Regular-season action concluded May 12 in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island and the playoff matchups are set to kick off May 19.
Moss Builders completed an undefeated season to earn the No. 1 seed on a 7-0 record and will take on No. 8 Gitt Team at 7 p.m., while Servis First Bank at No. 2 on a 5-2 season will take on No. 7 Salty Printing at 8 p.m. Next up at 9 p.m., Gulfview Windows & Doors at No. 3 and 4-2-1 will face No. 6 seed Progressive Cabinetry. Sato Real Estate held No. 4 with a 3-4 record and will take on No. 5 Shady Lady at 6 p.m. to open the playoffs.
Action May 12 kicked off with Salty Printing earning a 5-2 victory over Shady Lady behind three goals and an assist from Kevin Roman and a pair of goals from Tyler Brewer. Nick Cavalluzzi added an assist and Tuna McCracken finished with 16 saves to help preserve the victory.
Nate Welch and Adam Mott scored a goal each, while Mott and Jake Parsons combined on 10 saves for Shady Lady in the loss.
Gulfview Windows & Doors blew out the Gitt Team by a 9-1 margin thanks to three goals from Keith Mahoney and two goals each from Osvaldo Cabello, Greg Ross and Blair Schlossberg. Schlossberg added two assists, while Raul Loera finished with four saves.
Austin Nutting notched the lone goal for Gitt, which also received 11 combined saves from Flavio Olvera and Matt Staggs in the loss.
The third scheduled match of the evening saw Servis First Bank earn a forfeit victory over Sato, which failed to field a team.
The final match of the night saw undefeated Moss Builders cruise past Progressive Cabinetry by an 8-0 score. Olaf Krause scored four goals to lead Moss Builders, which also received two goals from Hakan Toka and a goal each from Gregg Moss and Gerardo Urbiola in the victory.
Youth soccer enters week 5
The youth soccer league at the community center completed its fourth week of action with a bevy of games May 10.
The standings are tight in the five-team, 8-10 division. Flip Flop Candy Shop is on top with a 2-0-1 record, just in front of Gitt Team, which boasts a 2-1 record. Solid Rock Construction holds down third place at 1-1-1, while Beach Bums is right behind at 1-2-1. Tidy MD completes the standings at 0-2-1.
There’s a little more separation in the 11-14 division where Moss Builders sits comfortably on top with a 3-0-1 record, followed by Shady Lady at 2-2. HSH Designs is alone in third place at 1-2-1, while Miz & Hiz Biz completes the standings at 1-3-0.
Action May 10 kicked off in the 8-10 division with Flip Flop Candy Shop battling to a 1-1 tie with Solid Rock Construction.
Preston LaPensee notched the lone goal for Flip Flop, which also received four saves from Keilee Mulcahy in the tie.
Luke Willing scored for Solid Rock, which received five saves from Isaac Roadman.
The second 8-10 division matchup between Tidy MD and Beach Bums also ended in a 1-1 tie. Kirra Quinby scored the lone goal for Tidy MD and Braelyn Curtis made three saves.
Brandon Sato scored for Beach Bums, while Asher Patel came through with eight saves.
Action in the 11-14 division kicked off with yet another tie. HSH Designs and Moss Builders battled to 5-5. Maddox Culhane scored three goals to lead HSH Designs, which also received two goals and two assists from Frankie Coleman and four saves from Ava Gitt.
Jack Mattick scored five goals to lead Moss, which also received seven saves from Charlie Serra.
The final match of the night finally produced a victory as Miz & Hiz Biz eased past Shady Lady by a 3-2 score. Nixon Conner, Cecelia Kroth and Chad Nunez each scored goals, while Liam Nunez made three saves in the victory.
Victor Albrecht and Savanna Coba led Shady Lady with a goal each in the loss, while Jack Zaccagnino made five saves.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started May 10 with the women teeing off in three flights in their weekly nine-hole individual-low-net match. Helen Pollock captured first place in Flight A with a solid 1-under-par 31 to edge out Sue Wheeler by a stroke.
Jackie Gorski’s 1-under-par 31 gave her first place in Flight B by three strokes over second-place finishers Janet Razze and Gloria LaDue.
Peggi Clauhs rode a chipin on the seventh hole for the low-net round of the day with a 3-under-par 29 and first place in Flight C. Meredith Slavin took second place with a 2-under-par 30.
The week of golf ended May 12 with a nine-hole scramble where teams counted all of their putts from each player to put the ball in the hole. The team of Don Grau, Jon Holcomb, Bob Leedham and Quentin Talbert matched the 35 carded by John Cassese, Ken Nagengast, Earl Ritchie and Ron Vandeman for a two-way tie for first place.
Horseshoe news
Tim Sofran teamed up with Bob Baker to forge the lone 3-0 record in pool play, giving the duo the outright championship during May 11 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City hall pits. Sofran was hot, throwing 10 consecutive ringers over two games to help his team to victory.
Sofran then went solo for the May 14 games, walking his way to two shutout victories before facing some resistance in his third pool play win. Bill Silver and the team of Lisa Allen and Tom Skoloda also advanced to the knockout stage, which sent Sofran cruising to a 24-0 victory over Silver. The finals were more of the same as Sofran stayed on a roll, defeating Allen and Skoloda 23-1 to stay unbeaten for the week.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warm ups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
Kids: Sign up ongoing for indoor soccer
Registration for the indoor youth soccer league — with games played in the center gym — is open for players ages 8-13. Cost for the season is $10 for members and $100 for nonmembers.
The season will kick off June 7 with player evaluations at 6:30 p.m. while the season of matches will get underway June 14.
Registration closes June 6, but late registration is allowed with a $10 late fee.
Games will be played Tuesdays starting at 6 p.m.
Players can register at centerami.org or at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
To sponsor a team or for more information about the league, contact the center at 941-778-1908.