It’s full-on soccer season at the island community center.
After four weeks of action in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Slim’s Place is still chasing perfection with a 4-0 record, just ahead of 3-1 Pool America. Wash Family Construction and Moss Builders are tied for third at 2-1-1, while Ross Built holds down fifth place at 1-2-1. Sato Real Estate and Gulfview Windows & Doors are at 1-3, while Servis First Bank at 0-3-1 is in search of a win.
Action on the pitch Oct. 13 kicked off with Pool America cruising to a 7-3 victory over Ross Built behind two goals each from Chris Klotz, Matthew Staggs and Nassar Tawalbeh. Klotz also combined with Jack Goodier to make four saves in the victory.
Dean Hinterstoisser notched a hat trick for Ross Built, which also received 13 saves from goalie Steve Oelfke in the loss.
Sato earned its first victory of the season by outscoring Servis First Bank by a 5-2 score. Daniel Anderson and Jacek Czajkowski scored two goals each to lead Sato, which also received a goal from Lindsey Styka and three saves from Josh Sato.
Maruo Vecchio and Yuri Pereira each scored a goal and Pereira also combined with Luca Vecchio and Luck Durmaz on eight saves for Servis.
Slim’s Place remained unbeaten thanks to a 4-2 victory over Gulfview Windows & Doors behind a pair of goals from Joey Hutchinson and a goal each from Matt Darak and Eric Pullen. Sean McCarthy helped preserve the victory with eight saves between the pipes.
Chris Culhane and Zachary Long each scored for Gulfview, which also received seven saves from Tuna McCracken in the loss.
The last match of the evening was a “defense optional” match that saw Moss Builders outscore Wash Family Construction 9-7 behind a pair of hat tricks by Jake Parsons and Daniel Hampton. Olaf Krause added two goals and James Roadman had a goal to complete the scoring. Ryan Moss added an assist to go along with eight saves in goal.
Kevin Roman scored four goals and Tyler Brewer had three for Wash, which received four saves from Karri Stephens in the loss.
Youth soccer action hits week 4
After four weeks of action in the youth soccer league at the community center, the 10U standings are tight with only Cloud Pest Control seemingly out of contention for top seed at 0-4.
LaPensee Plumbing is 3-0-1, just ahead of Island Real Estate, which boasts a 3-1 record. Sato Real Estate follows at 2-0-2, while AMI Coconuts at 1-1-2 and Solid Rock Construction at 1-2-1 follow in the standings.
The three-team 14U division standings are topped by HSH Designs — the only team with any wins. They lead the standings at 3-0-1. Mac Parkman Foundation is 0-2-1 and Progressive Cabinetry is 0-2-0.
Action Oct. 11 kicked off in the 10U division with undefeated LaPensee edging IRE 2-1 behind a goal and an assist from Preston LaPensee and a goal from TJ Hagey. Owen Mahoney helped preserve the victory with three saves in goal.
Callin Westfall notched the lone goal for Island Real Estate, and goalie Vincent Gollamudi posted two saves.
Sato cruised to a 4-0 victory over Cloud Pest Control thanks to three goals and an assist from Brandon Sato. Brother Dylan Sato added a goal while Gunnar Maize finished with two saves.
Cloud was helped by four saves from goalie Salvatore Vera.
Solid Rock Construction earned a 2-0 victory over AMI Coconuts in the last 10U game of the night. Renan Kesten scored a goal and assisted on Matthew Darak’s goal to lead Solid Rock to victory.
Riley Karecki made four saves for AMI Coconuts in the loss.
Action in the 14U division saw HSH Designs receive goals from Sterling Holiday, Krosby Lamison and Jayden Sparks in a 3-1 victory over Mac Parkman Foundation. Jack Zaccagnino made three saves to help preserve the victory.
Ryk Kesten scored the lone goal for Parkman, which also received six saves from Xane Flores in the loss.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action Oct. 12 was short and sweet as Steve Doyle pitched his way to the lone 3-0 pool play record and was the day’s outright champion.
Three teams fashioned 3-0 records in pool play during Oct. 15 action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Bob Baker and Tom Farrington drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Doyle and Jerry
Disbrow edged Billy Silver 21-19. The finals saw Baker and Farrington cruise to a 23-9 victory over Doyle and Disbrow, earning them bragging rights for the day.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria 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
There was a full schedule of organized golf outings at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, starting with the men’s Modified Stableford System match Oct. 10. Ron Buck carded a plus-4 to earn a one-point victory over Tom Nelson, who was alone in second place at plus-3. A bevy of players, including Mike Clement, David Crabb, Chuck Patrick, Dave Richardson and Peter Solleveld, finished in a tie for third place at plus-2.
The women were back on the links for a nine-hole individual low-net match in two flights.
Brenda Solleveld had a chip-in on the fourth hole on the way to an even-par 32 to earn a one-shot victory over Helen Pollock. Sharon Tarras took third place in the flight with a 3-over-par 35.
Jackie Gorski carded a 9-over-par 41 in Flight B to earn a one-shot victory over Laurie Hicks.
Members played a nine-hole shamble Oct. 13 to close out the week. The team of Eric Hicks, Tom Nelson and Rich Salzburg combined on a 2-over-par 34 to earn a one-stroke victory over the team of Mike Gillie, Ken Nagengast and Larry Solberg.
For more sports, including pics, go online to islander.org.