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‘Underdogs’? Portland Lumberjacks bowl like 3-time defending champions in earning top seed for 2023 PBA League

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2023 6:00 pm
‘Underdogs’? Portland Lumberjacks bowl like 3-time defending champions in earning top seed for 2023 PBA League
Kyle Troup exults as the Portland Lumberjacks earn the No.1 seed for the 2023 PBA League on Saturday. Photo by PBA.
I was among the many who questioned Portland Lumberjacks manager Tim Mack’s decision to keep injury-plagued and aging superstar Wes Malott over rising star Packy Hanrahan in the July 18 draft for the 2023 PBA League Elias Cup presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon. Malott is a 2-time Mark Roth PBA League MVP who has been instrumental in Portland winning the last three Elias Cups, while Hanrahan won two titles and finished sixth in points on the 2023 PBA Tour. I wrote after the draft that...