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Eugene Church · 12-19-2018, 09:58 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Friday, October 18, 2058

IPA BEST MANAGERS CHOSEN
Voting for the best managers of 2058 in Islandian Pro Alliance was intense and close... 11 skippers were in the running in a very tight vote... Southport's Lorne Evans chalked up his third Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year Award, while Volusia's Tubby Tarkanian was reeling in his first Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year trophy... Evans moved up into an elite group with three trophies... only five skippers has accomplished that level... Matty Christianson of Rolling Hills and Vanya Vasylenko of Valmara are the leaders with four top manager awards... Alex Groveland of Far Mountain, Carlton "Lefty" Stevens of Tuckanarra and Charley Oscar of Southport are second on the list with three each.

Tubby Tarkanian had a splendid year in Volusia... his Vigilantes rose up from 78-76 and 4th place to 105-49 and the top spot in the Ruthlandian West, easily beating Valmara's Don Ritchie, who won it last year... Ritchie led his Vipers to a second consecutive RU North flag, improving from 96-58 to 99-55... also getting support was Wynnamac's Jerry Meeks, who led his Sundowners to the RU East crown with an impressive 96-58 mark... the Macs were 82-72 the previous year, winding up in second place... fourth in the balloting was Sligo's Les Patterson... the Rovers went from 84-70 to 95-59, but still could only manage second place in the RU West... Patterson has finished in the runner-up spot the last six seasons in a row.

There were seven votegetters for the 2058 Tycobbian Manager of the Year, won by Lorne Evans of the Southport Sun Sox... his club improved from third place and 76-78 to first place and 95-59 this year... Evans also copped the top manager trophy in '47 and '55... Arlon's Mark Cameron came in second in the poll as his Champions climbed up from 6th place and a 77-77 record to the Tycobbian West title with a 93-61 mark... Kent Halloran of the Luxora Zorros wound up third... the Z's jumped from 80-74 and third place up to the top spot in the Tycobbian North with an 89-65 record... Midway's skipper Bobby Dorignac was in the fourth spot... his Wolves upped their record from 86-69 and second place to first place in the Tycobbian East with 92-62 mark... it was a fabulous year for Fairfax's Ken Hill, who saw his Frogs leap from 7th place in the Tycobbian North race to a very close second place with a fine 88-66 record... Hill was fifth on the list of best managers... number six was Steve Cooper of the Hillsboro Blazers... they went from the outhouse and 8th place to third place in the Tycobbian East... the Blazers shot up from 66-88 to 85-69 in the last year... last, but certainly not least, was Paul Foster of the Chicopee Braves... they went from 75-79 and 7th place in the Tycobbian West up to second place and 85-69.

12-19-2018, 09:58 PM	#6121
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,093 Blog Entries: 1	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Friday, October 18, 2058 IPA BEST MANAGERS CHOSEN Voting for the best managers of 2058 in Islandian Pro Alliance was intense and close... 11 skippers were in the running in a very tight vote... Southport's Lorne Evans chalked up his third Tycobbian Union Manager of the Year Award, while Volusia's Tubby Tarkanian was reeling in his first Ruthlandian Union Manager of the Year trophy... Evans moved up into an elite group with three trophies... only five skippers has accomplished that level... Matty Christianson of Rolling Hills and Vanya Vasylenko of Valmara are the leaders with four top manager awards... Alex Groveland of Far Mountain, Carlton "Lefty" Stevens of Tuckanarra and Charley Oscar of Southport are second on the list with three each. Tubby Tarkanian had a splendid year in Volusia... his Vigilantes rose up from 78-76 and 4th place to 105-49 and the top spot in the Ruthlandian West, easily beating Valmara's Don Ritchie, who won it last year... Ritchie led his Vipers to a second consecutive RU North flag, improving from 96-58 to 99-55... also getting support was Wynnamac's Jerry Meeks, who led his Sundowners to the RU East crown with an impressive 96-58 mark... the Macs were 82-72 the previous year, winding up in second place... fourth in the balloting was Sligo's Les Patterson... the Rovers went from 84-70 to 95-59, but still could only manage second place in the RU West... Patterson has finished in the runner-up spot the last six seasons in a row. There were seven votegetters for the 2058 Tycobbian Manager of the Year, won by Lorne Evans of the Southport Sun Sox... his club improved from third place and 76-78 to first place and 95-59 this year... Evans also copped the top manager trophy in '47 and '55... Arlon's Mark Cameron came in second in the poll as his Champions climbed up from 6th place and a 77-77 record to the Tycobbian West title with a 93-61 mark... Kent Halloran of the Luxora Zorros wound up third... the Z's jumped from 80-74 and third place up to the top spot in the Tycobbian North with an 89-65 record... Midway's skipper Bobby Dorignac was in the fourth spot... his Wolves upped their record from 86-69 and second place to first place in the Tycobbian East with 92-62 mark... it was a fabulous year for Fairfax's Ken Hill, who saw his Frogs leap from 7th place in the Tycobbian North race to a very close second place with a fine 88-66 record... Hill was fifth on the list of best managers... number six was Steve Cooper of the Hillsboro Blazers... they went from the outhouse and 8th place to third place in the Tycobbian East... the Blazers shot up from 66-88 to 85-69 in the last year... last, but certainly not least, was Paul Foster of the Chicopee Braves... they went from 75-79 and 7th place in the Tycobbian West up to second place and 85-69. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-19-2018 at 09:59 PM.