Thursday, November 8, 2068
PRO CUP SKIPPERS ACCLAIMED THE BEST IN THE IPA FOR 2068
The top two managers in the Islandian Pro Alliance tangled in the 2068 Pro Cup Series... both were clear-cut winners in the Manager of the Year polls... in deserving fashion veteran Billy Christianson of Rolling Hills was honored for a record sixth time in the Tycobbian Union, while newcomer Randy Snow claimed it in the Ruthlandian Union... in an amazing rookie season Snow won everything in sight, the RU West pennant, the Pro Cup trophy and he was selected as the outstanding Tycobbian skipper.
Ruthlandian Union
Under Snow the Forest City Firebirds sizzled in 2068, upping their record from 61-93 to 88-66, rising up from the RU West cellar to the top spot... Snow's Firebirds went on to upset Christianson's mighty Racers in the IPA Finals four games to three.
Snow beat out LaGrange's John Rodgers, Wynnamac's Jerry Meeks and Eastshore's Malcolm Tansbury for the Ruthlandian standout skipper honor... Rodgers had a fine year, moving his Gators from second place to first place in the RU North... LaGrange improved from 84-70 to 94-60... third in the best Ruthlandian manager balloting was Jerry Meeks of the Wynnamac Sundowners... the Macs climbed from third place to the top spot in the RU East with a much-improved 94-60 record... they were third the previous season with an 84-60 mark... it was also a terrific year for Tansbury as the Cotton Kings were walking tall in high cotton with a jump from the RU basement to the third spot in the RU East... Eastshore leaped from 66-88 to 80-74 this season.
Tycobbian Union
Rolling Hills' Billy Christianson has the tough job to get better every year... it is a very tough job to keep a team at a high level season after season, but he does it... his Racers won 100 games in 2067... they did better this season with a 101-53 record... Christianson has dominated the Tycobbian Union, winning his fourth best manager trophy in the last five years.
Four managers stood out in the competition this year in the Tycobbian Union... three of them rose up from deep in the depths of the standings and all of them did gloriously and wound up in second place... Nate Scottsdale took his Turon Typhoons from eighth place to second place in the TU South... Scottsdale paced his club from a last place 63-91 to a much better 81-73... Luxora's Donald Wren sparked his club from last place to the runner-up spot in the Tycobbian North race, going from 63-91 to 80-64... and what a season habitual loser Colchester had with new skipper Dickie Teal, who just took the helm this season... for the first time in 15 seasons his Elites posted a winning season with an 81-73 mark... Colchester finished in the seventh position in '67, trailing with a 70-84 record... they tied with Turon for the runner-up spot in the TU South.