Summer soccer at the Center of Anna Maria Island came to a close Aug. 9 with championship matches in the 8-10 and 11-14 age divisions.
Solid Rock Construction lived up to its No. 1 8-10 spot by holding on to defeat AMI Dolphin Tours 3-2 behind a pair of goals from Matthew Darak and a goal from Turner Worth. Holden Lake chipped in an assist, while goalie Isaac Roadman helped preserve the victory with nine saves.
Gunnar Maize had a goal and an assist for AMI Dolphin Tours, which also received a goal from Parker Svoboda and 13 saves from Miles Moss in the loss.
The 11-14 division matchup saw No. 3 Moss Builders upset top-seed Solid Rock Construction 3-1 thanks to a pair of goals from Callin Westfall. Jackson Wyatt added a goal while Magness Rollins made 11 saves to help nail down the victory.
Ryk Kesten scored the lone goal for Solid Rock Construction, which also received 11 saves from Austin Guess in the loss.
Adult football playoffs continue
The seedings held up during playoff action in the adult flag football semifinals at the center as No. 1 seed Luxury Services and No. 2 seed Moss Builders advanced to the championship game.
The championship challenge will begin at the outdoor center field at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17.
Luxury Services jumped out to a 27-7 halftime lead Aug. 10 before holding on for a 34-26 victory over Cortez Deep Sea Fishing in the first semifinal game.
Quarterback Chase Richardson led the way with five touchdown passes, including two each to Alonzo Leemus and Brad Lowry, who both added a pair of extra points. Derrick Carey completed the scoring with a touchdown grab.
Tim Holly sparked the Luxury Services defense with three quarterback sacks, while Richardson added a sack and interception in the victory.
Anthony Mannino paced Cortez Deep Sea Fishing with a pair of TD passes, a TD reception and extra points while Anthony McCance and Matt Manger each finished with a TD pass and a TD reception. Cole Carter added a TD reception, while also adding three flag pulls on defense.
Moss Builders cruised to a 27-point halftime lead on the way to a 46-24 blowout of Sandbar Restaurant in the second semifinal matchup.
Ryan Moss threw five TD passes and ran for another TD to pace Moss Builders, which also received two TD catches and two extra points from Peggy Smith. Isaiah Lambert, Greg Moss and James Roadman each added TD catches for the Moss offense. Nick Cavalluzzi sparked the defense with three flag pulls, including two quarterback sacks, while Ryan Moss added a pick-six in the victory.
Cody Allen and Zachary Routh each threw two TD passes for Sandbar, which also received three TD receptions from Wes Coleman and one from Jonathan Soultatos in the loss.
KRC golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match Aug. 7. Rod Hammonds and Dom Livedoti carded plus-3s to finish in a tie for first place. Ken Nagengast, Chuck Patrick and Bill Shuman were all two points back in a three-way tie for second place.
The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match Aug. 8 that saw Helen Pollock and Terry Westby tie for first place with even-par 32s. Jana Samuels and Sue Wheeler finished in a tie for second at 3-over-par 35.
Members were back on the course Aug. 10 for a nine-hole scramble that saw the team of Mike Cusato, Ed Harrell and Deb and Dave Richardson combine on a 3-under-par 29 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Don Grau, John Kolojeski, Rich Salzburg and Kurt Snouffer were one stroke back in second place.
Horseshoe news
Two teams emerged from pool play and settled things in the championship match during Aug. 9 action at the city of Anna Maria horseshoe pits. Bob Hawks and Bob Heiger jumped out to an early 12-0 lead, but Tim Sofran was unfazed in his rally for a 21-16 victory.
Heiger was not to be denied a trip to the winner’s circle during the Aug. 12 games. He teamed up with Dom Livedoti to post the lone 3-0 pool-play record and earn the day’s outright champs.
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.