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Eugene Church · 11-18-2017, 07:16 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Thursday, September 22, 2055

FANTASTIC FINISH TO IPA
The Islandian Pro Alliance had an exciting finish to the regular season... for the most part the juggernauts maintained their power... as expected Middlefield and Wynnamac defended their division titles in the Ruthlandian Union... Midway, White River and Denton City copped the flags in the Tycobbian Union... current Pro Cup titleholder Midway will be seeking the very rare three-peat... winning three Pro Cups in a row... it's been done only one time in IPA history when the Far Mountain Redhawks chalked up three Pro Cup trophies in succession in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

The surprise teams of the year were the Far Mountain Redhawks, Grand City Cybercats and the Southport Sun Sox... the Redhawks were forecast for fifth place in the Ruthlandian North, the Cybercats were ranked no better than a distant third in the Ruthlandian East, while the Sun Sox were picked to finish third in the Tycobbian South far, far behind powerhouse Turon, which was supposed to make shambles of the race again this year.

In the Ruthlandian Union, Far Mountain (85-69) captured a tight 6-team battle, nipping the Valmara Vipers (82-72) and the defending division winner Taranto Tars (82-72) by three games... the Redhawks wrapped up the flag with a good strong September run of 13-5, while the main contenders, the Vipers went 10-8 and the Tars slipped to 8-10.

Pretty much the entire season Grand City also had to duel with six clubs to haul in the Ruthlandian South pennant... the Cybercats (85-69) bested preseason favorite Waleska (82-72) by 3 games, last year's winner Valka (81-73) by 4 and fourth place Crystal Lake (80-74) by 5 games... the RU South is one of the weaker divisions in the IPA... the contending clubs played fairly well at season's end... Grand City was 10-8 in the final weeks, Waleska 11-7, Valka 8-10 and Crystal Lake closed at 11-7.

For the fourth straight year the Wynnamac Sundowners claimed the Ruthlandian East crown... the Macs (96-58) won in easy fashion by 11 games over the second place Marston Nine (85-69) and the Belle Plaine Musketeers (85-69)... the Muskies made it tough on the Sundowners until midyear... Belle Plaine led them by 2 games at the All-Star Game, but they faded in the second half.

As usual this season the Ruthlandian West belonged to potent Middlefield (105-49)... the Roosters romped to their 7th consecutive division flag by a whopping 21 games over runner-up Sligo (84-70), bested third place Stoner (83-71) by 22 games and fourth place Forest City (76-78) by 29... Middlefield won 100 games for the third time in four seasons... they only won 99 in '53... the Roosters do have one Pro Cup to show off in the last four years... they won it in 2052... Middlefield will again be picked to be one of the major teams in the postseason... getting by Wynnamac in the first round just might be a problem... the Macs always seem to give the Roosters postseason problems.

In the Tycobbian North Division the White River Rascals have reigned supreme with 6 pennants in the last 8 seasons... they won it for the second year in a row, but it was quite a task and a tense down-to-the-wire battle... the Rascals (83-72) fought the spunky second place Oxford Red Caps (82-72) all season long and then the Luxora Zorros (81-73) joined the fray in the final days of the season and came in a very close third... the Rascals led them by 7 and 11 games respectively at midseason, but it got a whole lot tighter in the second half... White River and Oxford ended up tied for the top spot at the end of the season and had to play a single-game playoff... the Rascals were victorious 6-0 and they will head to the Pro Cup playoffs for the second straight year... the Zorros fell a game and a half short of the division crown.

The pennant race in the Tycobbian South was a thriller... Southport (99-56) came on strong at the end to edge out heavily-favored Turon (98-57) by a scant game... the Sun Sox shut them out 6-0 in the single-game playoff... the third-place club, the Arroyo Grande Suns (89-65), put up a challenge until the All-Star Game, just a game out of first place... but they couldn't keep pace in the second half, winding up 9 and a half games back of the top two leaders... Turon won the division flag the previous three seasons.

The Midway Wolves (98-56) have been King of the Hill in the Islandian Pro Alliance for the past couple of seasons, posting 100 and 107 wins and copping the coveted Pro Cup the past two years... this year's stats show the Wolves have slipped some on the mound, but they still feasted on the Tycobbian East teams, chewing up the second place East Point Panthers by 13 games, the third place High Mesa Mustangs by 15 and the fourth place Hillsboro Blazers by 22... those three squads stayed in the chase until July, trailing by 3, 4 and 6 games... and then fell out of the running by double-digit numbers.

The Denton City Redbirds (99-55) logged the best mark in the Tycobbian Union in 2055... they was just a tare better than the Southport Sun Sox (99-56)... it took a extra playoff win for the Sun Sox to equal the Redbirds in victories... Denton City got some revenge for a disappointing second-place finish a year ago to the Arlon Champions... DC won 98 games but still fell one game short of the Tycobbian West title... the preseason poll just slightly favored Arlon this year, but the Redbirds whipped them by 8 games... no one put much pressure on Denton City this season... the Champions (91-83) came in second, Kenwood (82-72) wound up 17 games behind and Rolling Hills (79-75) finished fourth, 20 games out.

11-18-2017, 07:16 PM	#5584
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,894	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Thursday, September 22, 2055 FANTASTIC FINISH TO IPA The Islandian Pro Alliance had an exciting finish to the regular season... for the most part the juggernauts maintained their power... as expected Middlefield and Wynnamac defended their division titles in the Ruthlandian Union... Midway, White River and Denton City copped the flags in the Tycobbian Union... current Pro Cup titleholder Midway will be seeking the very rare three-peat... winning three Pro Cups in a row... it's been done only one time in IPA history when the Far Mountain Redhawks chalked up three Pro Cup trophies in succession in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The surprise teams of the year were the Far Mountain Redhawks, Grand City Cybercats and the Southport Sun Sox... the Redhawks were forecast for fifth place in the Ruthlandian North, the Cybercats were ranked no better than a distant third in the Ruthlandian East, while the Sun Sox were picked to finish third in the Tycobbian South far, far behind powerhouse Turon, which was supposed to make shambles of the race again this year. In the Ruthlandian Union, Far Mountain (85-69) captured a tight 6-team battle, nipping the Valmara Vipers (82-72) and the defending division winner Taranto Tars (82-72) by three games... the Redhawks wrapped up the flag with a good strong September run of 13-5, while the main contenders, the Vipers went 10-8 and the Tars slipped to 8-10. Pretty much the entire season Grand City also had to duel with six clubs to haul in the Ruthlandian South pennant... the Cybercats (85-69) bested preseason favorite Waleska (82-72) by 3 games, last year's winner Valka (81-73) by 4 and fourth place Crystal Lake (80-74) by 5 games... the RU South is one of the weaker divisions in the IPA... the contending clubs played fairly well at season's end... Grand City was 10-8 in the final weeks, Waleska 11-7, Valka 8-10 and Crystal Lake closed at 11-7. For the fourth straight year the Wynnamac Sundowners claimed the Ruthlandian East crown... the Macs (96-58) won in easy fashion by 11 games over the second place Marston Nine (85-69) and the Belle Plaine Musketeers (85-69)... the Muskies made it tough on the Sundowners until midyear... Belle Plaine led them by 2 games at the All-Star Game, but they faded in the second half. As usual this season the Ruthlandian West belonged to potent Middlefield (105-49)... the Roosters romped to their 7th consecutive division flag by a whopping 21 games over runner-up Sligo (84-70), bested third place Stoner (83-71) by 22 games and fourth place Forest City (76-78) by 29... Middlefield won 100 games for the third time in four seasons... they only won 99 in '53... the Roosters do have one Pro Cup to show off in the last four years... they won it in 2052... Middlefield will again be picked to be one of the major teams in the postseason... getting by Wynnamac in the first round just might be a problem... the Macs always seem to give the Roosters postseason problems. In the Tycobbian North Division the White River Rascals have reigned supreme with 6 pennants in the last 8 seasons... they won it for the second year in a row, but it was quite a task and a tense down-to-the-wire battle... the Rascals (83-72) fought the spunky second place Oxford Red Caps (82-72) all season long and then the Luxora Zorros (81-73) joined the fray in the final days of the season and came in a very close third... the Rascals led them by 7 and 11 games respectively at midseason, but it got a whole lot tighter in the second half... White River and Oxford ended up tied for the top spot at the end of the season and had to play a single-game playoff... the Rascals were victorious 6-0 and they will head to the Pro Cup playoffs for the second straight year... the Zorros fell a game and a half short of the division crown. The pennant race in the Tycobbian South was a thriller... Southport (99-56) came on strong at the end to edge out heavily-favored Turon (98-57) by a scant game... the Sun Sox shut them out 6-0 in the single-game playoff... the third-place club, the Arroyo Grande Suns (89-65), put up a challenge until the All-Star Game, just a game out of first place... but they couldn't keep pace in the second half, winding up 9 and a half games back of the top two leaders... Turon won the division flag the previous three seasons. The Midway Wolves (98-56) have been King of the Hill in the Islandian Pro Alliance for the past couple of seasons, posting 100 and 107 wins and copping the coveted Pro Cup the past two years... this year's stats show the Wolves have slipped some on the mound, but they still feasted on the Tycobbian East teams, chewing up the second place East Point Panthers by 13 games, the third place High Mesa Mustangs by 15 and the fourth place Hillsboro Blazers by 22... those three squads stayed in the chase until July, trailing by 3, 4 and 6 games... and then fell out of the running by double-digit numbers. The Denton City Redbirds (99-55) logged the best mark in the Tycobbian Union in 2055... they was just a tare better than the Southport Sun Sox (99-56)... it took a extra playoff win for the Sun Sox to equal the Redbirds in victories... Denton City got some revenge for a disappointing second-place finish a year ago to the Arlon Champions... DC won 98 games but still fell one game short of the Tycobbian West title... the preseason poll just slightly favored Arlon this year, but the Redbirds whipped them by 8 games... no one put much pressure on Denton City this season... the Champions (91-83) came in second, Kenwood (82-72) wound up 17 games behind and Rolling Hills (79-75) finished fourth, 20 games out. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 11-23-2017 at 12:16 PM.