Iolani football

Hawaii Prep World will be releasing summer previews of all 29 Oahu varsity football teams in advance of the 2017 season that kicks off in early August. NINTH IN A SERIES ‘IOLANI RAIDERS >> 2016 record and finish: (5-8, 0-6 ILH D-I; lost 33-0 to Saint Louis in the ILH D-I playoffs, beat Moanalua 17-14 in the D-I state tournament first round, beat Campbell 35-12 in D-I state tournament semifinals, lost 31-20 to Mililani in the D-I state final >> […]

After two years of playing against Division I football competition, ‘Iolani is going down to Division II in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, Raiders coach Wendell Look confirmed Friday. In addition, Look said that ‘Iolani has declared itself a D-II team for the state tournament. D-II is the bottom level of the new three-tier state tourney system. “Division II is what’s best for our program at this time,” Look said. “Two years is enough at the D-I level. We had the […]

‘Iolani’s journey toward a state title ended with a 31-20 loss to Mililani in the HHSAA Division I championship game. And what a journey it was. The Raiders’ (5-8) roller coaster season started with a perfect nonconference record after wins over Radford, Waimea and La Jolla Country Day (Calif.). The Raiders followed with seven losses in as many weeks to Saint Louis, Kamehameha and Punahou in ILH Division I play. “You’ve got to give this senior class credit,” ‘Iolani coach […]