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QB Club honors Brennan, Kamana'o
Advertiser Staff
University of Hawai'i quarterback Colt Brennan and Rainbow Wahine All-America setter Kanoe Kamana'o were named Male and Female Athletes of the Year for 2006 by the Honolulu Quarterback Club.
Brennan and Kamana'o also were named Adult Athletes of the Year — spanning college to age 35.
The announcements were made at the club's 60th Annual Banquet of Champions last night at the New Empress Restaurant. Four longtime club members — Paul Durham, Chris Faria, Les Keiter and Al Minn — were also honored. They represent nearly 200 years of club membership and involvement.
Mayor Mufi Hannemann earned the Neal Blaisdell Award for his work in supporting and encouraging women's sports, particularly basketball; baseball great Wally Yonamine received the Scotty Schuman Award for his support of college scholarships and the state high school baseball tournament, and Hawai'i football coach June Jones was named the George Archer Coach of the Year.
Punahou volleyball and basketball star Spencer McLachlin, and Punahou golfer Stephanie Kono were named Prep Athletes of the Year. Betty Ann Barnett-Salle (swimming) and Robert Taylor (track) were named outstanding senior athletes.
In two newly established categories, football official Jim Beavers received the Earl Galdeira Award for outstanding and dedicated officiating, and Jim Leahey received the Les Keiter Award for sports journalism excellence. Lydia Lake received the Joe Reynolds Award for volunteer service to the club.
Also recognized were several national championship teams, including the American Youth Soccer Organization winners from Kahuku, Mililani and Diamond Head; two Bobby Sox softball champions from Mililani; the national Junior Olympic champions from the Onipa'a Volleyball Club; the Holomua 50-over women's soccer champions, and the Hilo Cal Ripken Jr. baseball champions.
SOFTBALL
UH TAKES TWO
Courtney Baughman pitched a three-hitter and Claire Warwick, Kaulana Gould and Tyleen Tausaga homered as Hawai'i beat Utah, 3-1, yesterday in the Louisville-Slugger Desert Classic at Las Vegas, Nev.
Earlier in the day, Justine Smethurst got her first career hit — a solo homer — and pitched a five-hitter and Gould hit her first career grand slam to help beat Cal State Northridge, 7-2.
The Rainbow Wahine improved to 9-2 overall and 4-1 in the tournament.
BYUH SWEEPS CU
Crystal De La Cruz pitched a six-hitter in the first game, then homered in the second as Brigham Young-Hawai'i swept Chaminade, 8-0 and 7-4, Saturday night in a non-conference doubleheader at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
De La Cruz struck out five, walked one and lowered her ERA to 0.94 for the Seasiders (5-3).
Brandi Sasaki and Carolyn Fisher each had three hits in the doubleheader for the Silverswords (0-3).
BOXING
TOELAU TOP FIGHTER
Filipo Toelau, of Kawano Boxing Club, earned the Outstanding Boxer Award of the 2007 USA Boxing Hawai'i State and Regional Championships Saturday night at the Palolo District Park gym.
Toelau won the 178-pound division by decision over Palolo Boxing Club's Mark Rodriguez Jr., who earned the tournament's Sportsmanship Award.
In the Outstanding Bout of the evening, Kawano Boxing Club's Amadeo Ezzo-White defeated 50 Boxing Club's Davin Kim when the referee stopped the 125-pound final in the fourth round.
Kawano Boxing Club won the team points trophy.
Winners in the open division advance to the USA Boxing national tournament at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in June. (List in For the Record, Page D6).
WATER POLO
UH BEATS ASU
Kelly Mason scored five goals as No. 4 Hawai'i defeated No. 10 Arizona State, 12-8, yesterday in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
Meike De Nooy made 13 saves for the Rainbow Wahine (6-3, 4-1 MPSF).
Kristy Bagnall and Ryan Hanson-Swaner each added two goals for Hawai'i.
Addison Doud scored four goals for the Sun Devils (1-4, 0-1).
BASKETBALL
CU WOMEN LOSE
Corazon Riley had 16 points and 11 assists as Notre Dame de Namur defeated Chaminade, 75-52, Saturday in a Pacific West Conference women's game at McCabe Gym.
Grace Hartman had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Argos (8-17, 8-6).
Brittnee Fonnesbeck scored 14 points and Samantha Saito 11 for the Silverswords (3-18, 3-11).
