Spring sports in full swing

Adult Co-Ed Soccer Results

Ross Built Construction  3
Slim’s Place  1
Adam Bujarski scored all three goals, and Max Gazzo and Scott Rudacille combined for 13 saves in goal as the Ross Built Construction team moved into the top spot alone in the leader board. Jesse Brisson scored the only goal from an assist by Danny Anderson. Diego Felipe and Nate Talucci combined for 12 saves in goal for the Slim’s Place team.

Jessie’s Island Store  3
Island Pest Control  3
Danny Burton scored all three goals, and Pedro Gonzalez had five saves in goal for the Jessie’s Island Store team’s tie game. Eric Pullen had two goals, and David Hiram scored the other goal for the Island Pest Control team. Ray Gardner had 15 saves in goal including the game saving save on a penalty kick with less than a minute left in the game to keep the score tied.

LaPensee Plumbing & Pools  5
Beach to Bay Construction  2
Sean Sanders scored two goals. Kim Christenson, Joe Ciasullo and Tyler Krauss each added one goal apiece. Aaron Dudukes added an assist, and Adam Mott had 14 saves in goal for the LaPensee Plumbing & Pools victory. Rico Beisert and Ryan Moss each had a goal, and Shawn Kaleta had six saves in goal for the Beach to Bay Construction team.

Sato Real Estate  3
Agnelli Pool & Spas  3
Matt Kretzman had two goals and an assist. Ryan Hogan had a goal and Frank Agnelli and David Greene combined for five save in goal for the Agnelli Pool & Spas team tie game. Josh Petitt, Matt Plummer and Chrissy Rice each score a goal apiece, and Jason Sato had eight saves in goal for the Sato Real Estate team tie game.

Adult Co-Ed Soccer Schedule

May 15, Thursday, 6 p.m. – Beach to Bay Construction vs. Agnelli Pool & Spas
May 15, Thursday, 7 p.m. – LaPensee Plumbing & Pools vs. Island Pest Control
May 15, Thursday, 8 p.m. – Slim’s Place vs. Jessie’s Island Store
May 15, Thursday, 9 p.m. – Sato Real Estate vs. Ross Built Construction

Adult Basketball Results

The Island Sun  66
The Feast restaurant  49
Jason Mickan led the scoring with 16 points. Shawn Hubbard had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Gledhill had 12 points and seven rebounds in the Island Sun victory. Forrest Schield led the way with 14 points. Ricky Tyrell had 13points and Cameron Kawcak had eight points for the Feast Restaurant.

Gator Man Pools  53
Island Gourmet  46
Deo Brown led the scoring and had a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Aaron Dudukes also had a double-double with 15points and 10 rebounds and Richard Fosmore and Cody Sullivan each had six points in the Gator Man Pools win. Scott Eliso led the way with 23 points. Dale Smith chipped in with eight points and Keith Wilking added seven points for the Island Gourmet team.

Duncan Real Estate  60
Bug Guys  53
Ray Gardner led the scoring for his team with 21points. Joe Combs scored 17 points and Jordan Demers added eight points for the Duncan Real Estate win. Brandon Kern led the scoring for the game with 32 points. Andrew Turman added 13 points and Matt Dwyer chipped in with five points for the Bug Guys team.

Adult Basketball Schedule

May 13, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Gator Man Pools vs. Duncan Real Estate
May 13, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – The Island Sun vs. Island Gourmet
May 13, Tuesday, 9 p.m. – The Feast restaurant vs. Bug Guys

Adult Co-Ed Kickball Results

Tyler’s Ice Cream  9
Southern Greens  2

Beach to Bay Construction  12
Tyler’s Ice Cream  6

Beach to Bay Construction  1
Florida Discount Signs & Wraps  0

Adult Co-Ed Kickball Schedule

May 14, Wednesday, 7 p.m. – Beach To Bay Construction vs. Southern Greens
May 14, Wednesday, 8 p.m. – Florida Discount Signs & Wraps vs. Southern Greens
May 14, Wednesday, 9 p.m. – Florida Discount Signs & Wraps vs. Tyler’s Ice Cream

Youth Baseball Results

AMI Hammerheads  8
Air & Energy  6

Air & Energy  7
AMI Hammerheads 6

Youth Baseball Schedule

May 13, Tuesday, 6 p.m. – Air & Energy vs. AMI Hammerheads
May 14, Wednesday, 5:15 p.m. – Signarama vs. Miller Electric
May 16, Friday, 6:15 p.m. – AMI Hammerheads vs. Air & Energy
May 19, Monday, 6 p.m. – Miller Electric vs. Signarama
May 19, Monday, 7:15 p.m. – Air & Energy vs. AMI Hammerheads

Youth Basketball Results

8-10-Year-Olds

Beach Bums  30
Island Real Estate 18
David Daigle led the way with 12 points. Sean Rodriguez and Will Batey each added eight points, and Evan Talucci scored two points for the Beach Bums win. Shawn Balvin and Thomas Heckler each scored six points. Luke Bisio, Anthony Nguyen and Dante Tilelli each added two points for the Island Real Estate team

Beach Bums  12
Island Real Estate  9
The trio of David Daigle, Sean Rodriguez and Will Batey each scored four points for the Beach Bums victory. Shawn Balvin and Luke Bisio each scored four points and Anthony Nguyen scored one point for the Island Real Estate team.

11-13-Year-Olds

Bridge Tender Inn  36
Sandbar Restaurant  20
Michael Lattimer led the scoring with 23 points. Anna Pears and Leo Tilelli each added four points in the Bridge Tender Inn win. Brooke Caperelli led her team with eight points, and Hannah McCracken added six points for the Sandbar team.

Eat Here  41
Bridge Tender Inn  25
Leo Rose led the scoring with 24 points. Matt Manger added nine points and Noah Heskin chipped in with another six points for the Eat Here victory. Michael Lattimer scored 12 points and Leo Tilelli added seven points for the Bridge Tender Inn team.

Sandbar restaurant  25
Bridge Tender Inn  16
Brooke Caperelli and Alex Rodriguez each scored 10 points in the Sandbar win. Daniel Sentman scored six points, and Leo Tilelli scored five points for the Bridge Tender Inn team.

Eat Here  21
Sandbar restaurant  20
Leo Rose led the scoring for his team with 10 points. Matt Manger chipped in with five points for the Eat Here narrow victory. Brooke Caperelli led the way for Sandbar team with 18 points.

14-17 Year Olds

Dips Ice Cream  56
Walter & Associates  51
Christian Hampton had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Connor Field also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Dips Ice Cream win. Chris Lehman and Phil Rottes each scored 12 points, and Collin Moore added 11 points for the Walter & Associates team.

Beach Bistro  54
Walter & Associates  43
Alex Gilman led the scoring for his team with 23 points. Chris Johnson and Josh Robertson each added 11 points for the Beach Bistro win. Phil Rottes scored 15 points, and Collin Moore added 13 points for the Walter & Associates team.

West Coast Air Conditioning & Heating  48
Dips Ice Cream 47
Neil Carper dropped in 21 points, and Joey Carter added 11 points for the narrow Eat Here victory. Christian Hampton led the scoring with 24 points and Connor Field added 12 points for the Dips Ice Cream team.

Beach Bistro  55
West Coast Air Conditioning & Heating  32
Alex Gilman scored 23 points. Ryan Gilman had 16 points and Chris Johnson scored 10 points in the Beach Bistro win. Joey Carter scored 14 points, and Alex Martinez and Lucas Paquin each added six points for the West coast Air 7 Heating team.

Dips Ice Cream  63
Heritage Paper Company  58
Christian Hampton had a double-double and dropped in a league high 43 points with 15 rebounds. Connor Field added 13 points and seven boards for the Dips Ice Cream win. Burk Hill had a double-double and scored 18 points with 12 rebounds. Sam Cuva also had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Heritage Paper Company team.

Youth Basketball Schedule

5-7-Year-Olds

May 17, Saturday, 10 a.m. – Palmetto Lodge #110 F & A.M vs. DoJo Martial Arts
May 19, Monday, 6 p.m. – DoJo Martial Arts vs. Palmetto Lodge #110 F & A.M

8-10-Year-Olds

May 14, Wednesday, 6 p.m. – Beach Bums vs. Island Real Estate
May 17, Saturday, 11 a.m. – Island Real estate vs. Beach Bums

11-13-Year-Olds

May 16, Friday, 6 p.m. – Bridge Tender Inn vs. Sandbar restaurant
May 17, Saturday, 12 p.m. – Eat Here vs. Sandbar restaurant
May 19, Monday, 7 p.m. – Bridge Tender Inn vs. Eat Here

14-17-Year-Olds

May 16, Friday, 7 p.m. – West Coast Air & Heating vs. Walter & Associates
May 16, Friday, 8 p.m. – Dips Ice Cream vs. Heritage Paper Company
May 17, Saturday, 1 p.m. – West Coast Air & Heating vs. Walter & Associates
May 17, Saturday, 2 p.m. – Dips Ice Cream vs. Beach Bistro
May 19, Monday, 8 p.m. – Beach Bistro vs. Heritage Paper Company
May 20, Tuesday, 6 p.m. – Walter & Associates vs. Dips Ice Cream

Healthy food can taste great

As a TV reporter ages ago, I used to get paid the big bucks (ha) getting all sides to a story and doing the research it takes. So this volunteer column is the result of my week’s experiences and what I can write in two to three hours time. I always hope to inspire and prevent needless suffering of humans and animals that occurs way too often.

It is my belief that in our area, it would be a huge financial benefit if we had more vegan restaurants. Really vegan restaurants.

Like the exclusively vegan restaurant Ionie’s in Sarasota. My friend, Carl Lovejoy, is the amazing chef there. Check out restaurants’ Facebook pages or websites to see what they’re serving.

What I love are restaurants that aren’t afraid to say they are vegan in their name. Leafy Greens in St. Petersburg is an example. The first yelp review says, “Very fresh ingredients and the largest dehydrator I've ever seen combine for a menu that is very palatable even to non-vegans. 

Highly recommend the chilled curry soup, spinach salad with berry dressing, Mediterranean pizza and The Real Deal.

Also, the vegan chocolate lava cake is the perfect balance of dates and cacao. This is the way things should be. Healthy food can taste great!”

My problem is that I’ve traveled the country on book tour, and my publisher and others have taken me to the best and outrageously, financially successful vegan restaurants. Karyn’s on Greens in Chicago, The Chicago Diner, Café Gratitude all over California, New York’s Candle 79, San Francisco’s Millenium, Philly’s Vedge are just a sampling of restaurants that are exclusively vegan and even boast it in their titles.

Guess what? All those cities have lots of people, I bet, who travel here and would love an exclusively vegan restaurant option. I for one, would be a regular. Even an exclusively vegetarian restaurant on the Island would be awesome.

Speaking of food, the deadline is approaching to register for my noon Taste of Vegan cooking classes at the Anna Maria Island Community Center on all Thursdays in February. Fresh Market has donated the food. To whet your appetite, here’s what I’ll be demonstrating, and what you get to eat:

Feb. 6: Eating/Staying Fit on $4/Day – Thai no-fry spring rolls, braised collards, stone-broke soup;

Feb. 13: Getting Enough Protein on Just Plants – garbanzo bean salad, tempeh broccoli saute, breakfast scramble;

Feb. 20: Sumptious Salads – easy bean salad, community garden salad, tropical salad;

Feb. 27: Delectable Desserts – chocolate mousse, coconut ice cream, heavenly Island smoothies.

We had a small, but mighty, turnout to brave the cool temps at my free Manatee Public Beach hour-long, mini-workout last week. I start with warm-ups that have kept me injury free, then a walk and or run, depending on group interests, and cool down stretches. Feel free to join us every Monday at 9 a.m. at the Manatee Public Beach playground.

All abilities are welcome. I separate the group if needed. We’re always there as long as the temperature is 50 degrees or warmer. If it’s windy, bring a windbreaker and a towel and water. And I promise never to mention the “v” (vegan) word unless you ask.

I placed first in my age group at the Bradenton YMCA 5K this weekend – the 63rd time placing in a race since 2006. I thought it would be a gentle cross-country course on the county fairgrounds. Instead, it wound through the actual fair itself – heavy lighter fluid, BBQ smoke, people smoking and a fuel truck that blocked the narrow path at one point. But I got to hold my trophy by the Beef-It’s What’s For Dinner sign.

I’ll be attempting the marathon in Celebration next weekend. I’ve been spending way too much time in the chair writing. Sitting is the new smoking you know.

You can follow Island resident Ellen Jaffe Jones on her Facebook page and keep up with her just released book:,"Eat Vegan on $4 a Day," or her website: www.vegcoach.com. She is also a nationally certified personal trainer and running coach. For training in a gym or private hire, contact Ellen at ejones@vegcoach.com or 941-704-1025.