Playoffs set in youth soccer, horseshoe record, club golf
The youth soccer playoffs began at the The Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna Maria Nov. 3 with a No. 4 seed versus No. 1 seed matchup — Wash Family Construction and Progressive Cabinetry — in the 11-13 division.
Wash was hoping to pull off an upset and advance to the finals, but fell short in a competitive 3-1 game.
The game was back and forth early on as the Wash defense of Rain Cooper, Fiona Leatham-Turner and Conal Cassidy held the strong Progressive offense in front of goalie Michael Pears in check. However, the Progressive defense of Ben Brashear, Riley Baugh and Giancarlo Padilla was stout in front of goalie Adam Carlson.
Wash almost got on the scoreboard on a free kick from 30 yards by Cassidy, but his high-arching shot went wide of the goal.
Midway through the second quarter, Progressive broke through as the Wash defense failed to clear the ball. It ended up on the foot of Jackie Schlossberg, who ripped a shot past Pears for a 1-0 lead.
Five minutes later, Anthony Monetti got loose up the left side and passed to Gavin Johnston, who beat Pears to give Progressive a 2-0 lead.
The second half saw Cassidy and Dalton Guthrie switch positions in an attempt to produce some offense. It almost paid dividends right away, as Cassidy got loose on a run up the right side, but his shot was high.
Progressive added to its lead when a clearing attempt deflected to Schlossberg, who deposited it into the goal for a 3-0 lead.
Guthrie settled in on defense and kept the Progressive offense at bay for the remainder of the game. Midway through the half, Cassidy got loose up the middle and came in one-on-one with Carlson. He held the ball until Carlson committed and slipped it into goal to cut the lead to 3-1.
Cassidy again got loose on the right side and ripped a laser that had goal written all over it, but Carlson came up with a highlight-reel save to deny what turned out to be Wash’s final scoring chance in the 3-1 loss.
The second playoff game saw second-seed Sugar Beach Digital take on No. 3 seed Tyler’s Ice Cream. It was a back-and-forth affair that ended in a 5-5 tie that was ultimately won in a penalty-kick shootout by Sugar Beach.
Tyler Brewer scored five goals to lead Sugar Beach, while Javier Riveria scored three goals to lead Tyler’s, which also received a goal each from German Riveria and Fransessco Maninio.
Sugar Beach Digital turned its sights to the Nov. 9 championship match against Progressive Cabinetry — to be reported next week.
Playoff action continued Nov. 4 with No. 3 seed The Feast taking on No. 2 West Coast Air Conditioning in the 8-10 division.
It was all WCAC, as they rolled to a 4-1 victory to advance to the championship match Nov. 9 against Miller’s Electric.
Eric McDonald and Frankie Coleman scored two goals each to lead WCAC, while Gregory Jordan scored the lone goal for The Feast in the loss.
The week of soccer ended Nov. 6 with all-star action in the 8-10 and 11-13 divisions. The Blue team of Jack Mattick, Juliet Greene, Nick Yatos, Kiera Johnston, Frankie Coleman and Eric and Brad McDonald defeated the White team 4-1 in the 8-10 all-star game.
Eric McDonald led the Blue with two goals, while Johnston and Brad McDonald each scored one goal in the victory. Members of the White all stars included Gregory Jordan, Max Higgins, Aiden Templeton, Kendall Johnston, Marley Culhane and Anthony Nguyen who scored the lone goal for the White.
The 11-13 all-star game was a competitive match that ended in a 4-4 tie in regulation. The Blue team of Thomas Heckler, Fransessco Manino, Chris Snyder, Gavin Johnston, Dalton Guthrie and Anthony Monetti. Guthrie and Monetti scored two goals each to lead the Blue offense.
The White team included Riley Baugh, Daniel Sentman Adam Carlson, German Riveria, Sam Waterman and Tyler Brewer. Brewer scored two goals to lead the White team, which also received a goal each from Waterman and Riveria in the loss.
Horseshoe news
Three teams emerged from pool play and advanced to the knockout stage during Nov. 4 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. During pool play, Bob Palmer tied an Anna Maria Island record held by Hank Huyghe with eight consecutive ringers. In the semifinal match, Bob Rowley and Bob Lee defeated Karl Thomas and Adin Shank 26-17 to advance to the finals. Lee and Rowley rolled over Herb Puryear and Palmer by a 23-3 score to earn bragging rights for the day.
The Nov. 7 games again saw Palmer heat up, this time throwing nine consecutive ringers to set a new record and help him and his partner Gene Bobeldyk advance to the finals. They edged Dom Livedoti and Puryear 21-20 to earn a trip to the winner’s circle.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday 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.
Key Royale golf news
The Key Royale Club men played their annual Fall Stag Day tourney Nov. 5 with almost 70 golfers competing for individual-low-gross, low-net and a team low-net titles.
Mark Mixon grabbed low-gross honors for the morning group with a 2-over-par 34, edging Jim Helgeson, who finished one shot back in second place.
Chet Hutton’s 4-under-par 28 gave him low-net honors, while Wayne Patterson was one stroke back with a 3-under-par 29. Don Lattore and Jim Hitchen, with the help of two proxie scores, combined on a 5-under-par 123 for the team low-net title.
Tim Friesen’s 3-over-par 35 gave him first place in the afternoon low-gross competition. Holcomb was alone in second place with a 36.
Merritt Fineout and Jack Lowry both carded 2-under par-30s to tie for first place in the low-net category. Lowry teamed with Bill Koche, Dennis Schavey and Ron Vandeman to combine on a 4-over-par 132 to win the afternoon team low-net title.
The women played a nine-hole, individual-low-net golf match in four flights Nov. 3 with a side game of low putts. Phyllis Roe and Mary Lou Drier tied for first place in Flight A with matching 1-under-par 31s, while Debi Wohlert was another shot back in second place. Brenda Solleveld won low putts with 10.
Helen Pollock and Meredith Slavin both carded 4-under par 28s to finish in a tie for first place in Flight B. Liz Lang was alone in second with a 1-under-par 31 and Slavin’s 11 putts were the low total for the flight.
Sally Martin fired a 3-under-par 29 to take first in Flight C by two shots over Terry Westby. Roxanne Koche was alone in third with an even-par 32, while Judy Ward’s 15 putts came in lowest.
Janet Razze torched the course with an 8-under-par 24 to win Flight D by five shots over Joyce Lathrop, who was alone in second at 3-under-par 29. Marcia O’Brien took third place with a 2-under-par, while Vicki Anderson won low putts with 14 on her round.