The regular season in the youth soccer league is over and playoff action is underway at the Center of Anna Maria Island.
In the 8-10 division, Moss Builders and La Creperie earned the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds and get a first-round bye into the semifinals. Solid Rock Construction grabbed No. 3 spot and matched up against No. 6 Fish Guy Aquarium Services at No. 6, while No. 4 seed Gulf Drive Cafe took on No. 5 Adrian Griffin Interiors in the second of the Nov. 12 quarterfinal matchs for the 8-10s.
The five-team 11-14 division saw Solid Rock Construction earn the No. 1 spot and the bye into the semifinals, while quarterfinal matches paired No. 2 seed Gitt Team-KW On the Water against No. 3 seed HSH Designs. No. 4 seed Better on Bikes will battle No. 5 seed Shady Lady Horticultural Services for a chance to advance to the semifinals.
Action in the 11-14 division quarterfinals kicked off Nov. 12 with HSH Designs outscoring Gitt Team 5-4 behind two goals and three saves from Kaden Sasaki and a goal and two saves from Mason Moss. Sterling Holiday and Parker Svoboda each added goals for HSH in the victory.
Ryk Kesten scored three goals and Lucas Signor added one for Gitt Team, which also received nine saves from Austin Guess in the loss.
The second 11-14 semifinal match of the night saw Better On Bikes cruise to a 7-2 victory over Shady Lady behind three goals from Renan Kesten and two from Noah Caballero. Theo Aupelle and TJ Hagey each added a goal and Kyle Castagna finished with two saves in the victory.
Asher Patel and Jesse Zaccagnino each scored one goal for Shady Lady, which also received four saves from Jack Zaccagnino in the loss.
The win sets up a Nov. 18 match between Better On Bikes and No. 1 Solid Rock Construction on for a spot in the finals against HSH Designs set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. Both games are after press time for The Islander.
Quarterfinal action in the 8-10 division kicked off Nov. 12 with Gulf Drive Cafe edging Adrian Griffin Interiors 1-0 thanks to Chandler LaPensee, who notched the lone goal of the evening. Miles Moss helped preserve the victory with five saves in goal.
Judah Treworgy helped keep Adrian Griffin Interiors in the game with five saves in the loss.
The second quarterfinal match of the night saw Solid Rock slip past Fish Guy by a 2-0 score. Ruby Kesten led the way with a goal and an assist, while Heidi Bannick chipped in a goal. Elijah Roadman kept Fish Guy from scoring with 10 saves in the victory.
Deacon Bekkerus and Jordan Steele combined on nine saves to keep Fish Guy in the game.
Solid Rock Construction will take on La Creperie Nov. 18, while Gulf Drive Cafe takes on Moss Builders in the second semifinal match the same night.
Adult soccer continues
After six weeks of action in the adult soccer league at the community center, Solid Rock Construction is solidly on top of the standings with a 5-0-1 record, four points ahead of second-place Pool America and Ross Built, which both boast 4-2 records. AMI Dolphin Tours and Moss Builders are tied for third place at 3-2-1, just ahead of Bubble Binz at 3-3.
Hampton Painting and Language Services Associates follow at 1-3-2, while 1-4-1 Gulf Drive Cafe and 1-5 Sato Real Estate complete the standings.
Action Nov. 13 kicked off with Pool America obliterating Language Services by an 11-1 score. Murat Akay scored four goals and Dean Hinterstoisser added three goals in the route. Christopher Klotz finished with two goals, while Jessica Kelly and Lucas Wilson added a goal each in the victory.
Lorenzo Llorente notched the lone goal for Language Services, which also received a combined 10 saves from Julian Bejarano and James Rodriguez in the loss.
Javier Rivera scored on an assist by Daniel Fritz to lead ninth-place Gulf Drive Cafe to a 1-1 tie with first-place Solid Rock in the second game of the night. Goalie Tuna McCracken helped preserve the tie with 13 saves.
Raul Loera notched the lone goal for Solid Rock, while also leading the team with seven saves in the tie.
Ross Built cruised to a 5-2 victory over Hampton Painting behind a pair of goals from Mack Heitchue and a goal and two assists from Kevin Roman. Zacharieah Anabtawi and Jake Ross each added a goal and Jack Gibson made five saves in the victory.
Jamal Duzgun and Moises Martinez each scored a goal for Hampton Painting in the loss.
Sato Real Estate earned its first victory of the season, defeating third place AMI Dolphin Tours 2-1. Jenna Steininger and Danny Anderson notched the goals for Sato, which also received 10 saves from Marcello Rubio in the victory.
Robert Fellowes scored the lone goal for AMI Dolphin Tours on an assist from Cody Wright, while Tyler Bekkerus helped keep them in the game with 10 saves in the loss.
Bubble Binz edged Moss Builders 2-1 in the final game of the night, getting a goal each from Zach Long and Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos and 10 saves from Mark Long.
Rex Kesten led Moss Builders had one goal in the loss. while Ryan Moss helped keep the game close with 10 saves.
Horseshoes action
Horseshoe action last week at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was dominated by walkers.
The Nov. 13 games saw three teams advance to the knockout stage with 3-0 pool-play records. Tom Skoloda drew the bye and watched as Bob Hawks and Tim Sofran cruised into the finals with a 26-16 win over Tom Farrington and Bob Rowley. The championship match was all Skoloda. as he cruised into the winner’s circle with a 21-7 victory.
Four teams forged 2-1 records during the Nov. 16 games and settled things in a playoff. The first semifinal saw Billy Silver edge Sofran and Bob Heiger 21-17, while Rowley and Hawks defeated Steve Hooper and Dom Livedoti 22-13. Silver strolled alone into the winner’s circle with a dominating 23-4 victory over Rowley and Hawks.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play.
Key Royale golf news
There was no golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach Monday or Thursday, but the women were on the KRC course Nov. 12 for their regular nine-hole individual-low-net match, while also throwing in a side game of low putts for the round.
Jana Samuels fired a 1-under-par 31 to take first place in Flight A and edge second-place finisher Mary Wilkie by one stroke. Pam Lowry and Helen Pollock finished in a tie for third place at 2-over-par 34.
A 2-under-par 30 by Susan VanOrsdel lifted her to a first-place finish in Flight B, one stroke better than second-place finisher Terry Westby. Westby’s round was helped by a chipin on the eighth hole. Gloria LaDue and Wilkie both had chipins to highlight their rounds.