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By Monica Johnson
sun staff writer

Starting off the new year with a bang, the Anna Maria Island Community Center’s basketball season officially began on Monday, Jan. 3. In Monday’s Division II game, the Anna Maria Oyster Bar won the tipoff against Galati Marine. Matt Bauer stole the ball and assisted Sarah Howard in the first two points of the game. A determined Bauer drove to the hoop from mid-court, successfully scoring two points.

During the second quarter, Galati’s Martine Miller demonstrated some skilled dribbling and got a basket off of an assist from Stephanie Schenk. In the third quarter, Oyster Bar’s attempt at the basket led to Zack Evans scoring two points out of the four in this part of the game. Kelly Dodson assisted with the other two. Galati’s Miller stepped up aggressively leading her team in the forth quarter. Midway through the quarter, Kayla Aritt rebounded the ball passing it to Miller, who got it in for the first of her two baskets. Sheldon Phillips hit a jumper from mid-court to end the scoring for Galati. The final score was 16-8 with an Oyster Bar win.

Division II (10-11 year olds)
Duncan 12, S.T.G.C. 11
Ashley Waring scored eight points leading Duncan to a one point victory over pre-season champions S.T.G.C. Fellow teammate Chris Callahan added four points. For S.T.G.C., Molly McDonough scored five points out of the 11. Ally Titsworth assisted her with four points of her own.

Premier League (14-17 year olds)
Island Real Estate vs. Westcoast Air Conditioning
Island Real Estate forfeits due to not having enough players. Westcoast Air Conditioning gets the automatic win.

TEAM COMPARISON
Anna Maria Oyster Bar
M. Bauer 8
K. Dodson 2
Z. Evans 2
S. Howard 4
Total 16

Galati Marine
M. Miller 6
S. Phillips 2
Total 8

TEAM COMPARISON
S.T.G.C.
K. Guerin 2
M. McDonough 5
A. Titsworth 4
Total 11

Duncan
C. Callahan 4
A. Waring 8
Total 12

Basketball Schedule

Instructional League
(5-7 year olds)
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 6 p.m.
Rotten Ralph’s vs. Island Starter

Wednesday, Jan. 5, 6 p.m.
Kumon vs. Canons Marine

Friday, Jan. 7, 6 p.m.
Island Starter vs. Ocean View Publishing

Saturday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m.,
Canons Marine vs. Rotten Ralph’s

Saturday, Jan. 8, 11 a.m.
Kumon vs. Ocean View Publishing

Tuesday, Jan. 11, 6 p.m.
Rotten Ralph’s vs. Ocean View Publishing

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m.
Kumon vs. Rotten Ralph’s

Division III (8-9 year olds)
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 7 p.m.
Dips vs. Jessie’s

Thursday, Jan. 6, 6 p.m.
Jessie’s vs. Harry’s

Thursday, Jan. 6, 7 p.m.
Bistro’s vs. A Paradise Realty

Saturday, Jan. 8, 2 p.m.
A Paradise Realty vs. Dips

Saturday, Jan. 8, 3 p.m.
Bistro’s vs. Harry’s

Tuesday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.
A Paradise Realty vs. Jessie’s

Division II (10-11 year olds)
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m.,
S.T.G.C. vs. Danziger Allergy and Sinus

Friday, Jan 7, 7 p.m.,
Duncan vs. Galati Marine

Friday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m.,
Anna Maria Oyster Bar vs. Danziger Allergy and Sinus

Monday, Jan. 10, 6 p.m.
Galati Marine vs. Danziger Allergy and Sinus

Monday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.
Duncan vs. Anna Maria Oyster Bar

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m.
S.T.G.C vs. Galati Marine