra Taylor and two saves from Ava Bishop in the draw.
The second match of the night saw AMI Rental Cars cruise to a 5-0 victory over Bubble Binz behind three goals from Ruthie Ball and two goals from Elle Blackburn. Ariyah Carlton helped preserve the shutout victory with four saves.
Bayla Lance paced Bubble Binz with eight saves in the loss.
Adult soccer posts 2-week standings
It’s two weeks into the regular season of the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island and three teams — Pool America, Sato Real Estate and Swordfish Grill — are out in front with 2-0 records. Bubble Binz, Duncan Real Estate and Salty Printing follow with 1-1 records. Meanwhile, Florida Impact Windows, Pizza Social, Anna Maria Island Real Estate, Ross Built and Solid Rock Construction are all in search of a win.
Action kicked off April 9 with Sato cruising to 4-0 victory over Salty Printing behind two goals from Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos and a goal each from Hakan Toka and Jamal Duzgun. Tuna McCracken helped preserve the victory with eight saves in goal.
Connor Ludwig kept Salty Printing in the game with nine saves in the loss.
The next match saw Leo Gonzalez score three goals to lead Bubble Binz past Ross Built. Osvaldo Cabello, Julio Cantu and Lila Naeher each added goals, while Caleb Arendt made eight saves in the win.
Zachariah Anabtawi, Damir Glavan and Alex Villanueva each scored goals for Ross Built, which also received nine saves from Steve Oelfke in the loss.
Florida Impact Windows and Pizza Social battled to a 4-4 tie in the third match of the night. Axel Delarosa and Nick Schreiber each scored a pair of goals, while Raul Loera and Alex Quintero both had two assists. Tyler Bekkerus helped preserve the tie with seven saves for Impact Windows.
Kieran Cloutier notched a hat trick to lead Pizza Social, which also received a goal from Jackson Pakbaz and seven saves from Luke Naeher in the draw.
Pool America held on for a 4-3 victory over Solid Rock Construction behind two goals from Christopher Klotz and single goals from Selena Gonzalez and Dean Hinterstoisser.
Tim Holly scored two goals and Erica Nielson added one goal to lead Solid Rock, which also received 12 saves from Rex Kesten in the loss.
The last match of the night saw Swordfish cruise to a 5-1 victory over Duncan behind two goals and an assist from Sarah Phillips and goals from Brandon Rolland, Kevin Roman and Lucas Wilson. Caleb Phillips and Ian Donella combined on eight saves in the victory.
Jonathan Stern notched the lone goal for Duncan while Max Gazzo made eight saves in the loss.
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