ANNA MARIA – Youth indoor soccer resumed last week after the Island recovered from the recent tropical storm. The action in the gymnasium brought the summer season to a close with two champions reigning, teams Positive Waves and AMI Outfitters.
The older kids started the week with the first round of playoffs with all four teams battling for the two slots in the final game of the season. After beating their opponents last Monday night, team Jiffy Lube and AMI Outfitters went head-to-head later in the week.
Last Tuesday night, the 8- to 10-year-olds had a night filled with indoor soccer play with the first round of playoffs between the Gulf Drive Café team and Progressive Cabinetry. Easily coming out on top, Gulf Drive faced the Positive Waves squad to determine which team would face team Shady Lady Horticultural Services in the big game.
Shady Lady Horticultural Services topped the Solid Rock Construction team in the first round of playoffs, allowing the team to play for the championship against Positive Waves.
Coming off their win against team Gulf Drive Café, the Positive Waves team was ready to face their opponent to earn the title. A solo goal off the foot of Enzo De-Oliveira, an assist by Grady Neidzwick, and nine saves by teammate Hudsen Smoljanovich just were not enough for Gulf Drive.
Positive Wave struck and scored with goals by Sebastian Cordova, Ryan Greenberg and Parker Svoboda. On defense, Kellen Reed protected his team’s goal, making nine critical stops and helping the Positive team capture the championship.
Also scoring three goals, team AMI Outfitters netted their championship title against Jiffy Lube 3-0. The Outfitters’ defense and goalkeeping of Jordan Tobey prevented their opponent from putting any points on the scoreboard.
Wes Saxon scored two of the three goals, with a single by Matthew Darak. Tobey made 11 saves in the big game.
Tobey’s counterpart on the Jiffy Lube team, Cohen Weber, tried to keep his team in the game with 16 nice stops as goalkeeper, but the team’s offense just could not make anything happen to score.
As the youth indoor soccer season ends, the adult co-ed flag football league enters the first round of playoffs. With all eight teams vying for the final two spots in the bracket, any of the contenders can come out on top as the league’s champion on Thursday, Sept. 5.
SUN SCOREBOARD
AUG. 12
YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER – PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE
11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE
Jiffy Lube 4
Solid Rock Construction 0
AMI Outfitters 7
Cloud Pest Control 1
AUG. 13
YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER – PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE
8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE
Gulf Drive Café 9
Progressive Cabinetry 1
Shady Lady Horticultural Services 3
Solid Rock Construction 1
YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER – PLAYOFFS ROUND TWO
8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE
Positive Waves 6
Gulf Drive Café 0
AUG. 14
YOUTH INDOOR SOCCER – CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE
Positive Waves 3
Shady Lady Horticultural Services 1
11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE
AMI Outfitters 3
Jiffy Lube 0
AUG. 15
ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL – WEEK 7
Floridian Mortgage (6-1-0) 35
Salty Printing (4-3-0) 27
Slim’s Place (2-5-0) 32
Solid Rock Air Conditioning (2-5-0) 30
Fishing with Salty (6-1-0) 19
Solid Rock Electrical (3-4-0) 7
Moss Builders (3-4-0) 38
Prosper Bradenton (2-5-0) 12
