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Eugene Church · 04-30-2009, 01:22 AM

The Islandian Times

Monday, September 22, 2003

Valmara Vipers Victorious in the RU North, Ranford Bulls Second

The Valmara Vipers (95-59) are the regular season champions of the Ruthlandian Union North. Skipper J. Jackson Samuel's fine ballclub played strong and steady the entire season to top the runner-up Ranford Bulls (92-62) by three games. The Bulls under manager Page Satcher stayed right with Valmara the entire season, but couldn't quite catch them. When the Vipers slipped to 10-10 in September, Ranford could do nothing more than match them with the same record. The third place Far Mountain Redhawks (87-67) under Alex Groveland started off like a ball of fire with a sizzling 36-15 record in April and May, but they cooled off and fizzled the rest of the season with a 51-52 mark, finishing up eight games off the pace. McDuffie Hughes' Glasco Athletics (84-70) were in fourth place and took the final playoff slot. The A's started off poorly with a 22-29 record the first two months. However, they were a different ballteam with an excellent 62-41 mark over the final four months of the campaign. The Athletics trailed the pennant winners by 11 games overall. Valmara will now meet Glasco in the first round of the IPA Pro Cup Series, while Ranford will battle Far Mountain. The first three rounds are best-of-three series and will get underway today. The IPA Pro Cup Series finals are best-of-five games. The team with the best seasonal record in each match-up with be given the home field advantage.

Manager Tommaso Lazzorda brought his high-scoring, homer-happy Taranto Tars (80-74) in fifth, 15 games back. Lazzorda's Tars played well most of the season, but slumped below .500 in July and August to 26-31 and this cost them a playoff spot. The sixth place Kilkenny Cats (70-84) started the season well and were 44-33 (4th place) and just six games back at the All-Star break, but Kieran McKenna's crew went into the tank at 26-51 the rest of the year. The Cats were in the sixth spot in the final standings, 25 games behind the leader. The LaGrange Sports (68-86) were piloted by Foxy Jimison to a seventh place finish, 27 games out. And coming in dead last again this year, the hapless Ancona Red Elephants (58-96), managed by Manny Mickens. Ancona was a very distant 37 games behind the division-winning Valmara Vipers.

04-30-2009, 01:22 AM	#893
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,940	The Islandian Times Monday, September 22, 2003 Valmara Vipers Victorious in the RU North, Ranford Bulls Second The Valmara Vipers (95-59) are the regular season champions of the Ruthlandian Union North. Skipper J. Jackson Samuel's fine ballclub played strong and steady the entire season to top the runner-up Ranford Bulls (92-62) by three games. The Bulls under manager Page Satcher stayed right with Valmara the entire season, but couldn't quite catch them. When the Vipers slipped to 10-10 in September, Ranford could do nothing more than match them with the same record. The third place Far Mountain Redhawks (87-67) under Alex Groveland started off like a ball of fire with a sizzling 36-15 record in April and May, but they cooled off and fizzled the rest of the season with a 51-52 mark, finishing up eight games off the pace. McDuffie Hughes' Glasco Athletics (84-70) were in fourth place and took the final playoff slot. The A's started off poorly with a 22-29 record the first two months. However, they were a different ballteam with an excellent 62-41 mark over the final four months of the campaign. The Athletics trailed the pennant winners by 11 games overall. Valmara will now meet Glasco in the first round of the IPA Pro Cup Series, while Ranford will battle Far Mountain. The first three rounds are best-of-three series and will get underway today. The IPA Pro Cup Series finals are best-of-five games. The team with the best seasonal record in each match-up with be given the home field advantage. Manager Tommaso Lazzorda brought his high-scoring, homer-happy Taranto Tars (80-74) in fifth, 15 games back. Lazzorda's Tars played well most of the season, but slumped below .500 in July and August to 26-31 and this cost them a playoff spot. The sixth place Kilkenny Cats (70-84) started the season well and were 44-33 (4th place) and just six games back at the All-Star break, but Kieran McKenna's crew went into the tank at 26-51 the rest of the year. The Cats were in the sixth spot in the final standings, 25 games behind the leader. The LaGrange Sports (68-86) were piloted by Foxy Jimison to a seventh place finish, 27 games out. And coming in dead last again this year, the hapless Ancona Red Elephants (58-96), managed by Manny Mickens. Ancona was a very distant 37 games behind the division-winning Valmara Vipers. Last edited by Eugene Church; 04-30-2009 at 03:33 PM.