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Champions were crowned Nov. 19 in the 8-10 and 11-14 divisions of the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island on Nov. 19.
Moss Builders lived up to its No. 1 seed status with a solid 3-1 victory over No. 2 La Creperie behind two goals and an assist from Joseph Caballero. Asher Patel chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Titus Moss helped preserve the victory with eight saves in goal.
Parker Svoboda notched the lone goal for La Creperie, which also received eight saves from Sawyer Leibfried in the loss.
La Creperie advanced to the title game with a 2-1 victory over Solid Rock Construction. Svoboda led the way with a goal and an assist, while Louis Bacon added a goal and Grayson Hinckle chipped in an assist. Sawyer Leibfried helped preserve the victory with seven saves.
Ruby Kesten scored the lone goal for Solid Rock Construction, which also received 14 saves from Elijah Roadman in the loss.
Moss Builders advanced with a 4-3 victory over Gulf Drive Cafe behind two goals and an assist from Cabellero and two goals from Patel. Everett Hood had an assist and Titus Moss finished with nine saves in the victory.
Chandler LaPensee scored two goals and Owen Mahoney added a goal and an assist to lead Gulf Drive Cafe, which also received seven saves from Miles Moss in the loss.
Solid Rock Construction swept a pair of games to win the 11-14 division championship. They first dispatched No. 4 seed Better On Bikes by a 3-2 score, getting goals from Charlie Serra, Callin Westfall and Turner Worth. Jordan Tobey made five saves to help preserve the semifinal victory for Solid Rock Construction.
Noah Caballero scored two goals to pace Better On Bikes, which also received four saves from Kyle Castagna in the loss.
Solid Rock Construction then turned its attention to HSH Designs in the Nov. 19 championship match that saw Turner Worth score three goals and add an assist, while Callin Westfall added two goals and two assists. To lead Solid Rock to a 6-2 victory. Charlie Serra completed the scoring with a goal and an assist, while Jordan Toby finished with seven saves in the victory.
Luke Willing and Kaden Sasaki each scored one goal to lead HSH Designs, which also received six combined saves from Sasaki, Sterling Holiday, Brittany Robertson and Willing in the loss.
Adult soccer continues
After eight weeks of action, Solid Rock Construction is still chasing an undefeated season with seven wins and a tie — their only blemish — at this point in the season.
Pool America and Ross Built are tied for second place at 6-2, with Bubble Binz alone in fourth place at 4-3-1. AMI Dolphin Tours follows at 3-3-2, just ahead of Moss Builders at 3-4-1. Hampton Painting and Language Services Associates are tied at 2-4-2, while Gulf Drive Cafe at 1-6-1 and Sato Real Estate at 1-7 complete the standings.
Action Nov. 21 got started with Hampton Painting edging Gulf Drive Cafe 3-2 behind two goals from Ethan Hampton and a goal from Kali Richardson. Steve Oelfke made eight saves to help preserve the victory.
Gulf Drive Cafe received a goal each from Tyler Brewer and Helio Gomez, while Eliza Faillace had an assist and Tuna McCracken finished with 11 saves in the loss.
Bubble Binz and AMI Dolphin Tours battled to a 6-6 tie in the second match of the night. Gerardo Urbiola Bolanos led Bubble Binz with three goals, while Matthew Staggs finished with two goals. An own goal by AMI Dolphin Tours helped clinch the tie for Bubble Binz.
Alex Villanueva paced AMI Dolphin Tours with a pair of goals, while Robert Fellowes, Aaron Frech, Damir Glavan and Cody Wright all finished with goals in the draw.
Solid Rock Construction cruised to a 4-1 victory over Language Services behind single goals from Jacek Czajkowski, Hugo Gallegos, Leo Gonzalez and Keith Mahoney. Raul Loera made 10 saves to close out the victory.
Alex Quintero notched the lone goal for Language Services on an assist from Jorge Rodriguez and Henry Quevado had seven saves in the loss.
Ross Built edged Sato Real Estate 2-1 in the fourth game of the night, getting a goal each from Jake Ross and Greg Ross. Jack Gibson made 10 saves to nail down the victory.
Danny Anderson scored the lone goal for on an assist from Logan O’Brien, while Marcello Rubio and Benjamin Sato combined to make eight saves in the loss.
Pool America slipped past Moss Builders by a 2-1 score on goals by Dean Hinterstoisser and Christopher Klotz. Robb Marshall held Moss Builders at bay with eights saves.
Greg Moss scored the lone goal for Moss and Ryan Moss made 10 saves in the loss.
Horseshoes action
For the second consecutive week, walkers dominated the horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.
The Nov. 20 games saw Tim Sofran walk his way to the winner’s circle with the lone 3-0 record in pool play.
Tom Farrington earned a 26-15 victory over the team of Dom Livedoti and Gersey Fernandes, ending the game on a double ringer.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the 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
Fifty-nine Key Royale Club members braved the cool, windy morning Nov. 22 to play in their annual Welcome Back Scramble at the Holmes Beach club.
Five teams tied for first place with a score of 2-under-par 30. A scorecard playoff was used to determine the top three finishers. First place went to the team of Brian Comer, Tom Nelson and Jenna Samuels. Second place went to Jim Bailey, Hendrick Grobler, Bill MacMillan and Charlie Porter, while holding third were Laurie and Marty Hicks and Pam and Jack Lowry.
In a shocker, Debi Wohlers won the long-drive event for the ladies, while Jim Bailey won for the men from the blue tees and Dom Livedoti won from the gold tees. Kathy Morgan-Johnson took first place in the ladies’ putting contest, while Mark Evans captured the men’s contest.
Anne Hickinson captured first place in the ladies’ putting contest, while Robert Kingan won for the men. Last, but not least, Meril Salzburg made the longest first putt on the first hole.
All of the players enjoyed a cook out and refreshments on the patio following the event.
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