After two weeks of youth soccer action at the Center of Anna Maria Island, there are only three teams with perfect records.
Cheesecake Cutie and Sato Real Estate in the 8-10 division are tied for the league lead with matching 2-0 records with Island Real Estate and Solid Rock Construction right behind with 1-1 records. Am I Coconuts and Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control complete the standings with 0-2 records.
Gulf Drive Cafe sits atop the 11-14 division with a 2-0 record, just ahead of HSH Designs, both sporting 1-0-1 records. Moss Builders follows at 0-1-1, while Shady Lady Horticultural Services completes the standings at 0-2.
Action in the 8-10 division kicked off on April 11 with Cheesecake Cutie taking on Island Real Estate. After a scoreless first half, Cheesecake Cutie exploded for three second-half goals, including two from Gunnar Maize. Aidan Guess added another goal and Sawyer Leibfried helped preserve the victory with seven saves.
Miles Moss helped keep Island Real Estate in the game with six saves in the loss.
The second match of the night saw Solid Rock Construction edge Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control 2-1 behind two goals from Matthew Darak.
Callin Westfall scored the lone goal for Westfall’s Lawn Care.
The last 8-10 division match saw Sato Real Estate cruise to a 5-0 victory over Am I Coconuts behind a pair of goals from Brandon Sato. Salvatore Vera, Dylan Sato and Everly Chaplinsky each added a goal and Vincent Gollamudi made four saves in the victory.
Andre Harwood was outstanding in goal for Am I Coconuts, finishing with eight saves in the loss.
Action in the 11-14 division kicked off April 11 with HSH Designs outscoring Shady Lady Horticultural Services by a 4-2 margin. Krosby Lamison scored two goals and Cecelia Kroth and Kirra Quimby each scored to lead HSH, which also received 10 saves from Chase Castagna in the victory.
Ryk Kesten scored both goals for Shady Lady.
The last match of the night saw Gulf Drive Cafe cruise to a 4-1 victory over Moss Builders behind a hat trick from Luke Dellinger and a goal from Theo Aupelle. Kegan McGlade added an assist and Jasmine Sparks had eight saves in the victory.
Mason Moss scored the lone goal for Moss Builders.
Adult soccer continues on center pitch
Midway through the spring adult soccer league schedule, Sandbar Restaurant and Solid Rock Construction are tied atop the standings with matching 3-1 records, just ahead of Sato Real Estate and Duncan Real Estate, both at 2-1-1.
Moss Builders is in third at 2-2, while Vintage Beach follows at 1-2-1. Pool America is alone in sixth and Gulf View Windows & Doors is in last place.
Action April 13 got started with Gulf View Windows battling Duncan Real Estate to a 5-5 tie. Keith Mahoney scored four goals and Kris Yavalar added a goal to lead Gulf View, which received four assists from Raul Loera and 17 saves from goalie Mark Long.
Murat Akay scored two goals and Nick Cavaluzzi, Javier Rivera and Kevin Roman each scored a goal, while Tuna McCracken made 15 saves and added an assist for Duncan Real Estate.
Solid Rock Construction edged Moss Builders 4-3 in the second game of the night, as Stephen Adair scored three goals and Amy Ivin added a goal and an assist for Solid Rock, which also received six saves from Karri Stephens and Yuri Pereira in goal.
Alta Bujarski, David Moss and Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos each scored a goal to lead Moss Builders, which also saw six saves from Brian Leibfried in the loss.
The third match of the evening saw Sato and Vintage Beach battle to a 4-4 tie. Jacek Czajkowski scored two goals and Kai Hunkler and Lindsey Styka each scored a goal to lead Sato, along with seven saves from Benjamin Sato.
Joey Hutchinson scored two goals and Mandy Sky and JD Webb each scored goals for Vintage. Danny Free helped keep them in the game with 11 saves.
The last match of the night saw Sandbar Restaurant edge Pool America 3-2 behind a hat trick from Daniel Anderson.
Dean Hinterstoisser and Nate Welch scored a goal each for Pool America.
Horseshoe news
Two teams met in the finals after posting 3-0 records in pool play during the April 12 horseshoe matches at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The team of Karl Thomas and Tim Sofran jumped out to an early lead and then held on for a 21-17 victory over Adin Shank and Bob Baker to win the day’s championship.
Four teams advanced to the knockout stage during April 15 action. The first semifinal match saw Dom Livedoti and Bob Lee cruise to a 21-7 victory over Bob Hawks and Bob Baker, while Sofran and Ron Hooper eliminated Bob Rowley and Billy Silver by a 22-10 score. The championship match was all Livedoti and Lee, as they demolished Sofran and Hooper 22-6 to win the day’s proceedings.
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
The highlight of the week at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach was the women’s annual Doe Day event April 11. Fifty-three women carried out a Kentucky Derby-theme with plenty of interesting hats on display on the links.
The game was a two-person scramble and the twosome of Sharon Tarras and Lori Waggoner combined on a 2-under-par 30 to take first place in Flight A. Pam Lowry and Dolly Darish took second place at 1-under-par 31.
Jana Samuels and Betsy Meyer took first place in Flight B with an even-par 32, one stroke ahead of second-place finishers Sue Pierce and Barb Rinckey.
Flight C saw Gloria LaDue and Beth Lindeman take first place with a 3-over-par 35, one stroke better than second-place finishers Annette Hall and Judy Menchek.
The men played their regular modified-Stableford system match April 10 and Blake Ress earned clubhouse bragging rights for the day with a plus-4. One point back in second place was John Cassese and Bob Rowley, while Dave DuVernay, Dom Livedoti, Eric Lawson, Jack Lowry, Ken Nagengast and Tom Solosky tied for third place at plus-2.
The week ended with a nine-hole scramble April 13. The team of Larry Pippel, Deb and Dave Richardson and Terry Tarras combined on a 5-under-par 27 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Brian Comer, Bill Koche, Jerry Martinek and Kurt Snouffer matched the 4-under-par 28 carded by Ron Huibers, Dom Livedoti and Terry Schaefer to share second place.