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Eugene Church · 04-22-2019, 07:24 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Monday, October 27, 2059

BEST SKIPPERS NAMED IN IPA
The best skippers in the Islandian Pro Alliance were fairly clear cut this year... Russ Woodward of the Marston Nine garnered his second Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award and Sogo Takagi of the Ginza Ninjas won it for the first time in the Tycobbian Union... Woodward also was selected the best manager in 2047, his first year at the helm of the Nine.

Woodward guided Marston to a fantastic season... the Nine went from 6th place in '58 to first place in '59... they improved from 69-85 to 95-59... only one other manager received any votes... finishing a very distant second in balloting was Valka's skipper Arno Vainmaa... his Blackhawks jumped from sixth place and 73-81 to second place and 81-73... they came in four games behind Crystal Lake in the Ruthlandian South Division.

There was a little more competition for the 2059 Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year... however, Ginza's Sogo Takagi was heads-and-shoulders above all of the other votegetters... his Ninjas had sensational year, coming from 4th place and a poor 68-86 mark in '58 to the top spot in the Tycobbian South race with a 96-58 record, the second-best record in the IPA... Takagi even led his club to their first-ever Pro Cup title.

Several other skippers had standout years, but none could compare to Takagi's... Denton City's Pete Gibbs upped his Redbirds from fifth place and 72-82 to first place in the TU West with an 88-67 season this year... Oxford's Dennis Hartwig came in third place in the Manager of the Year competition... the Red Caps rose up from third place with an 86-68 mark to the top record in the IPA with a 97-57 year, good for first place in the TU North... fourth place in the voting went to Jack Elliott of the High Mesa Mustangs, who went from fifth place and 81-73 to winning the TU East with an 89-65 record.

04-22-2019, 07:24 PM	#6373
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,124	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Monday, October 27, 2059 BEST SKIPPERS NAMED IN IPA The best skippers in the Islandian Pro Alliance were fairly clear cut this year... Russ Woodward of the Marston Nine garnered his second Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award and Sogo Takagi of the Ginza Ninjas won it for the first time in the Tycobbian Union... Woodward also was selected the best manager in 2047, his first year at the helm of the Nine. Woodward guided Marston to a fantastic season... the Nine went from 6th place in '58 to first place in '59... they improved from 69-85 to 95-59... only one other manager received any votes... finishing a very distant second in balloting was Valka's skipper Arno Vainmaa... his Blackhawks jumped from sixth place and 73-81 to second place and 81-73... they came in four games behind Crystal Lake in the Ruthlandian South Division. There was a little more competition for the 2059 Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year... however, Ginza's Sogo Takagi was heads-and-shoulders above all of the other votegetters... his Ninjas had sensational year, coming from 4th place and a poor 68-86 mark in '58 to the top spot in the Tycobbian South race with a 96-58 record, the second-best record in the IPA... Takagi even led his club to their first-ever Pro Cup title. Several other skippers had standout years, but none could compare to Takagi's... Denton City's Pete Gibbs upped his Redbirds from fifth place and 72-82 to first place in the TU West with an 88-67 season this year... Oxford's Dennis Hartwig came in third place in the Manager of the Year competition... the Red Caps rose up from third place with an 86-68 mark to the top record in the IPA with a 97-57 year, good for first place in the TU North... fourth place in the voting went to Jack Elliott of the High Mesa Mustangs, who went from fifth place and 81-73 to winning the TU East with an 89-65 record.