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MONDAY, DEC. 3 to TUESDAY DEC. 4, 2012 VOLUME 108 ISSUE 38
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Back-to-back intramural championships
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The Warriors and Rainbow Wahine have just wrapped up their regular seasons, but there’s another league on campus crowning its champions. The Intramural Sports Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa held its championship games for basketball and f lag football on Nov. 14 and 15, re spectively. Flag football team Lay Da Pipe and 5’10” under basketball team Barney & Friends were able to beat out around 30 other teams competing in their respective sports and claim backto-back championship titles.
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In an e-mail interview, Garrett Sunada, a kinesiology senior, described the two-year wins after losing in the semifinals in the team’s first year. “We lost a couple years back, and then to overcome adversity and win back-to-back championships was just awesome. ... To lose a few years back left a bitter taste in our mouth, so last year our only focus was to win the fi rst championship. This year was even more memorable because you aren’t truly a champion until you defend your title,” Sunada said. Sunada attributed his team’s success to the players’ chemistry with one another. “Because of our chemistry, we had a silent com-
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Lay Da Pipe defended its championship title against Staff Infection. munication going on throughout the year, whether it was on offense or defense,” he said. Sunada’s teammate, kinesiology senior R ichard Nakashima, echoed similar sentiments about chemistr y being the main factor in their title win. “The guys know how we all think, so we can all rely on each other when we play,” he said. “We got a bunch of naturally athletic guys who we have been playing with for multiple years now that are fun to be around, so it makes it that much easier to get the team chemistry that we need to win.”
BA R N E Y & F R I E N D S Bruno Radmilovic, a marketing senior, and Brent L e, a kinesiology senior, took this year’s win as a sign that the team can do well – and ultimately win – despite losing key players. The “Barney” in Barney & Friends is former teammate and coach Joey Cruzata, explained L e, who attributes both championship wins to Cruzata. “My first time playing basketball was freshman year intramurals along with teammates Ricky Anderson and Colin Gerber. Before this, we have never picked
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up a basketball,” explained Le in an e-mail interview. Cruzata, the best player on the team, also acted as a coach and taught them how to play the game. Last year Cruzata graduated, so winning without him was a big step for the team. “[Winning] felt great because we lost our best player last year ...” said Radmilovic. “So to be able to repeat as champions with a slightly different team felt great.” Radmilovic talked about the adjustments his team had to
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