Skip to main content

Tag: Anna Maria Island sports

Island youth soccer playoffs underway

Island youth soccer playoffs underway

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – The final days of school added to the excitement of the first two rounds of youth soccer playoffs played last week at The Center of Anna Maria Island. On Monday night, four games were played and the teams advancing to round two were determined.

In an exciting finale, team AMI Coconuts beat out the Emily Moss Design squad in post-regulation play penalty kicks. Emily Moss Design’s goalkeeper Miles Moss earned top honors in this demanding position with the Outstanding Goalie award.

Isola Bella Italian Eatery won out over team Shady Lady Horticultural Services by one goal, advancing along with the team in pink to Tuesday’s round two play of matches for the 8- to-10-year-old league. Winning Most Improved Player accolades for the season, Shady Lady’s Leo Tyler played hard all season, honing his skills each game.

The older kids played last Monday night with Moss Builders sitting out as the first-place finishers at the end of the regular season. Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control and HSH Design came out on top over Solid Rock Construction and The Gitt Team, respectively.

The Gitt Team roster nearly swept the 11- to-14-year-old league awards this season. Teammates Jasmine Sparks, Gunnar Maize and Charlee Maize won the league’s Defensive MVP, Most Improved Player and Sportsmanship awards, respectively.

Co-league MVPs Brittany Robertson and Mason Moss played with dedication for team HSH and Moss Builders, respectively, during the season to earn their awards. Both teams moved past round one of the playoffs.

Wednesday night’s soccer play solidified this week’s two championship game opponents. With their wins, The Intuitive Foundation and Solid Rock Construction earned their places in the final game of the season for the elementary school age co-ed soccer league.

The three goals scored by The Intuitive Foundation squad were off the feet of Gunnar Maize and Parker Svoboda, league co-MVP, alongside Solid Rock’s Everly Chaplinsky. Maize’s two goals against team AMI Coconuts solidly put his team in the championship game against Solid Rock Construction.

Despite winning Defensive MVP honors for the season, Aiden Guess scored the only goal in Solid Rock’s game against the Isola Bella Italian Eatery team. Isola’s Carson Long was honored with the Sportsmanship Award this season for his age group.

Night two for the tweens and teens last week only had one match-up with Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control getting a big win against team Moss Builders. The Westfall win put them in the final game of the spring youth soccer season this week against HSH.

Adult players completed the regular season battles on the pitch this past Thursday night with Pool America finishing at the top of the standings. The big kids will finish spring sports at the Island community center in June.

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

MAY 21

YOUTH SOCCER – ROUND ONE PLAYOFFS

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

AMI Coconuts 1

Winner in a postgame shootout

Emily Moss Design 1

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery 1

Shady Lady Horticultural Services 0

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control 4

Solid Rock Construction 0

 

 

HSH Design 3

The Gitt Team – KW on the Water 2

 

MAY 22

YOUTH SOCCER – ROUND TWO PLAYOFFS

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

The Intuitive Foundation 3

AMI Coconuts 0

 

 

Solid Rock Construction 1

Isola Bella Italian Eatery 0

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control 2

Moss Builders 1

 

 

MAY 23

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 9

 

Salty Printing (6-3-0) 3

Diamond Turf (2-6-1) 2

 

 

Ross Built Custom Homes (5-2-2) 4

Language Services Association (2-4-3) 1

 

 

Progressive Cabinetry (6-2-1) 5

Sato Real Estate (4-5-0) 4

 

 

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (2-6-1) 2

Solid Rock Construction (1-4-4) 2

 

 

Pool America (6-1-2) 6

Moss Builders (3-4-2) 1

Team Pool America on top

Team Pool America on top

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – The weather is heating up and so is the adult soccer action at The Center of Anna Maria Island. With one game left in the regular season to be played by each team this Thursday night, week eight action left three teams with five wins and team Pool America on top.

Pool America’s 4-2 win over Beach House Waterfront Restaurant earned the team its fifth win. The 5-1-2 record puts them one win over the Progressive Cabinetry.

Losing by two goals, the Beach House team put two points on the scoreboard with eluding strikes by James Rodrigues and Marco Ruiz. Their teammate and keeper Aaron Frech made 11 stops.

Cody Wright put a hat trick to his season statistics. Adding to Wright’s three goals, Brandon Rolland not only saved seven shots but he is also credited with a goal in the third game of the night.

Closing out the soccer action for the night, second-seed Progressive Cabinetry narrowly lost to the Diamond Turf squad. The loss placed the team solidly one win under the league’s leader.

Progressive Cabinetry’s goalie, Tyler Bekkerus, was kept busy by the Diamond Turf offense. Bekkerus had 12 nice saves, but the Progressive defense could not stop McKenna Ainger and Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos.

Bolanos had two goals to help his team earn the win, while Ainger is also credited with an assist.

The third team to end week eight with five wins was Salty Printing after winning against team Ross Built. In his usual place at goal, Charles “Tuna” McCracken is credited with 10 stops against the shooting of the Ross Built Custom Home squad.

Only the foot of Ted Hurst could get by the Salty Printing defense and past McCracken.

The Ross Built team fought and held Salty Printing to just three goals. Goalie Tim Holly made 12 saves and earned himself a yellow card.

Nate Talucci took his place in the goal for a short time while Holly sat out. Talucci earned another veteran stripe with a save, helping to keep his team in the battle.

Scoring for the Salty squad were Kevin Roman with a solo goal and Tyler Brewer hitting two.

With Mark Long in the goal for the Solid Rock team, Sato Real Estate’s Damir Glavan started the scoring in the first half of play. Teammates Zacharieah Anabtawi and Alex Landy added three points to the scoreboard for the win.

Landy shot for two points as the Sato Real Estate offense moved the soccer ball smoothly down the field.

Long’s counterpart, Paul Jennison for the Sato team had nine saves in the game, besting Long by one.

Holding a place in the middle of the pack, team Sato Real Estate should see the playoffs. Their 4-4-0 record is not as strong as the squad would like, but nice wins come at the best times in the season.

With three teams earning only two wins going into the final regular season game, Solid Rock Construction can work itself off the bottom of the rankings before going into the post-season action.

The last regularly scheduled games will be played on Thursday, May 23. The spring adult flag football season playoff bracket with 10 teams, as opposed to the usual eight, makes it so that the old league adage of “everyone makes the playoffs” is not true this season.

The outcome of the five games of this week’s action is crucial to decide which eight teams will move on to the quarter-final round of the playoffs.

The last teams in the four seeds will play two head-to-head games, resulting in the eighth and final playoff position. These games will be played on Wednesday, May 29. The playoffs start next Thursday night.

At the end of the single-elimination playoff games, the championship title will be earned on Thursday, June 13.

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

 

MAY 14 – YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 7

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

The Intuitive Foundation (6-1-0) 10

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (1-6-0) 3

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (2-1-4) 3

Emily Moss Design (1-5-1) 0

 

 

AMI Coconuts (3-3-1) 3

Solid Rock Construction (4-1-2) 0

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 4

 

HSH Design (2-2-0) 2

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control (0-4-0) 1

 

 

Moss Builders (4-0-0) 2

The Gitt Team – KW on the Water (2-1-1) 1

 

 

MAY 16

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 8

 

Sato Real Estate (4-4-0) 4

Solid Rock Construction (1-4-3) 2

 

 

Salty Printing (5-3-0) 3

Ross Built Custom Homes (4-2-2) 1

 

 

Pool America (5-1-2) 4

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (2-6-0) 2

 

 

Moss Builders (3-3-2) 2

Language Services Association (2-3-3) 2

 

 

Diamond Turf (2-5-1) 4

Progressive Cabinetry (5-2-1) 3

First win for Shady Lady

First win for Shady Lady

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – After two halves of youth soccer action, team AMI Coconuts could not put a point on the scoreboard against The Intuitive Foundation squad in the 8- to 10-year-old recreational soccer league at The Center of Anna Maria Island.

The Coconuts team put up a strong fight and played hard, but they were not strong enough to beat the top-ranked team in the 7-0 game last Tuesday night.

Initiative’s Parker Svoboda, Gunnar Maize and Bailey Shenbaum lit up the field with their strong play. Maize added to his stats with two assists in the game.

Defensively, Silas Whitehead continued his strong play in the goal with seven saves. Teammate Sawyer Leibfried had four big stops of his own in week six soccer action.

Game two ended in a 0-0 tie between Solid Rock Construction and Isola Bella Italian Eatery. The game was a defensive battle with the goalkeepers earning their stripes as experienced players.

Isola’s Carson Long had six stops in the game, while his counterpart Elijah Roadman made five nice saves for the Solid Rock team.

Despite a yellow penalty card assessed to Ismael Guerrero, the Shady Lady Horticultural Services team won its first game last week against team Emily Moss Design. In the 3-2 victory, Leo Tyler scored two goals and teammate Joseph Caballero put a point on the scoreboard for the hardworking team for the W.

Shady Lady’s goalie Easton Knock made five solid stops against the Emily Moss offense.

Titus Moss and Aden Mould each scored a goal for the Emily Moss Design team. Defensively with eight saves, Miles Moss helped keep his team in the game.

With one regular season game to be played on Tuesday, May 14, the season championship match-up remains up in the air. Tuesday’s results in the last three games leading up to the first round of playoffs will determine the single elimination bracket.

The Intuitive Foundation will challenge Shady Lady Horticultural Services after their first win of the season. Isola Bella Italian Eatery faces Emily Moss Design and Solid Rock Construction plays team AMI Coconuts.

Six teams have their eyes on the prize to be awarded to the winner on Tuesday, May 28 at the end of the league’s championship game.

 

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

MAY 7

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 6

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

The Intuitive Foundation (5-1-0) 7

AMI Coconuts (2-3-1) 0

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (1-1-4) 0

Solid Rock Construction (4-0-2) 0

 

 

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (1-5-0) 3

Emily Moss Design (1-4-1) 2

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 3

The Gitt Team – KW on the Water (2-0-1) 4

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control (0-3-0) 1

 

 

Moss Builders (3-0-0) 7

Solid Rock Construction (1-2-1) 0

 

 

HSH Design (1-2-0) – Bye Week

 

 

MAY 9

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 7

 

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (2-5-0) 3

Moss Builders (3-3-1) 1

 

 

Pool America (4-1-2) 5

Sato Real Estate (3-4-0) 3

 

 

Ross Built Custom Homes (4-1-2) 5

Diamond Turf (1-5-1) 1

 

 

Salty Printing (4-3-0) 5

Language Services Association (2-3-2) 2

 

 

Progressive Cabinetry (5-1-1) 7

Solid Rock Construction (1-3-3) 3

Moss Builders wins mid-season tourney

Moss Builders wins mid-season tourney

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – Youth soccer on the Island goes into the month of May with playoff games on the horizon.

In the 8- to 10-year-old league, The Intuitive Foundation team is holding on to the first-place position over team Solid Rock Construction. With their one-point win against Isola Bella Italian Eatery, the Intuitive squad has a 4-1-0 record.

Parker Svoboda put the two points on the scoreboard for The Intuitive Foundation. Teammates Sawyer Leibfried and Silas Whitehead had three total saves in the game to help with the win.

Isola Bella Italian Eatery’s Carson Long worked hard as goalkeeper, keeping his team solidly in the game for two halves of play. Long had four saves against the Intuitive offense.

Scoring the only goal for his team, Asher Patel had a solo goal in the fifth game of the season.

Phoenix Harwood scored two goals against the Emily Moss Design goalies, helping to give AMI Coconuts their second win of the season. Harwood’s brother, Andre, made four solid stops, and teammate Owen Serra had two saves as goalie for the Coconuts team.

Defensively, Miles Moss and Wesley Bekkerus showed solid goalkeeping skills for Emily Moss Design. Bekkerus made two saves, adding to the five stops by Moss.

Shutting out Shady Lady Horticultural Services in the third game of the night, team Solid Rock Construction won 2-0. With goals by Everly Chaplinsky and Lucas Urbiola, the team put up its fourth win, keeping them hot on the heels of team The Intuitive Foundation.

With three saves each, Simon Messenger and Karlan Mohib worked the goal for team Shady Lady. Solid Rock’s keepers Samuel Raulerson and Elijah Roadman each had four stops against their worthy opponent in the league’s final game of the week.

The 11- to 14-year-old league teams pressed pause on regular season match-ups with a mid-season tournament. Playing on smaller fields for quick, fast-paced action in the double-elimination tournament, the teens played hard against their normal opponents in the fun format.

Team Moss Builders came back to win the tournament after an early loss. Moss’ win against the Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control team earned the squad three points in the league standing. Two points were awarded to the Westfall team for their second-place finish.

With the youth soccer championship games scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, the two leagues go into the playoffs with the big game in focus.

 

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

 

APRIL 30

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 5

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

The Intuitive Foundation (4-1-0) 2

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (1-1-3) 1

 

 

AMI Coconuts (2-2-1) 2

Emily Moss Design (1-3-1) 0

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (4-0-1) 2

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (0-5-0) 0

 

 

MAY 2

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 6

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (1-2-3) 5

Salty Printing (3-3-0) 3

 

 

Language Services Association (2-2-2) 3

Progressive Cabinetry (4-1-1) 3

 

 

Moss Builders (3-2-1) 2

Diamond Turf (1-4-1) 1

 

 

Ross Built Custom Homes (3-1-2) 4

Pool America (3-1-2) 2

 

 

Sato Real Estate (3-3-0) 3

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-5-0) 0

Pool America, Diamond Turf tie

Pool America, Diamond Turf tie

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – With warmer weather in the air, the adult soccer league took the pitch last Thursday night for the fifth week of regular season play.

The Pool America team played without their captain, Chris Klotz, and other key players.

Also playing without a full roster, team Diamond Turf narrowly escaped a loss, tying the game against Pool America 3-3.

Samuel Romero started the game in goal for Diamond Turf. Romero made four big saves to help his team in the first half of action.

Sharing the keeper’s responsibility, team captain Yuri Pereira managed the Diamond defense. The position change allowed Romero to score one of the three team goals.

The Diamond Turf offense scored off the foot of Curtis Bickler and Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos. Teammate Stephen Adair was credited with an assist.

Nate Welch and Hakan Toka put the points on the scoreboard for Pool America. Welch added to his scoring total with two goals to help his team earn a point going into week six.

Pool America sits in second place, while Diamond Turf is ranked eighth. With four weeks of the regular season left to be played, there is ample time for the standings to shift.

Third-ranked Salty Printing shut out the Beach House Waterfront Restaurant squad. Team captain Kevin Roman scored two goals with an additional point scored by Tyler “Bean” Brewer.

Brewer had two assists in the game, adding to teammate Erica Nielsen’s single assist and solo goal.

The strong Salty defense, including Charles “Tuna” McCracken in goal, stopped the Beach House offense. McCracken had seven saves in the 4-0 victory.

The Beach House team, playing without all of their players, worked hard, staying in the game at any given time. Ultimately, the lack of time on the clock and the inability to score made the loss inevitable for the team captained by Jake Parsons.

Parsons started in goal for his team, making five saves. Aaron Frech relieved him and saved four goals during his time at the net.

In the third game of the night, team captain Ryan Moss had 10 stops in two halves of soccer action for Moss Builders. On the other side of the field, playing for team Progressive Cabinetry, The Center’s Operations Director Tyler Bekkerus saved nine shots.

Moss Builders’ goals by Kali Richardson and Karri Stephens, along with an assist by Ed Moss, just were not enough to pull out the win against the number-one-ranked team in the league.

Progressive Cabinetry’s scoring came from team captain Keith Mahoney, with two goals, and Junior Martines. Martines had a single goal and assist in the match.

Team Ross Built Custom Homes won by three goals against Sato Real Estate. Ross kept Paul Jennison busy in the goal for Sato recording 14 saves. Dean Hinterstoisser had eight saves letting one by off the boot of Matthew Darak.

Scoring a hat trick, Helio Gomez ensured his team’s win. Ted Hurst added a point toward the 4-1 final score.

Ending in a tie, the final game of the night once again denied the Solid Rock Construction team a W. The team is going into the final games of the regular season on the cusp of its first victory, with three tied games.

Solid Rock’s opponent was team Language Service Associates, a team right in the middle of the pack. The team’s three goals were scored by Murat Akay, Selana Gonzalez-Salinas and Austin Nutting.

Ethan Hampton added to his statistics with an assist in the final week five game.

Holding down the goalkeeper position, Steve Oelfke solidly stopped 10 shots by Solid Rock. Mark Long commanded his post as keeper for Solid Rock with seven saves.

Long’s teammates Timo Vecchio and Jana Whitehead did the scoring for Solid Rock. Vecchio’s single assist added to his two-game goals.

The top team at the end of the regular season is anyone’s to predict. With full rosters on the field and sidelines, all 10 teams in the league are capable of championship game-level play.

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

 

APRIL 23

 

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 4

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

The Intuitive Foundation (3-1-0) 2

Emily Moss Design (1-2-1) 1

 

 

AMI Coconuts (1-2-1) 2

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (0-4-0) 0

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (1-0-3) 0

Solid Rock Construction (3-0-1) 0

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 3

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (1-1-1) 1

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control (0-2-0) 0

 

 

The Gitt Team (1-0-1) 3

HSH Design (1-2-0) 0

 

 

APRIL 25

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 51

 

 

Pool America (3-0-2) 3

Diamond Turf (1-3-1) 3

 

 

Salty Printing (3-2-0) 4

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-4-0) 0

 

 

Progressive Cabinetry (4-1-0) 3

Moss Builders (2-2-1) 2

 

 

Ross Built Custom Homes (2-1-2) 4

Sato Real Estate (2-3-0) 1

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (0-2-3) 3

Language Services Association (2-2-1) 3

Intuitive Foundation team gives it their all

Intuitive Foundation team gives it their all

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – Three games into the 8- to 10-year-old youth soccer league at The Center, team Solid Rock Construction is undefeated with three wins. Meanwhile, the Shady Lady Horticultural Services team comes close each week but still looks for their first victory.

Just under the Solid Rock team is team Intuitive Foundation. Intuitive earned their second win of the season against the fifth-ranked team AMI Coconuts, 6-0.

Despite the 0-2-1 record, the Coconuts squad played all out last Tuesday night. Ahead of the Shady Lady team, AMI Coconuts could not score against the tough defense of Intuitive Foundation.

Scoring for The Intuitive Foundation were Parker Svoboda and Gunnar Maize. The teammates each had a hat trick, collectively putting the six points on the scoreboard.

On the other side of the pitch, the AMI Coconuts goalie, Owen Serra, was kept busy. Recording five saves in the game Serra helped to keep the scoring to a minimum.

The Emily Moss Design team could not score a point against team Solid Rock Construction, losing by three.The scoring for Solid Rock was spread evenly between Everly Chaplinsky, Lucas Urbiola and Evangeline Zupa.

Miles Moss made eight nice saves in the game for the Emily Moss Design team.

In a close one last Tuesday night, the Shady Lady team was just short of the tie against the Isola Bella Italian Eatery squad with the final score 3-2.

The Shady Lady scorers were Joseph Cabellero and Leo Tyler. Their counterparts Louis Bacon and Abraham Dominguez were the scorers for team Isola Bella.

Goalkeepers Simon Messinger and Carson Long saved five and seven goals, respectively, for Shady Lady and Isola Bella.

With the playoffs starting on Tuesday, May 21, all six teams in the league have the chance to be called champions after the big game on Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m.

 

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

 

APRIL 16

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 3

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

The Intuitive Foundation (2-1-0) 6

AMI Coconuts (0-2-1) 0

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (3-0-0) 3

Emily Moss Design (1-1-1) 0

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (1-0-2) 3

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (0-3-0) 2

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 2

 

 

Moss Builders (2-0-0) 4

HSH Design (1-1-0) 2

 

 

The Gitt Team (0-0-1) 0

Solid Rock Construction (0-1-1) 0

 

 

APRIL 18

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 4

 

 

Progressive Cabinetry (3-1-0) 2

Ross Built Custom Homes (1-1-2) 1

 

 

Moss Builders (2-1-1) 3

Sato Real Estate (2-2-0) 0

 

 

Language Services Association (2-2-0) 3

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-3-0) 0

 

 

Diamond Turf (1-3-0) 5

Solid Rock Construction (0-2-2) 2

 

 

Pool America (3-0-1) 5

Salty Printing (2-2-0) 2

Adult soccer league gets shaky start

Adult soccer league gets shaky start

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – After the clearing of the rain clouds, the area adults played five soccer games in The Center’s co-ed league. With roughly 100 men and women playing this season, the games are compressed and the schedule was tightened to accommodate 10 teams.

After three weeks of play, there is no clear leader this season. Pool America currently leads the pack with two wins and a tie, earning the team seven points.

In the third game of the night, Pool America beat Progressive Cabinetry by a single goal.

With 2-1-0 records and six points, three teams are currently tied for second near the season’s halfway mark. Progressive Cabinetry, Salty Printing and Sato Real Estate each have two wins and a single loss.

Sato Real Estate and Salty Printing went head-to-head last week with the Salty squad coming out ahead by two goals.

Teams Solid Rock Construction and Diamond Turf are searching for their first wins. The Solid Rock team has come close with two ties, earning three points in the season.

Solid Rock Construction took a one-point loss against team Moss Builders. The victory put the team just below the Ross Built Custom Homes team.

Winning one game each, Ross Built, Moss Builders, Beach House Waterfront Restaurant, and Language Services Associates look to better their position in the ranks. Ross Built is the head of the bunch with two ties. Beach House and Language Services each suffered two losses early in the schedule.

In the first game of the night, team Ross Built showed their dominance against the Beach House team, ending the first half of the game 4-0. The Beach House defense changed course during the second half of play, only allowing one additional Ross Built goal.

Beach House came back scoring two goals from James Rodriguez and Matt Staggs. Defensively, Aaron Frech and Danny Free protected the Beach House goal with six and four saves, respectively.

Max Gazzo played at the goal for Ross Built to lead the team’s defense, with scoring by Eliza Faillace, Helio Gomez and Dean Hinterstoisser. Complimenting Faillace’s solo goal, her teammates each got past the Beach House goalie twice.

Playing their fourth game this week, each of them seeks wins to secure their positions going into playoffs.

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

APRIL 9

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 2

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

Solid Rock Construction (2-0-0) 3

The Intuitive Foundation (1-1-0) 1

 

 

Emily Moss Design (1-0-1) 4

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (0-2-0) 3

 

 

Isola Bella Italian Eatery (0-0-2) 2

AMI Coconuts (0-1-1) 2

 

 

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 1

 

 

Moss Builders 3

Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control 1

 

 

HSH Design 1

Solid Rock Construction 0

 

 

APRIL 11

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 3

Ross Built Custom Homes (1-0-2) 5

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-2-0) 2

 

 

Moss Builders (1-1-1) 2

Solid Rock Construction (0-1-2) 1

 

 

Salty Printing (2-1-0) 5

Sato Real Estate (2-1-0) 3

 

 

Pool America (2-0-1) 4

Progressive Cabinetry (2-1-0) 3

 

 

Language Services Association (1-2-0) 9

Diamond Turf (0-3-0) 4

Youth spring soccer starts at The Center

Youth spring soccer starts at The Center

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – April brings youth soccer back to The Center’s fields with the oldest players starting off the season with fun scrimmages on jamboree night. The 8- to 10-year-old league played their first games of the season.

The six teams went head-to-head last Tuesday night, with two teams earning their first wins. Team The Intuitive Foundation and Solid Rock Construction each defeated their opponents. Ending in a tie, Emily Moss Design and Isola Bella Italian Eatery finished their opening game 0-0.

The Intuitive Foundation easily won against the Shady Lady Horticultural Services squad 8-2. Joseph Caballero and Leo Tyler each got past the goalie for Intuitive. Teammate Simon Messinger had seven saves in the game.

Scoring for The Intuitive Foundation were Parker Svoboda, Silas Whitehead, Sawyer Leibfried and Gunnar Maize. The group had a total of eight points, contributing to the team’s win.

Playing keeper for the Intuitive team, Leibfried and Svoboda each had a single save, along with Maize’s single assist in the first game of the week.

Ending in a tie with no goals scored, Emily Moss Design and Isola Bella Italian Eatery go into week two of spring soccer seeking their first win. Goalkeepers Miles Moss, with seven stops, and Isola Bella’s Carson Long, making six saves, enforced the strong defensive action of both teams.

In a close battle, Solid Rock Construction came out on top with a single goal by Everly Chaplinsky against the AMI Coconuts team.

Protecting the goal for Solid Rock, Samuel Raulerson had six stops and Elijah Roadman made two saves. Goalie Andre Harwood had five saves, while teammate Owen Serra recorded a stop of his own to help keep their team in the game.

Adult soccer action puts teams Sato Real Estate and Progressive Cabinetry at the top of the ranks with two wins. Team Beach House Waterfront Restaurant and Salty Printing share a one-win-one-loss record.

With one win and a tie, Pool America is in the middle of the pack. Diamond Turf, Language Services Association, Solid Rock Construction, Ross Built Custom Homes and Moss Builders hope to earn their first wins on Thursday night.

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

 

APRIL 2

 

YOUTH SOCCER – WEEK 1

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

The Intuitive Foundation 8

Shady Lady Horticultural Services 2

 

 

Emily Moss Design 0

Isola Bella Italian Eatery 0

 

 

Solid Rock Construction 1

AMI Coconuts 0

 

 

APRIL 4

 

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 2

 

 

Sato Real Estate (2-0-0) 5

Language Services Association (0-2-0) 2

 

 

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-1-0) 2

Diamond Turf (0-2-0) 1

 

 

Progressive Cabinetry (2-0-0) 6

Salty Printing (1-1-0) 3

 

 

Pool America (1-0-1) 2

Solid Rock Construction (0-0-2) 2

 

 

Ross Built Custom Homes (0-0-2) 1

Moss Builders (0-1-1) 1

Sato claims adult indoor soccer championship

Sato claims adult indoor soccer championship

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – To close out the winter 2024 sports season at The Center of Anna Maria Island, the adult indoor soccer players went into round two of the playoffs last Wednesday knowing that if they won, they would advance to the championship game in only a few very short minutes.

In the first game of the night, second-ranked team Pool America lost to the Sato Real Estate team 9-5. Coming into the night as the third seed, Sato Real Estate was ready to play off of the win against Slim’s Place the week prior.

Pool America had a bye in round one playoff action.

Team Bucky Construction faced the same fate in the semifinal round against ServisFirst Bank. Fourth-ranked team Servis beat team Mi-Box to earn their round two seat. Top-ranked Bucky Construction had the week to rest.

The week off for Pool America and Bucky Construction seemed to work as a disadvantage for the two top-ranked teams. ServisFirst Bank’s win matched them up against Sato Real Estate in the final indoor soccer game of the season.

Having the apparent advantage of playing the first game of the night, Sato Real Estate led the championship game going into halftime 3-2. As the game clock ticked, the fatigue of playing back-to-back games started to take its toll on team ServisFirst Bank.

Team captain Josh Sato protected his team’s goal for the duration of the match, with 14 recorded saves. Servis shared the goalkeeping duties between Scott Cooper and Robert Fellowes. Cooper finished with three stops, while Fellowes put three saves in the game stats.

The game’s 15 points came off the boots of Sato Real Estate’s Ted Hurst and Nate Welch, scoring four and three goals, respectively, as well as two goals for each of the ServisFirst Bank scorers Nate Stotler, Luca Vecchio and Fellowes.

James Noblett and Sato each added a single point for the Sato Real Estate team, contributing to the team’s solid win.

Team Sato Real Estate progressively widened its lead with the final whistle blowing to a 9-6 win for the slightly favored squad. As the indoor soccer season ends, the play on the outdoor pitch starts with spring adult co-ed and youth soccer on the Island.

SUN SCOREBOARD

MARCH 27

ADULT CO-ED INDOOR SOCCER – SEMIFINAL GAMES

#3 Sato Real Estate 9

#2 Pool America 5

#4 ServisFirst Bank 8

#1 Bucky Construction 7

ADULT CO-ED INDOOR SOCCER – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

#3 Sato Real Estate 9

#4 ServisFirst Bank 6

MARCH 28

ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 1

Pool America 6

Language Services Association 1

Sato Real Estate 9

Diamond Turf 1

Ross Built Custom Homes 1

Solid Rock Construction 1

Salty Printing 5

Moss Builders 0

Floridian Mortgage wins championship

Floridian Mortgage wins championship

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – Spring has sprung and winter sports at The Center are coming to a close, with team Floridian Mortgage earning the win against team Moss Builders Thursday night in the adult co-ed flag football championship game.

The top two teams in the league matched up in the final game of the season in a tough-played game. Losing by 19 points was unexpected for the talented Moss Builders squad.

With the final score of 39-20, the QB-receiver connection made the difference for Floridian Mortgage. Throwing for 22 completed passes, Chase Richardson led his team to victory.

Richardson’s counterpart, Jonathan Moss, threw three touchdown passes for Moss Builders, contributing to the team’s 18 completed passes in the game. Moss hit Evelyn Long for a touchdown, scoring six points in the championship game.

Long finished the game with eight catches and three flag pulls.

Moss also found his cousin, Greg Moss, and brother, Ryan Moss, open for 12 additional points. R. Moss also had eight receptions and two one-point conversions on offense for his team. He also contributed on defense with a big stop with a flag pull and an interception off a Richardson toss.

Winning the game, Richardson commanded the field, spreading the scoring among five receivers and scoring a rushing touchdown of his own. Cody Allen, Cory Banks, Travis Bates, Tim Holly and Jasmine Muldoon each found the endzone after catching a Richardson throw.

Jackson Hayes put up a point for the Floridian Mortgage team with a one-point conversion. Muldoon and Banks also topped the scoreboard with successful points after attempts.

Defensively for the champions, Octavious Cole put up critical statistics for his team. Cole had six flag pulls and a sack on the Moss Builders team.

Closing out the flag football season, the Island area adults finish out the indoor soccer season and the adult outdoor soccer season begins this week at The Center of Anna Maria Island.

ADULT CO-ED INDOOR SOCCER

PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE

 

#3 Sato Real Estate 13

#6 Slim’s Place 4

 

 

#4 ServisFirst Bank 10

#5 Mi-Box 9

 

 

ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

 

#1 Floridian Mortgage 39

#2 Moss Builders 20

Adrian Griffin Interiors bests Moss Builders

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – With no adult indoor soccer play last week, the sports focus on Anna Maria Island was flag football. Ending February with youth gridiron action and starting the month of March with adult flag football play, the Island’s community center moves into round one of the playoffs this week.

In the 8- to 10-year-old league, team Sato Real Estate had a smooth game against AMI Coconuts, winning 34-6. Brandon Sato made his mark with two throwing touchdowns and running himself for two.

Teammate Grayson Cohen scored 14 points, catching for two TDs from Sato and successfully finding the end zone for a one- and a two-point conversion against the AMI Coconuts defense.

Bodhi Silenzi put his mark on the game with a big point after, adding to the Sato Real Estate scoring.

For AMI Coconuts, Paul ten Haaf threw for a touchdown to Camden Rudacille. Ten Haaf finished the game with three flag pulls and an interception. Rudacille added to his game stats with two defensive stops.

In a surprising loss to Adrian Griffin Interiors, the younger Moss Builders team had their first loss of the season by a single touchdown. Jordan Steele hit Silas deWitt for the single team score for six points. Steele and DeWitt had three big interceptions to stop the Moss offense.

Moss’ offense just could not click and did not find the endzone in the regular season closer.

In the third game of the week, the Cheesecake Cuties team defeated the Beach House Waterfront Restaurant squad by a touchdown. QB Jermaine Goode threw two touchdowns for Beach House, with the ball finding Leo Tyler and Asher Patel. Defensively, Aiden Guess and Tyler each read the play of the Cheesecake Cuties QB for interceptions.

Patel put five flag pulls into the record books for Beach House, helping to keep the game close despite the loss.

Team Chick-fil-A eked out the three-point win against Solid Rock Construction. Quarterback Prince Izear threw for two touchdowns, both to Ruby Kesten.

Parker Svoboda and Kesten each added one point to the scoreboard with a point after the team’s TD.

Nolan Anderson scored on the ground for Chick-fil-A finding the endzone.

Rushing the football for 18 points, Matthew Darak and Carson Long ran for three touchdowns, two by Darak. Jedi Smith had a one-point conversion, contributing to the Solid Rock scoring.

Defensively, the Solid Rock crew held their own and kept the team solidly in the game with a total of 20 flag pulls. Stops by Eligh Roadman, Darak, Long and Smith helped make it a three-point win for the Chick-fil-A team.

The middle schoolers in the 11- to 14-year-old league had four high-scoring games with plenty of action to close the regular season. With the final score of 38-37, HSH Design beat Progressive Cabinetry.

Tanner Miller threw for six touchdowns, splitting the catches between Landyn Dowell and Kaleb Romagnino. Dowell and Romagnino each had a point after conversion for a total of two points.

On defense, in addition to the team’s 17 stops, Daniel Lukens sacked Kellan Hunt, Progressive Cabinetry QB. Teammate Sterling Holiday broke up the opponent’s offensive drive with a beautiful interception.

On the other side of the football, the Progressive Cabinetry team played hard and held their own. Hunt finished the game with five touchdown passes, splitting them between Braxton Anderson, Jackson Goodhue and Jack McCarthy.

Scoring one point for his team after a critical touchdown, Theo Aupelle was Hunt’s successful target. McCarthy and Hunt each had two interceptions against the HSH offense, along with one for six points by McCarthy.

Turner Worth was the offensive option for Moss Builders, throwing for one TD, mixing up the plays along with QB Mason Moss. Moss added an interception to his game status. Also working on defense, Solid Rock Electrical’s Estella Long had an amazing game. Long finished with four catches and three defensive stops. In addition, Long had her own pick six of an interception of a Moss Builders’ throw.

The Solid Rock scoring included a touchdown from Charlie Serra to Dominik Zupa, as well as an additional one-point conversion by Elijah Casciani.

With solid flag football action in the three leagues, the semifinal games next week should continue to entertain players, friends and families at The Center.

 

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

FEB. 26

 

YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 7

 

 

#3 Sato Real Estate (5-2) 34

#8 AMI Coconuts (1-6) 6

 

 

#4 Adrian Griffin Interiors (5-2) 6

#1 Moss Builders (6-1) 0

 

 

#2 Cheesecake Cuties (6-1) 18

#7 Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-6) 12

 

 

#5 Chick-fil-A (2-5) 22

#6 Solid Rock Construction (2-5) 19

 

 

FEB. 27

YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 7

 

 

#5 HSH Design (3-4) 38

#6 Progressive Cabinetry (2-5) 37

 

 

#1 Moss Builders (7-0) 35

#4 Solid Rock Electrical (4-3) 14

 

 

#3 Solid Rock Air Conditioning (5-2) 24

#7 Wings N Things (2-5) 22

 

 

#2 Shady Lady Horticultural Services (5-2) 52

#8 Freckled Fin (0-7) 6

 

 

FEB. 29

ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL – WEEK 7

 

 

#7 Gulf Drive Café (2-5) 27

#3 Sandbar Seafood & Spirits (4-3) 14

 

 

#2 Moss Builders (5-2) 34

#5 Solid Rock Construction (4-3) 29

 

 

#1 Floridian Mortgage (6-1) 32

#4 Salty Printing (4-3) 13

 

 

#6 Slim’s Place (3-4) 57

#8 Edible Cookie Dough Café (0-7) 33

Sato Real Estate dominates gridiron

Sato Real Estate dominates gridiron

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – Despite the rain and chill, the Island area youth had fun playing flag football at The Center of Anna Maria Island on Friday. Kicking off the night’s action, team Sato Real Estate took the Solid Rock Construction squad to task, winning 30-6.

Solid Rock’s loss was not without effort by the skilled squad, but the plays just were not going the team’s way.

Sato Real Estate’s quarterback, Brandon Sato, smartly led his team down the football field to score 24 offensive points. Sato threw for three touchdowns to Grayson Cohen and had a rushing TD of his own.

Undoubtedly the game’s standout player, Sato also made his mark on the other side of the football with nine flag pulls. Teammate Grayson Cohen had three flag pulls on the Solid Rock offense.

Defensively, Silas Whitehead and Will Breslin each had a stop. Whitehead added to his game stats with a pick-six, taking his interception into the Solid Rock endzone.

Team Solid Rock Construction scored their six points on a rushing touchdown by Matthew Darak. To add to his TD, Darak had one reception and a single flag pull.

Jedi “JJ” Smith had the hot hands for Solid Rock with seven catches. He helped on defense with a critical stop.

Teammate Elijah Roadman had a flag pull and reception against the tough Sato Real Estate team.

Rounding out the 8- to 10-year-old flag football action, team Adrian Griffin Interiors defeated Beach House Waterfront Restaurant 39-6. In closer match-ups, the Moss Builders squad earned their seven-point touchdown against Cheesecake Cuties winning 19-12.

Closing out last Monday night’s action, team AMI Coconuts’ 7-6 win kept the Chick-fil-A team looking for their first victory. Moss Builders remained undefeated, with three teams chasing them with a 3-1 record.

Heading toward the playoffs, the top seed is still up for grabs.

SUN SCOREBOARD

FEB. 5

YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 4

Adrian Griffin Interiors (3-1) 39

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant (1-3) 6

 

 

Moss Builders (4-0) 19

Cheesecake Cuties (3-1) 12

 

 

Sato Real Estate (3-1) 30

Solid Rock Construction (1-3) 6

 

 

AMI Coconuts (1-3) 7

Chick-fil-A (0-4) 6

 

 

FEB. 6

YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL

11- TO 14-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE – WEEK 4

 

Wings N Things (1-3) 35

HSH Design (1-3) 12

 

 

Solid Rock Air Conditioning (3-1) 38

Progressive Cabinetry (2-2) 24

 

 

Moss Builders (4-0) 43

Freckled Fin (0-4) 20

 

 

Solid Rock Electrical (3-1) 34

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (2-2) 21

 

FEB. 8

ADULT CO-ED INDOOR SOCCER – WEEK 2

 

Sato Real Estate 7

Servis 1st Bank 6

 

 

Pool America 7

Mi-Box 7

 

 

Bucky Construction 11

Slim’s Place 9

 

 

ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL – WEEK 4

 

Solid Rock Construction (3-1) 21

Edible Cookie Dough Café (0-4) 14

 

 

Slim’s Place (2-2) 32

Moss Builders (2-2) 23

 

 

Floridian Mortgage (3-1) 54

Gulf Drive Café (1-3) 22

 

 

Sandbar Seafood & Spirits (3-1) 32

Salty Printing (2-2) 14

Slim’s Place captures first win of season

Slim’s Place captures first win of season

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – In a close one, Floridian Mortgage earned its second win of the season against team Moss Builders 23-19 in the adult co-ed flag football league at the Island’s community center. The Moss squad’s loss was its first of the season after three games.

The ladies of the field showed what tight coverage should look like, as Jasmine Muldoon, playing for Floridian Mortgage, and Moss Builders’ Evelyn Long were a tough match-up for two halves of play.

The game stats show just how close of a pairing the girls on the field were. Muldoon finished the game with three catches, including one for a touchdown, while Long had seven receptions and one TD nab.

On defense, Muldoon had four critical stops and Long snagged three flags. Several long throws were broken up by one of the two key team players, making for fun excitement on the field.

Overall, the defense of team Floridian Mortgage outplayed the Moss Builders’ offense with seven flag pulls and three total interceptions, including one for a touchdown. Offensively, Floridian’s success with the point after attempts helped with game momentum and added three points to the scoreboard.

Travis Bates, Octavious Cole and Jackson Hayes each had a one-point conversion catch.

Chase Richardson threw for Floridian Mortgage, hitting his receivers for three TDs. Richardson’s targets with good hands in addition to Muldoon were Tim Holly and Cole.

On the other side of the football, Richardson read the plays for two interceptions, while teammate Cody Allen caught the ball on defense for Floridian. Allen had two flag pulls and Hayes had a single stop to add to the winning team’s accolades.

The loss for Moss Builders came down to the final seconds of play. Zachary Long and Ryan Moss shared the credit for touchdown throws. Long’s pass to Moss showed the team’s diversity and why they continue to prove to be a team to beat this season.

Long scored his team’s only point after a Moss touchdown. The other two attempts failed due to the strong Floridian Mortgage defense. Long also had two defensive stops for Moss Builders.

Jesse Skipper caught the Moss pass for six of the 19 team points. Defensively, Jonathan Moss and Skipper each had one flag pull that contributed to the team’s efforts in their third game of the season.

R. Moss pulled two flags while playing on defense to help keep his team in the game until the final play.

Team Salty Printing earned their second win last week against Solid Rock Construction, 30-12. The loss was the first for the Solid Rock team.

In the third game of the night, the Slim’s Place squad won its first game of the season in a shutout against team Gulf Drive Café, 19-0.

Losing by 10 points, Edible Cookie Dough Café could not outplay Sandbar Seafood & Spirits. Team Sandbar goes into week four with two wins and a single loss.

 

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

 

Jan. 29 – Youth Flag Football

8- to 10-Year-Old League – Week 3

 

 

Moss Builders (3-0) 45

Solid Rock Construction (1-2) 12

 

 

Adrian Griffin Interiors (2-1) 13

Chick-Fil-A (0-3) 6

 

 

Cheesecake Cuties (3-0) 26

Sato Real Estate (2-1) 6

 

 

Beach House/Waterfront Restaurant (1-2) 21

AMI Coconuts (0-3) 18

 

 

Jan. 30 – Youth Flag Football

11- to 14-Year-Old League – Week 3

 

 

Moss Builders (3-0) 20

Solid Rock Air Conditioning (2-1) 7

 

 

Solid Rock Electrical (2-1) 26

Wings N Things (0-3) 14

 

 

Progressive Cabinetry (2-1) 32

Freckled Fin (0-3) 6

 

 

Shady Lady Horticultural Services (2-1) 24

HSH Design (1-2) 12

 

 

Feb. 1

Adult Co-Ed Indoor Soccer – Week 1

 

 

ServisFirst Bank 23

Mi-Box 10

 

 

Sato Real Estate 7

Slim’s Place 7

 

 

Bucky Construction 9

Pool America 7

 

 

Adult Co-Ed Flag Football – Week 3

 

 

Floridian Mortgage (2-1) 23

Moss Builders (2-1) 19

 

 

Salty Printing (2-1) 30

Solid Rock Construction (2-1) 12

 

 

Slim’s Place (1-2) 19

Gulf Drive Café (1-2) 0

 

 

Sandbar Seafood & Spirits (2-1) 22

Edible Cookie Dough Café (0-3) 12

Winter flag football action returns

Winter flag football action returns

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Football, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – The winter flag football season kicked off last week at The Center of Anna Maria Island. Despite a winter storm, the 8- to 10-year-old and adult leagues managed to play through the rain and cold.

The 11- to 14-year-olds were rained out, making up the game this week.

Eight youth teams played under the threat of rain last Tuesday. Two teams blew out their opponents.

Sato Real Estate and Moss Builders were dominant with the ball and on defense, keeping Beach House/Waterfront Restaurant and Chick-Fil-A, respectively, out of the endzone and scoreless.

Team Cheesecake Cuties were victorious over the Adrian Griffin Interiors squad, 22-6. In a close game, Solid Rock Construction was denied the win by team AMI Coconuts. Winning by six points, AMI Coconuts shares the top of the ranks after week one play.

Narrowly escaping the storms, the adults took to the Island gridiron last Thursday night starting with team Edible Cookie Dough Café, a new team sponsor, and Gulf Drive Café going head-to-head.

In an exciting game, Gulf Drive Café won by 14 points, despite a strong battle and comeback by their opponents.

Dallas Buchholz led the Edible Cookie Dough Café team as the quarterback. With three passing touchdowns, Buchholz hit Alonzo Lemus for two scores, while Steven Pavina grabbed the other scoring catch.

Pavina had a strong opening game with four catches, three flag pulls and two interceptions, including one for a TD. Alex Besaw scored the lone two-point conversion, helping with the team’s 26 total points in the game.

Defensively, Besaw had a stop, along with flag pulls by teammates Buchholz and John Sevier.

Helping Gulf Drive Café win the opening game of the season, Zack Price also threw for three touchdowns. Hitting Jaden Grant, Anthony McCance and Brandon Rolland for 18 receiving points, Grant also put up six points in a running play.

The defensive strength of the Gulf Drive team made the difference as Grant and Price each had four big flag pulls. Teammates Hayley Gerken and Rolland had single stops each.

The Gulf Drive Café interceptions, including two pick sixes, contributed to the team’s first win of the season. Karri Stephens and Grant each had the all-important defensive catches and took the football to the endzone. Stephens had three interceptions in the game.

Adding to the team’s momentum in the game, Grant had a two-point conversion, while McCance and Rolland each had successful point after catches.

Rounding out the night, Solid Rock Construction beat Slim’s Place by three points. New team sponsor Floridian Mortgage shut out Sandbar Seafood & Spirits, winning 14-0.

In the final game of the night and closing out week one of flag football play, team Moss Builders eked out the win over Salty Printing by three points.

With weeks of play remaining, winter flag football looks to be another exciting season of youth and adult action.

 

 

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

JAN. 16 – YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL

 

8- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

 

 

Cheesecake Cuties 22

Adrian Griffin Interiors 6

 

 

Sato Real Estate 24

Beach House/Waterfront Restaurant 0

 

 

AMI Coconuts 19

Solid Rock Construction 13

 

 

Moss Builders 37

Chick-Fil-A 0

 

 

JAN. 18 – ADULT CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL

 

 

Gulf Drive Café 40

Edible Cookie Dough Café 26

 

 

Solid Rock Construction 37

Slim’s Place 34

 

 

Floridian Mortgage 14

Sandbar Seafood & Spirits 0

 

 

Moss Builders 29

Salty Printing 26

Eighth-seed Slim’s outkicks top-ranked Moss

Eighth-seed Slim’s outkicks top-ranked Moss

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

ANNA MARIA – With youth soccer taking the week off for fall festivities, the adult co-ed recreational soccer league was the only play on The Center’s pitches last week.

Four exciting and competitive games last Thursday night were played by the eight teams whose members fought hard for seven weeks in the regular season. The teams that finished in the bottom half of the rankings did not make it easy on their opponents, leading to two shootouts in overtime.

In a close match-up, Gulfview Windows & Doors, led by captain Keith Mahoney, battled it out against a worthy adversary, team Sato Real Estate. Josh Sato, captain for Sato Real Estate, worked with his friends and teammates for two halves of quarter-final soccer only to come up short in the end.

The Sato squad finished the regular season in fourth place, just ahead of Gulfview. With nine saves in the game, keeper Ben Sato and the team’s defensive efforts let one too many in the goal.

Giving B. Sato time to run on the field, J.D. Webb took over as goalie for a short stint. One Gulfview shot got by Webb, contributing to Mahoney’s team’s victory.

Raul Loera saved nine shots as the goalie for Gulfview, while offensively Leo Gonzalez secured a goal and made an assist to Jesus Martinez. Martinez finished the game with a hat trick, pushing his team to the next level of playoff battle.

Amy Ivin and James Noblett played tough offensively for Sato Real Estate, each scoring a goal to close out the season for the team. J. Sato was credited with an assist.

Game two of the night was a defensive battle royale with a final score of 1-1 at the end of timed play. Between three goalies on two teams, 20 goals were saved in the 44 minutes of official regulation play.

For Ross Built Custom Homes, keeper Max Gazzo made 13 recorded saves, while Chris Klotz and Nate Welch shared the goalie responsibilities with three and four saves, respectively, for team Pool America.

Scoring goals was a struggle for both teams. Daniel Hampton scored Ross Built’s only goal during timed play off of team captain Greg Ross’ assist. Opponent Murat Akay scored the only goal for Pool America during the two halves of the game.

Pool America’s team captain Eduardo Schlueter kept his team’s head in the game leading to the night’s first shootout in overtime. Out of five assigned penalty kick shooters for each team, there was only one winner.

Under the pressure of taking the PK shots, Ross Built shooters Ethan Hampton and Andrew Ross both made the first two shots for the team, and that was all that was needed to move their team forward to another week of soccer.

Nate Welch was the first kicker for Pool America and the only shooter for the team to successfully make a PK attempt.

The 8 p.m. game started a bit late but proved to be worth the wait. In the final seconds of the game, team captain Kevin Roman proved why he is a clutch player in the league, controlling the soccer ball and striking the game-winning shot.

Roman’s much-needed goal gave him another hat trick in the season, finishing with three points in the game. Heilo Gomez’s single goal helped make the Gulf Drive victory possible, along with Javier Rivera’s assist and the team’s strong defense.

Once again, goalkeeper Charles “Tuna” McCracken saved the day with nine huge stops. McCracken’s counterpart, Robb Marshall, had a strong season and game with eight saves for the Sandbar Seafood & Spirits team.

Led by Jake Parsons, the Sandbar squad finished low in the rankings, but fought hard all season and made the quarter-final playoff game an exciting nailbiter.

With the crowd cheering with every shot, John Cruz, Justin Fields and Alex Villanueva each got the Sandbar supporters roaring with their goals. Scoreless last Thursday, Sandbar’s Matt Staggs had two assists, contributing to the W.

Those who stayed for the fourth and final round one playoff battle were happy they did. The action-packed game between first-place Moss Builders and last-place Slim’s Place did not disappoint and led to another shootout.

Both team’s goalies, team captain Ryan Moss for Moss Builders and Steve Oelfke for Slim’s Place, finished regulation play with six saves.

Coming off Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos’ pass, Moss Builder’s Erica Nielsen scored the only goal for her team, while Kris Yavalar put the only point on the scoreboard for Slim’s Place.

At the final whistle, signaling the end of regulation time, Slim’s Place’s captain, Yuri Pereira, pulled his shooters together.

Dean Hinterstoisser and Urbiola Bolanos were the first two shooters for Moss Builders. Both players made their shots, perceivably setting the tone for future PKs, especially after the missed shot by Steve Adair, shooting first for Slim’s.

The three subsequent Moss Builders misses, along with goals made by Slim’s Place’s Thomas Mangotic and league founding players Damir Glavan and Yavalar sealed the deal for the underdog team’s rise to the semifinal bracket.

To start the playoff action this week, Slim’s Place will face #5 Gulfview Windows & Doors on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. In the second semifinal game, third-ranked Ross Built Custom Homes matches up against the No. 2 regular season finishers, Gulf Drive Café.

The final two that survive Thursday night’s battles on the Island soccer field will play to see who takes home the Hayward Cup honors on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.

This week’s soccer play leads up to the “smiledeep” soccer tournament on Saturday, Nov. 11 at The Center, honoring Paul “Ace” Hayward, of the Hayward Cup. The tournament is a fundraiser benefitting the community center’s soccer programs. The day’s soccer action will start at 9 a.m. with open play to watch with friends and family if you are not part of the action.

SUN SCOREBOARD

 

NOV. 2 – ADULT CO-ED SOCCER

QUARTER-FINAL PLAYOFF GAMES

 

 

#5 Gulfview Windows & Doors 4

#4 Sato Real Estate 2

 

 

#3 Ross Built Custom Homes 1 winner in overtime PKs (2-1)

#6 Pool America 1

 

 

#2 Gulf Drive Café 4

#7 Sandbar Seafood & Spirits 3

 

 

#8 Slim’s Place 1 winner in overtime PKs (3-2)

#1 Moss Builders 1