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AMI Outfitters’ Deacon Bekkerus roofs a shot past Beach Bums goalie Gia Ciasullo as Juliette Sato and Bayla Lance look on during 8-10 division soccer action at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy

Beach Bum goalie Gia Ciasullo reaches for a shot during 8-10 division soccer action at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy

AMI Outfitters goalie Judah Treworgy denies a scoring attempt by Beach Bums forward Louis Bacon as teammates Graham Bekkerus, Viviana Harwood, Mila Bennett, Deacon Bekkerus and Connor Whaley look on during 8-10 division soccer action at the community center. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy

Don Tilden, Earl Ritchie, Rene Chapman and Tom Constantini pose Oct. 3 on winning the annual Oktoberfest Scramble at the Key Royale Club. Islander Photo: Courtesy KRC

Tom Farrington and Tim Sofran cruised to a 23-10 victory Oct. 8 at the Anna Maria horseshoe pits. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMI Pitchers

After two weeks of action in the 8-10 division of the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Adrian Griffin Interiors is on top of the standings with a 2-0 record, just ahead of Solid Rock Construction, which holds down second place at 1-0-1.  AMI Outfitters and Moss Builders follow with matching 1-1 records, while Vida Sports Ministry is 0-1-1 and Beach Bums is 0-2 in the standings.

Action Oct. 7 kicked off with AMI Outfitters early in the game. Louis Bacon got a few good shots off, but goalie Judah Treworgy was up to the task. A breakaway goal by Deacon Bekkerus gave AMI Outfitters an early lead that they never relinquished on the way to a 5-1 victory.

Phoenix Harwood paced AMI Outfitters with three goals and an assist, while Treworgy finished with one goal, two assists and three saves in goal. Bekkerus finished with a goal and seven saves, while Mila Bennett added one assist in the victory.

Juliette Sato notched the lone goal for Beach Bums on an assist from Mason Stein, while Gia Ciasullo made six saves in the loss.

The second 8-10 division game saw Adrian Griffin Interiors edge Moss Builders 1-0 behind a Jackson Griffin goal on an assist from Ruthie Ball. Houston Winn made six saves to help preserve the victory.

Titus Moss kept Moss Builders in the game, finishing with 15 saves in the loss.

The last 8-10 division game of the night saw Solid Rock Construction and Vida Sports Ministry battle to a 1-1 tie. Kierstyn Darak scored for Solid Rock Construction, which also received a combined 12 saves from Elijah Roadman and Samuel Raulerson.

Everett Hood scored the lone goal for Vida Sports Ministry and also came through with seven saves. Savannah Hanson added five saves in the tie.

The 11-13 division also completed its second week with Print Wizards on top of the standings at 2-0 and La Creperie and AMI Coconuts at 1-1. Solid Rock Construction completes the standings at 0-2.

The action kicked off Oct. 7 with AMI Coconuts cruising to a 3-0 victory over Solid Rock Construction behind two goals and an assist from Leo Tyler. Aiden Guess added a goal and Andre Harwood came through with nine saves in the victory.

Isaac Roadman and Elijah Roadman each made four saves for Solid Rock Construction in the loss.

Print Wizards rolled to a 6-1 victory over La Creperie thanks to five goals from Luca Viehman and a goal and three assists from Parker Svoboda. Kellen Reed finished with three saves in the victory.

Tristan Hagey scored the lone goal for La Creperie, which also received six saves from Jordan Tobey in the loss.

 

Key Royale news

The Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach held its annual Oktoberfest Scramble Oct. 3.

It turned out to be a competitive tournament, thanks to the team of Rene Chapman, Tom Constantini, Earl Ritchie and Don Tilden, who combined on a 1-under-par 31 to take first place. Six teams finished in a tie for second with even-par 32s, resulting in a scorecard playoff for second place, which went to Richard Brown, Joe Coyne and A.J. and Rob Ellis.

Rene Chapman won the long drive for the women, while Jim Bailey won the men’s contest. Warren Stevens took home the senior long-drive prize, and Skip Holtz won the men’s closest-to-the-pin contest on No. 3, stroking it 15 feet 3 inches from the pin.

Anna Maria Lazsio won the women’s closest-to-the-pin contest on No. 8 at 10 feet 11 inches from the pin. Rene Chapman and Christ Holtz tied for first place in the putting contest. Last, but not least, Linda Dorsey took the win for straightest drive for the women and Ken Nagengast won for the men.

Following the tourney, members enjoyed an Oktoberfest-themed lunch on the patio at the clubhouse.

The men played their weekly modified-Stableford system match Oct. 6. Doug Dorsey fired a plus-6 to take first place by one point over second-place finisher Nelson Eagle. Ed Harrell took third place at plus-3.

Members played a combination scramble/rambler to a par 64 Oct. 9 to close out organized golf outings for the week. The team of Herb Clauhs, Rob Lauber, Larry Pippel and Bill Shuman combined on a 1-under-par 63 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.

 

Horseshoe action

Two teams emerged from pool play and settled things in a playoff during Oct. 8 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits.

Tom Farrington and Tim Sofran cruised to a 23-10 victory over Tom Skoloda and Bob Hawks.

Action Oct. 11 saw Gersey Fernandes and Gary Jackson forge the lone 3-0 record in pool play and were the day’s champs.

The action gets started 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.