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Eugene Church · 05-21-2013, 10:56 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, October 24, 2036

CC 'CATS LEMIEUX COPS RU BEST SKIPPER AWARD
The race for skipper of the year came down to three contenders in the Ruthlandian Union. Cold Creek manager Scoop Lemieux sparked his club to its first pennant in 25 years as the Catamounts rose up from third place to first place. For his efforts Lemieux was lauded as the RU Manager of the Year for the first time in his career, narrowly beating Clayton Luck of the St. John Crusaders. Bret George of the Beechwood Bobcats was distant third in The Islandian Times poll.

Under Lemieux Cold Creek improved from 91-63 and a third-place place finish in 2035 to the RU East Division title in 2036 with a 93-62 record. The Catamounts had to subdue powerful Sugar Valley and Elnora this season in one of the strongest overall divisions in the IPA. Seven of the eight teams broke even for the season and last place Wynnamac wound up only 2 games under the .500 mark.

With Luck at the helm, St. John rose up from second place to the RU South crown, going from 85-69 to 93-61. Beechwood went from sixth place (76-78) to third place (85-65), winding up a close third to Cold Creek and Sugar Valley, only three and a half games off the pace.

HAWKS' SIMONS SELECTED BEST TU MANAGER
Todd Simons couldn't have asked for a better year. For the third time in a row his North Hills Hawks prevailed again in the RU North Division. They also collected their second Pro Cup in the last three seasons. Those attainments were great in and of themselves, but Simons also was selected the Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year. It was Simons' first time to be so honored. But it wasn't easy - seven skippers got pretty even support in The Islandian Times poll.

North Hills went from 88-67 last year to 96-58 this year and easily ran away with the pennant by 10 games. The runner-up to Simons was Colchester's Patsy Bates, who paced his Elites to an improvement from 82-72 (3rd) to the TU South title with a 96-58 mark. Tuckanarra's great manager Carlton "Lefty" Stevens was third in the voting. Stevens won his third consecutive flag, this time by an colossal 16 games, and led the entire IPA with 99 victories.

Four others got good support: Trevor Tomlinson of Denton City was number four in the poll, followed in order by Summerland's Will Hackett (5th), Chicopee's Ivan Burkholder (6th) and Blue Lake's Benny DeBartolo (7th).

Tomlinson saw his Redbirds climb up from sixth (71-83/19 GB) to a very close second to powerful Chicopee, just 3 games behind. Denton City was 91-63 this season. With Hackett in charge Summerland went from 77-77 (23 GB) and fourth place to a second-place finish (90-64) and only 6 games behind the Colchester Elites. Burkholder won his third straight pennant in Chicopee and improved from 90-64 to 94-60. Blue Lake was vastly improved this year as Benny DeBartolo's team went from last place with a 68-86 mark in 2035 to 86-68 and a second-place finish behind North Hills in the TU North this season.

05-21-2013, 10:56 PM	#3549
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,920	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, October 24, 2036 CC 'CATS LEMIEUX COPS RU BEST SKIPPER AWARD The race for skipper of the year came down to three contenders in the Ruthlandian Union. Cold Creek manager Scoop Lemieux sparked his club to its first pennant in 25 years as the Catamounts rose up from third place to first place. For his efforts Lemieux was lauded as the RU Manager of the Year for the first time in his career, narrowly beating Clayton Luck of the St. John Crusaders. Bret George of the Beechwood Bobcats was distant third in The Islandian Times poll. Under Lemieux Cold Creek improved from 91-63 and a third-place place finish in 2035 to the RU East Division title in 2036 with a 93-62 record. The Catamounts had to subdue powerful Sugar Valley and Elnora this season in one of the strongest overall divisions in the IPA. Seven of the eight teams broke even for the season and last place Wynnamac wound up only 2 games under the .500 mark. With Luck at the helm, St. John rose up from second place to the RU South crown, going from 85-69 to 93-61. Beechwood went from sixth place (76-78) to third place (85-65), winding up a close third to Cold Creek and Sugar Valley, only three and a half games off the pace. HAWKS' SIMONS SELECTED BEST TU MANAGER Todd Simons couldn't have asked for a better year. For the third time in a row his North Hills Hawks prevailed again in the RU North Division. They also collected their second Pro Cup in the last three seasons. Those attainments were great in and of themselves, but Simons also was selected the Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year. It was Simons' first time to be so honored. But it wasn't easy - seven skippers got pretty even support in The Islandian Times poll. North Hills went from 88-67 last year to 96-58 this year and easily ran away with the pennant by 10 games. The runner-up to Simons was Colchester's Patsy Bates, who paced his Elites to an improvement from 82-72 (3rd) to the TU South title with a 96-58 mark. Tuckanarra's great manager Carlton "Lefty" Stevens was third in the voting. Stevens won his third consecutive flag, this time by an colossal 16 games, and led the entire IPA with 99 victories. Four others got good support: Trevor Tomlinson of Denton City was number four in the poll, followed in order by Summerland's Will Hackett (5th), Chicopee's Ivan Burkholder (6th) and Blue Lake's Benny DeBartolo (7th). Tomlinson saw his Redbirds climb up from sixth (71-83/19 GB) to a very close second to powerful Chicopee, just 3 games behind. Denton City was 91-63 this season. With Hackett in charge Summerland went from 77-77 (23 GB) and fourth place to a second-place finish (90-64) and only 6 games behind the Colchester Elites. Burkholder won his third straight pennant in Chicopee and improved from 90-64 to 94-60. Blue Lake was vastly improved this year as Benny DeBartolo's team went from last place with a 68-86 mark in 2035 to 86-68 and a second-place finish behind North Hills in the TU North this season.