Center soccer: IRE takes 6-7 division tournament title
Island Real Estate earned a come-from-behind victory over the Sandbar Restaurant team to take first place in the Anna Maria Island Community Center soccer league 6-7 division end-of-season tournament Nov. 8.
Sandbar, which scored 12 goals in victories over Dojo Athletics and the Beach Bums last week, jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind goals from Tyler Brewer and Dylan Mckee to go into halftime.
After the break, IRE’s Jaysen Berzowski took over, scoring three goals for a 3-2 victory and the 6-7 tournament title. Other members of the IRE team coached by Dave Johnston include Cameron Conley, Mary Grace Cucci, Grace Garza, Thomas Heckler, Gavin Johnston, Caiden Reed and Gianna Sparks.
Playoffs set
The AMICC fall soccer league concluded its season and playoffs will start Nov. 17 in the Division I and Premier Division.
Fran Maxon Realty completed an undefeated season in Division III, but lost a perfect season on a 0-0 tie against Connie’s Landscaping Nov. 10. Maxon defeated Jessie’s Island Store Nov. 12 to finish 9-0-1.
Southern Greens finished second in Division II, but showed it is a team to be reckoned with after winning three games last week to move up to second place.
Autoway Ford defeated the Gathering Place to finish in a first-place tie with Mike Norman Realty, but Autoway takes the tiebreaker because they went 3-2 against Mike Norman for the season.
The playoffs in Premier Division are wide open. Last-place West Coast Surf Shop rolled over first-place Beach Bistro 17-3 Nov. 8, while Wash Family Construction tied them 5-5 Nov. 9.
Check The Islander sports section next week for a complete recap of the playoffs.
Key Royale Club news
The Key Royale Club men played both a team- and individual-low-net golf game Nov. 13. Ed Havlik, Bob Elliott and Pieter Thomassen tied for low-net honors at 3-under-par 61. The team of Bob Elliott, Danny Hayes, Gary Harris and Lew Winegarden won team low net with a 7-under-par 249.
The men played a better-ball-of partners game Nov. 10. Jim Mixon and Earl Ritchie combined to card a 51 to take first place by one shot over Ed Havlik and Carl Voyles.
The women of the Key Royale Club played a nine-hole individual- and team-low-net golf game Nov. 9. Jean Holmes grabbed first place in Flight AA with a 2-under-par 30, one shot ahead of second-place finisher Brenda Solleveld. Tootie Wagner carded an impressive 5-under-par 27 to take first place in Flight A by three shots over Marcia Helgeson. Flight B winner was Sandy Dalhl, whose 5-under-par 27 was four shots ahead of Helen Pollock and Joyce Brown who finished in a tie for second place.
Roxanne Koche took first place in Flight C with a 4-under-par 28, one shot ahead of second-place finisher Joyce Reith. Barb Harold and Jan Jump both carded 3-under-par 29s to tie for first place in Flight D. Jane Winegarden was one shot back in second place.
The team of Marcia Helgeson, Cindy Miller, Mary Selby and Penny Williams combined for a 112 to take team-low-net honors. They finished 13 shots ahead of second-place finishers Jane Winegarden, Lorraine Towne and Joyce Brown. Sue Wheeler, Marcia Helgeson, Mary Selby and Judy Squier each had chipins, while Brenda Solleveld birdied hole two.
The men played an afternoon modified Stableford event Nov. 9 that saw Jonathan Holcomb score plus-5 to take first place by one point over Ron Harrold and Jim Auch. Team honors went to Quentin Talbert, Tommy McDonald, Tom Nelson and Ron Harrold with a plus-2.
The men played a nine-hole, two-best-balls-of-foursome match on. 8. Al Gunn, Jim Helgeson and Jim Auch took first place with a 52.
Slightly tarnished golf news
Islanders Don and Helen Wahls, together with their “towner” friends have kicked off the season’s golfing competition for the coveted “Slightly Tarnished Cup” golf award. This is a winter-long event held at a variety of local courses, culminating in the spring. Manatee Golf Course will again host the event.
Stay tuned for more updates as the season unfolds.
Horseshoe news
No teams managed to win all three pool play matches during Nov. 13 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. That left six teams with 2-1 records to vie for the day’s bragging rights. Gene Bobeldyk and Tom Skoloda opened the playoff with a 21-6 victory over Herb Puryear and Ron Pepka, while John Crawford and Art Kingstad rolled past Jeff Moore and Jerry Disbrow 21-7. The last opening-round match saw Fritz Erdrich and Sam Samuels defeat Dave Lansaw and Steve Grossman 22-12.
Bobeldky-Skoloda defeated Crawford-Kingstad 22-12 to advance to the finals, where they soundly defeated Erdrich-Samuels 23-10 to claim first place.
Nov. 10 horseshoe action saw three teams emerge from pool play with three victories. John Crawford and Steve Grossman drew the bye into the finals and watched as John Johnson and Jesse Brisson rolled past Herb Puryear and Norm Good by a 23-12 score. In the finals, Crawford and Grossman defeated Johnson and Brisson 21-16.
Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warm ups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
AMICC Soccer League standings
Team Won Lost Tie Pts.
Division III (ages 8-9)
Maxon 10 0 0 30
Connie’s 3 6 1 10
Jessie’s 1 8 1 4
Division II (ages 10-11)
Sparks 9 2 4 31
Southern 8 6 1 25
WFC 5 8 2 17
Mr. Bones 3 9 3 12
Division I (ages 12-13)
Autoway 7 3 0 21
Norman 7 3 0 21
Gathering 1 9 0 3
Premier Division (ages 14-17)
Bistro 5 3 2 17
WFC 4 4 2 14
Surf Shop 4 6 0 12
Adult Division
Fish Hole 6 1 0 18
Back Alley 4 2 1 13
Sun 3 3 1 10
SVEH 3 4 0 9
BTBConst. 2 4 1 7
Ross Built 1 5 1 4
AMICC Soccer League schedule
Date Time Teams
Division III Playoffs: (ages 8-9)
Nov. 19 6 p.m. Jessie’s vs. Connie’s
Nov. 20 3 p.m. Winner Nov. 19 vs. Maxon
Nov. 20 5 p.m. Allstar game
Division II Playoff (ages 10-11)
Nov. 19 7 p.m. WFC vs. Southern
Nov. 19 8 p.m. Bones vs. Sparks
Nov. 20 2 p.m. 7 p.m. winner vs. 8 p.m. winner
Nov. 20 4 p.m. All-star game
Division I Playoff (ages 12-13)
Nov. 17 6 p.m. Gathering vs. Norman
Nov. 20 11 a.m. Winner of Nov. 17 vs. Autoway
Nov. 20 1 p.m. All-star game
Premier Division Playoff (ages 14-17)
Nov. 17 7:30 p.m. Surf Shop vs. WFC
Nov. 20 10 a.m. Nov. 17 winner vs. Bistro
Nov. 20 12 p.m. All-star game
Adult Division
Nov. 11 6 p.m. SVEH vs. Fish Hole
Nov. 11 7:20 p.m. Sun vs. BTBC
Nov. 11 8:40 p.m. Ross Built vs. Back Alley