Leilehua senior quarterback Andrew Manley was named Gatorade Hawai'i Football Player of the Year, ESPN Rise magazine, in conjuction with Gatorade, announced yesterday in a press release.

Manley completed 245 of 402 passes for 3,108 yards and 27 touchdowns against 11 interceptions in helping the O'ahu Interscholastic Association West champion Mules reach the semifinals of the First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA Division I state tournament.

Manley was The Advertiser's All-State Offensive Co-Player of the Year in 2008.

LPGA Q-SCHOOL

WISE TIED FOR 28TH

Kaua'i's Lehua Wise shot even-par 72 yesterday and was tied for 28th after two rounds of the 90-hole LPGA Tour qualifying tournament at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Wise has a two-round total of 145. Honolulu's Ayaka Kaneko shot 73—150 and was tied for 70th, while Dorothy Delasin, who represents the Turtle Bay Resort on the LPGA Tour, shot 95—185 and was last in the 105-player field.

All three played the Champions course at LPGA International.

Jane Chin of Mission Viejo, Calif., fired a 7-under 65 at the Legends course and was tied with Australian Nikki Garrett, who shot a 71 at the Champions course, at 6-under 138.

The top 20 finishers will earn Priority List Category 11. In the event of a tie, a playoff will decide the 20th position. Players finishing 21st through 30th will earn Priority List Category 16, and Nos. 31-40 will receive Priority List Category 20.

PGA Q-SCHOOL

HAMAMOTO AT 111TH

Jarett Hamamoto, a former Hilo resident, fired a 1-under 71 yesterday and was tied for 111th at 5-over 148 after two rounds of the PGA Tour Q-School Final Stage at West Palm Beach, Fla.

Hamamoto, who now lives in Chandler, Ariz., played the Links at Bear Lakes Country Club course.

Former Hawai'i resident Keoke Cotner, who played on the Nationwide Tour, shot a 76 at the Links and is tied for 155th place at 153.

First-round leader Troy Merritt shot a 3-under 69 at the Lakes for a 136 total to maintain his one-shot lead over Jay Williamson, who was alone in second after a 69 on the Links course.

The top 25 finishers and ties after the six-round tournament will earn cards for 2010, with roughly 50 more earning fully exempt status for the Nationwide Tour.

PADDLING FUNDRAISER

OLYMPIC HOPEFULS

The Bradah Mel's Canoe Surfing and Stand-Up Surfing Championships, an event to help raise funds for two Olympic kayak hopefuls from Hawai'i, will be held tomorrow and Sunday, surf and weather permitting.

The event will help the Dolan brothers — Patrick, 21, and Ryan, 19, members of the U.S. Olympic Kayak team — in their quest to reach the 2012 Olympics in London.

The surfing event, which attracts some of the best paddlers and surfers from Tahiti, Brazil, France and Hawai'i and other states, will be held at Mäkaha Beach.

Alternate dates will be Dec. 12 and 13.

Bradah Mel Pu'u, an avid waterman and Wai'anae Coast lifeguard, has been holding the surf contest for the past four years as a fundraiser for his friend Leighton Look, who was paralyzed in a diving accident and passed away last September. This year's event will be held in Look's memory.

For information, call Bradah Mel Pu'u at 478-9086.