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THE SUN
SPORTS
MAY 4, 2022
MONICA SIMPSON | SUN
Players from both teams chase down the soccer ball at The Center last week. Zade Khan for Progressive Cabinetry takes the lead, with Bria Pietsch close behind. Progressive Cabinetry’s Raegan Kesten and Leo Tyler follow Khan’s lead.
Gitt Team, Moss Builders best the rest BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN
ANNA MARIA – On the small soccer pitches, the 5- to 7-year-old players matched up in their third week of play. Progressive Cabinetry played Mac Parkman Foundation, while Surfing Coconuts AMI matched up on the field with Adrian Griffin Interiors. For many of the players in this league, the end of this season leads to a future in the youngest competitive recreational league at the community center, the 8- to 10-year-old league. After two weeks of youth recreational soccer at The Center of Anna Maria Island, two teams are on top with 2-0-0 records. The Gitt Team tops the charts in the younger age group of mostly elementary school-aged athletes. For the 11- to 14-year-old league, the Moss Builders team goes into week three undefeated, also with a record of 2-0-0. The season is still young with four more games in the regular season for both teams in both leagues. Last week’s game for The Gitt Team was a close one, with the final score 1-0 against team Tidy MD. Thanks to Izabella McGraw, who scored the only goal in the game, The Gitt Team solidified its place at the top of the ranking for the week.
McGraw’s teammate, Karson Davis, had four goals in the victory against Tidy MD. Tess Bolognone is credited with the assist, making the McGraw goal possible. On the other side of the field, Aidan Guess and Owen Purcell each had a single save for Tidy MD, keeping their team in the battle for the entire game. In the older league, the Shady Lady squad kept it close against Moss Builders. Goals by Savanna Coba, Jesse Zaccagnino and Victor Albrecht made the Moss Builders defense work. Coba scored two points against Moss Builders’ goalie, Charlie Serra. Serra finished the game with two saves, while his counterpart on the Shady Lady team, Albrecht, had three stops. The power leg of Jack Mattick put four points on the scoreboard, with additional goals by Mason Moss and Gabriella Gilbert. With plenty of games left to play, the top seed in both youth soccer leagues is still up for grabs. Three teams in the youth soccer program at The Center seek their first win of the season: Beach Bums, Tidy MD and Miz & Hiz Biz. It is anyone’s season to win. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 32
MONICA SIMPSON | SUN
Racing for position, Mac Parkman’s Jade Ptak and Progressive Cabinetry’s Zade Khan speed to the soccer ball to take possession. Teammates Leo Tyler, for Progressive, and Mason Gazzo, for Mac Parkman, are positioned to assist in last Tuesday night’s game at The Center.
