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Eugene Church · 08-03-2010, 04:13 PM

The Islandian Times
Wednesday, October 8, 2013

FM's Groveland Acclaimed RU Skipper Of The Year
Many times a manager with the best teams gets bypassed when it comes to winning awards. Some voters think they just have a good team year-after-year and win the league title by default because of talented players. It happened to Far Mountain's Alex Groveland for quite a few years in the past. He finally won it last year. Guess what? They gave Groveland the Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award for the second straight season and he richly deserved it. The Redhawks had the most victories in the RU with a 93-61 record and took the pennant in the RU North. The poll is conducted by The Islandian Times. Groveland is now even up with Colfax's Clem Rogers for the most Manager of the Year awards with a pair each. Rogers captured the trophy in 2009 and 2010.

"This award is a true honor and a testament to the perseverance of our players and staff," Groveland said in a release. "As a team, we overcame several obstacles to put together a successful season."

Dickie Billings of the St. John Crusaders was Groveland's biggest competitor. His club rose up from a lowly seventh place and copped the crown in the RU South with an 87-67 mark, an improvement of 19 games over the previous season.

The Elnora All-Stars went from sixth to second in the RU East and lost out to Wynnamac by single game. Manager Zoggy White guided his team to a 16-game jump from 2012 with an 86-69 record. White was the number three votegetter in annual poll.

Ranking fourth in the balloting was Forest City's Rob Jackson. His Lumberjacks climbed from 7th place in the RU West to the top spot with an 85-69 mark, up 11 games over last season.

IPA Manager of the Year

Ruthlandian Union
2004 Foxy Jimison- LaGrange
2006 Stacy Engel – Claxton
2007 Manny Mickens – Ancona
2008 Robbie Jackson – Forest City
2009 Clem Rogers – Colfax
2010 Clem Rogers – Colfax
2011 Eddie Keys – Sligo
2012 Alex Groveland – Far Mountain
2013 Alex Groveland – Far Mountain

08-03-2010, 04:13 PM	#1872
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,869	The Islandian Times Wednesday, October 8, 2013 FM's Groveland Acclaimed RU Skipper Of The Year Many times a manager with the best teams gets bypassed when it comes to winning awards. Some voters think they just have a good team year-after-year and win the league title by default because of talented players. It happened to Far Mountain's Alex Groveland for quite a few years in the past. He finally won it last year. Guess what? They gave Groveland the Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year Award for the second straight season and he richly deserved it. The Redhawks had the most victories in the RU with a 93-61 record and took the pennant in the RU North. The poll is conducted by The Islandian Times. Groveland is now even up with Colfax's Clem Rogers for the most Manager of the Year awards with a pair each. Rogers captured the trophy in 2009 and 2010. "This award is a true honor and a testament to the perseverance of our players and staff," Groveland said in a release. "As a team, we overcame several obstacles to put together a successful season." Dickie Billings of the St. John Crusaders was Groveland's biggest competitor. His club rose up from a lowly seventh place and copped the crown in the RU South with an 87-67 mark, an improvement of 19 games over the previous season. The Elnora All-Stars went from sixth to second in the RU East and lost out to Wynnamac by single game. Manager Zoggy White guided his team to a 16-game jump from 2012 with an 86-69 record. White was the number three votegetter in annual poll. Ranking fourth in the balloting was Forest City's Rob Jackson. His Lumberjacks climbed from 7th place in the RU West to the top spot with an 85-69 mark, up 11 games over last season. IPA Manager of the Year Ruthlandian Union 2004 Foxy Jimison- LaGrange 2006 Stacy Engel – Claxton 2007 Manny Mickens – Ancona 2008 Robbie Jackson – Forest City 2009 Clem Rogers – Colfax 2010 Clem Rogers – Colfax 2011 Eddie Keys – Sligo 2012 Alex Groveland – Far Mountain 2013 Alex Groveland – Far Mountain Last edited by Eugene Church; 03-22-2022 at 06:50 PM.