Fall 2008 - Issue 4

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Sports: December 8, 2008

Maui Journal 2008

Dan Wendt, Staff Writer

Dear Journal, Tomorrow we play the best team in the entire nation in the 25th annual Maui Invitational. The first ever unanimous #1 ranked team, the University of North Carolina Tarheels. We are hoping for the best but we know that tomorrow brings bumps and bruises on the battlefield of Lahaina Civic Center in Maui. Good Luck to all the players and we hope that they all remain healthy.

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I Was Wrong

Shane Price, Sports Editor

So a few weeks ago I made the bold statement that Tim Lincecum, a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, would not win the NL Cy Young award.  Well, to my surprise Lincecum won the award, receiving 23 of the 32 first place votes beating out Brandon Webb the 2006 award winner.

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XBOX and Banquet Helps Make Maui A " First-Class" Event

Matt Sanders, Staff Writer

For everyone watching on ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPNU, the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational started on Mon., Nov. 24, and ended on Wed., Nov. 26. Televised nationwide were Tyler Hansborough and the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels winning the Maui Invitational’s 1st place Wayne Duke trophy by dominating one of the NCAA’s season opening tournaments with a 29.6 point margin of victory.

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