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Region takes 8 Air NZ trophies

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Trophy news from The Marlborough Express….
Region takes 8 Air trophies

Marlborough wine has done it again.

Wineries in Marlborough have another reason to celebrate after winning nearly half of the trophies at the Air New Zealand wine awards.

The awards were dominated by Marlborough and Hawkes Bay, with each region winning eight trophies. Central Otago picked up two trophies.

Marlborough winners were: Goldwater Sauvignon Blanc 2008, which won both the champion sauvignon blanc and champion new world white wine trophies, Daniel Le Brun Blanc de Blanc 2000, Forrest The Doctors Riesling 2008, Shingle Peak Reserve Pinot Gris 2008, Hunter’s Gewurztraminer 2008, Forrest The Doctors’ Noble Chenin Blanc 2008, Nautilus Four Barriques Pinot Noir 2007. (more…)

Crosby Captures Hart Trophy As MVP; Malkin Takes Calder

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

a href=’http://www.crownawards.com’>Hockey Cup Trophy from Crown AwardsTrophy News From Crosby, TORONTO

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby won the Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player tonight, capping a sophomore season in which he became the youngest scoring champion in major pro sports history and sparked one of the NHL’s most dramatic team turnarounds.
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Soccer trophy named for Anschutz

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Trophy News From Los Angeles, Ca

Major League Soccer has named its championship trophy for Denver investor Philip Anschutz, owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer franchise.
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Hamels needs trophy case for his Series’ MVP award

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Trophies From Crown AwardsTrophy News From Philadelphia, PA

The bottle in his hand was already half-empty, but Cole Hamels seemed a bottomless source of bubbly.

In the soggy celebration of Philadelphia’s World Series championship, Hamels stood before the plastic shield protecting his locker, giddily drenched in sparkling wine. The bottle bore the label of Domaine Ste. Michelle, a French-sounding brand imported all the way from Washington state, and the 24-year-old pitcher had been branded the Series’ Most Valuable Player.

“This will be a trivia question for the next couple hundred years,” Hamels said, happily. “And I get to be a part of it.”
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AFMC captures AF Marathon major command trophy

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Trophy News from WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio

AFMC captures AF Marathon major command trophy

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered here, is the sophomore winner of the U.S. Air Force Marathon Major Command Challenge Commander’s Trophy.

The announcement was made Oct. 3 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz.

General Schwartz presented the traveling trophy to Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander. The trophy had resided with last year’s inaugural winner, Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Randolph AFB, Texas.

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