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Eugene Church · 12-16-2016, 07:15 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Tuesday, September 17, 2052

IPA CHAMP ARLON MISS OUT ON PLAYOFFS
The hard-fought regular season is over... it's Pro Cup time in the Islands... time for the eight division winners to go head-to-head to determine the best team in the Islandian Pro Alliance... half of the eight division champs were favored to win and did so... in the Ruthlandian Union Waleska, Wynnamac and Middlefield won as forecast, but Valmara lost out to Taranto in the RU North... Turon was the only favorite to survive in the Tycobbian Union... Arlon, the reigning Pro Cup champ, was beaten by the Kenwood Wildcats in the TU West... East Point got the best of preseason favorite South Fork in the TU East... and Oxford upended White River in the TU North.

It was a two-team race in the Ruthlandian North with the division flag going to the Taranto Tars (99-55), who whipped Valmara (94-60) by 5 games... the Vipers were the champ for the previous four years... at midseason the race involved four clubs with Valmara holding a slight lead... the Vipers played well in the second half, but Tars played better and past them... the Ranford Bulls (83-71) and Kilkenny Cats (81-73) faded and finished a distant third and fourth... it will be the Tars' first trip to the playoffs in 33 years... they last appeared in 2019.

The Waleska Westerners (90-64) pulled away from Valka (81-73) and Grand City (81-73) after a close race at the halfway point in the season to easily capture the Ruthlandian South by 9 games... this will be the Westerners second straight playoff appearance... they went all the way to the Pro Cup Finals last year before losing to surprise winner Arlon.

It was a tight race in the Ruthlandian East at mid-year, but no one could stay with the Wynnamac Sundowners (95-58)... Marston (86-68), Elnora (83-71) and Sugar Valley (77-77) fell to the wayside in second-half slids... the Wmacs haven't made the Pro Cup playoffs since 2044.

The Middlefield Roosters were picked to run away with the Ruthlandian West and they did it in grand style, winning by a whopping 19 games with 106 victories, the most in the IPA this year... Rocky Rapids (87-67), Forest City (85-69) and Volusia (82-72) all had good seasons, but couldn't match the Roosters.

Down-the-stretch it really turned into a royal donnybrook in the Tycobbian North... four clubs went at hard and furious with Oxford (86-69) finally hauling in the pennant, but they had to whip Mahaska (85-70) in a one-game playoff... last year's division champ White River (82-72) rallied in the second half, but came up 3 and a half games short, winding up in the third spot... the Rascals' lousy first half cost them dearly... they were 12 games out at the All-Star break... fourth place went to the Hartsdale Hellcats (81-73)... the Oxford Red Caps have not played in the playoffs since the 2007 season, when they won their only Pro Cup.

12 years have gone by since the Turon Typhoons (96-58) last graced the IPA Pro Cup playoffs... this season they made shambles of the Tycobbian South in the second half, racing away from second place San Alejo by 15 games, Southport (79-75) by 17 and Summerland (77-77) by 19... the four clubs were pretty close at mid-season.

The East Point Panthers (96-58) rolled to their second TU East title in three years, but had a fairly good fight with the Midway Wolves (91-63) before winning by 5 games... Midway played well with a 29-14 mark in the stretch, but East Point was better at 31-12... Red Bluff (88-66) was third and 8 games off the pace... and Hillsboro (86-68), last year's winner, fell to fourth this season and trailed the Panthers by 10 games.

The current Pro Cup champion Arlon (90-64) had a solid 8-game lead at the All-Star Game in the TU West, but couldn't fend off the relentless and determined Kenwood Wildcats (91-63), who came back to take the pennant, edging out the Champions by one game... Kenwood was 26-17 in the stretch drive, while Arlon was only 21-22... way back in third place was the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers (80-74), 11 games behind the Wildcats... Rolling Hills (72-82) wound up in the fourth spot in the standings and trailed by 19 games... Kenwood returns to the IPA Pro Cup playoffs after a four-year absence.

12-16-2016, 07:15 PM	#5337
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,075	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Tuesday, September 17, 2052 IPA CHAMP ARLON MISS OUT ON PLAYOFFS The hard-fought regular season is over... it's Pro Cup time in the Islands... time for the eight division winners to go head-to-head to determine the best team in the Islandian Pro Alliance... half of the eight division champs were favored to win and did so... in the Ruthlandian Union Waleska, Wynnamac and Middlefield won as forecast, but Valmara lost out to Taranto in the RU North... Turon was the only favorite to survive in the Tycobbian Union... Arlon, the reigning Pro Cup champ, was beaten by the Kenwood Wildcats in the TU West... East Point got the best of preseason favorite South Fork in the TU East... and Oxford upended White River in the TU North. It was a two-team race in the Ruthlandian North with the division flag going to the Taranto Tars (99-55), who whipped Valmara (94-60) by 5 games... the Vipers were the champ for the previous four years... at midseason the race involved four clubs with Valmara holding a slight lead... the Vipers played well in the second half, but Tars played better and past them... the Ranford Bulls (83-71) and Kilkenny Cats (81-73) faded and finished a distant third and fourth... it will be the Tars' first trip to the playoffs in 33 years... they last appeared in 2019. The Waleska Westerners (90-64) pulled away from Valka (81-73) and Grand City (81-73) after a close race at the halfway point in the season to easily capture the Ruthlandian South by 9 games... this will be the Westerners second straight playoff appearance... they went all the way to the Pro Cup Finals last year before losing to surprise winner Arlon. It was a tight race in the Ruthlandian East at mid-year, but no one could stay with the Wynnamac Sundowners (95-58)... Marston (86-68), Elnora (83-71) and Sugar Valley (77-77) fell to the wayside in second-half slids... the Wmacs haven't made the Pro Cup playoffs since 2044. The Middlefield Roosters were picked to run away with the Ruthlandian West and they did it in grand style, winning by a whopping 19 games with 106 victories, the most in the IPA this year... Rocky Rapids (87-67), Forest City (85-69) and Volusia (82-72) all had good seasons, but couldn't match the Roosters. Down-the-stretch it really turned into a royal donnybrook in the Tycobbian North... four clubs went at hard and furious with Oxford (86-69) finally hauling in the pennant, but they had to whip Mahaska (85-70) in a one-game playoff... last year's division champ White River (82-72) rallied in the second half, but came up 3 and a half games short, winding up in the third spot... the Rascals' lousy first half cost them dearly... they were 12 games out at the All-Star break... fourth place went to the Hartsdale Hellcats (81-73)... the Oxford Red Caps have not played in the playoffs since the 2007 season, when they won their only Pro Cup. 12 years have gone by since the Turon Typhoons (96-58) last graced the IPA Pro Cup playoffs... this season they made shambles of the Tycobbian South in the second half, racing away from second place San Alejo by 15 games, Southport (79-75) by 17 and Summerland (77-77) by 19... the four clubs were pretty close at mid-season. The East Point Panthers (96-58) rolled to their second TU East title in three years, but had a fairly good fight with the Midway Wolves (91-63) before winning by 5 games... Midway played well with a 29-14 mark in the stretch, but East Point was better at 31-12... Red Bluff (88-66) was third and 8 games off the pace... and Hillsboro (86-68), last year's winner, fell to fourth this season and trailed the Panthers by 10 games. The current Pro Cup champion Arlon (90-64) had a solid 8-game lead at the All-Star Game in the TU West, but couldn't fend off the relentless and determined Kenwood Wildcats (91-63), who came back to take the pennant, edging out the Champions by one game... Kenwood was 26-17 in the stretch drive, while Arlon was only 21-22... way back in third place was the Bay St. Clair Buccaneers (80-74), 11 games behind the Wildcats... Rolling Hills (72-82) wound up in the fourth spot in the standings and trailed by 19 games... Kenwood returns to the IPA Pro Cup playoffs after a four-year absence. Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-18-2016 at 03:42 PM.