With three games left in the regular season of the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, the standings are tight. There are five teams within 4 points of first place.
Progressive Cabinetry holds the top spot with a 4-1-1 record and 13 points. Pool America and Ross Built are 3-1-2 and have 11 points, while Moss Builders is 3-2-1 with 10 points. Salty Printing and Sato Real Estate follow with 3-3 records and 9 points, just ahead of Language Services Associates, which is 2-2-2 and 8 points. Solid Rock Construction at 1-2-3, Diamond Turf at 1-4-1 and 1-5 Beach House Restaurant complete the standings.
Action May 2 kicked off with Solid Rock Construction outscoring Salty Printing 5-3 behind two goals from Luca Vecchio and a goal each from Timo Vecchio, Zachary Long and James Noblett. Mark Long helped preserve the victory with 12 saves in goal.
Kevin Roman paced Salty Printing with a pair of goals, while Erica Nielsen finished with a goal and an assist. Tuna McCracken finished with nine saves for Salty Printing in the loss.
The second match of the night saw Language Services Associates and Progressive Cabinetry battle to a 3-3 tie. Ethan Hampton scored a pair of goals to lead Language Services, which also received one goal from Murat Akay and 13 saves from goalie Steve Oelfke in the draw.
Junior Martines, Leo Gonzalez and Osvaldo Cabello each scored one goal for Progressive Cabinetry, which also received nine saves from goalie Tyler Bekkerus.
The third match of the evening saw Moss Builders edge Diamond Turf 2-1 behind a pair of goals from Olaf Krause, who also contributed three saves in goal. Ryan Moss finished with five saves in the victory for Moss Builders.
Eric Pullen scored the lone goal for Diamond Turf, which also received a combined seven saves from Yuri Pereira and Curtis Bickler in the loss.
Ted Hurst scored a pair of goals to help Ross Built to a 4-2 victory over Pool America in the fourth match of the night. Helio Gomez had a goal and two assists for Ross Built, which also received a goal from Dean Hinterstoisser and six saves from Max Gazzo in the victory.
Chris Klotz and Brandon Rolland each scored a goal for Pool America, which also received five saves from Jessica Reukberg in the loss.
The last match of the evening saw Sato earn a 3-0 shutout victory over Beach House. Amy Ivin led the way with two goals and an assist, while Damir Glavan finished with a goal and an assist. Paul Jennison made seven saves in the shutout.
Aaron Frech made six saves for Beach House in the loss.
Youth soccer action
After five weeks of action in the 8-10 division of the youth soccer league at the center, Solid Rock Construction holds a slim lead with a 4-0-1 record, just ahead of Intuitive Foundation at 4-1. Am I Coconuts holds down third with a 2-2-1 record, while Isola Bella Italian Eatery follows with a 1-1-3 record. Emily Moss Designs at 1-3-1 and Shady Lady Horticultural Services at 0-5 complete the standings.
Action for the 8-10s kicked off April 30 with Intuitive Foundation edging Isola Bella 2-1 behind a pair of goals from Parker Svoboda. Silas Whitehead and Sawyer Leibfried combined to make three saves in the victory.
Asher Patel scored the lone goal for Isola Bella, which also received four saves from Carson Long in the loss.
Am I Coconuts earned a 2-0 shutout victory over Moss Designs in the second game of the night. Andre Harwood and Owen Serra combined to make six saves to help preserve the victory.
Miles Moss made five saves and Wesley Bekkerus made two saves for Moss in the loss.
The third match of the night saw Solid Rock Construction defeat Shady Lady 2-0 behind goals from Everly Chaplinsky and Lucas Urbiola. Samuel Raulerson and Elijah Roadman each made four saves in the victory.
Simon Messinger and Karlan Mohib each made three saves for Shady Lady in the loss.
The 11-14 division held a mid-season five-on-five tournament April 30 with pug goals and no goalies. The winner received 3 points in the division standings and the runner-up got 1 point.
Moss Builders defeated Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control in the double-elimination final, giving them nine points and a commanding lead in the standings. Solid Rock Construction and Gitt Team are tied for second place with four points each, while HSH Designs has 3 points and Westfall’s Lawn Care has 1 point.
Regular league action was to resume May 7.
KRC news
Action on the links at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started with the men’s modified-Stableford system match April 29. Gary Razze and Blake Ress finished in a tie for first with matching plus-4s on their scorecards. The trio of Joe Coyne, Dale Hudson and Larry Pippel finished a point back in a tie for second.
The Key Royale women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights April 30. Debi Wohlers fired a 4-under-par 28 to earn a four-stroke victory in Flight A. Debbie DuVernay and Linda Dorsey finished in a tie for second with even-par 32s.
Jana Samuels carded an even-par 32 to take first in Flight B, a stroke ahead of second-place finisher Judy Christensen and two strokes ahead of third-place finisher Sue Wheeler.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action May 1 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet. The team of Bob Hawks and Bob Heiger posted the lone undefeated record in pool play and were the day’s outright champs.
Two teams advanced to the knockout stage during the May 4 games. In a tight, back-and-forth match, the team of Tim Sofran and Tom Betty edged Tom Farrington and Bob Baker 22-19 on a game-ending ringer by Betty.
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.
Summer soccer starts up
The Center of Anna Maria is bringing back its youth indoor soccer summer league.
Games will take place on Tuesday nights.
Registration will continue until Friday, May 31, followed by evaluations at 6 p.m. Monday, June 3, for the 11-14 division and 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, for the 8-10 division.
The season will kick off June 24.
The cost is $20 for members and $100 for nonmembers.
The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
For more information, email sports@centerami.org or call 941-778-1908.
— Lisa Neff