Iolani football

‘Iolani football coach Wendell Look is everywhere, sort of. Wearing his hat as a Raiders athletic director, it’s not unusual to see Look at a baseball game or a golf match or standing near the exit doors at the gym for a basketball game. But on Monday, Look was right where he’s been for 25 football seasons, with his team on a semi-sweltering day during the school’s on-campus camp. The 2015 Star-Advertiser preseason Top 10 countdown began Tuesday with defending […]

SECOND IN A SERIES ON SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICES ON OAHU ‘Iolani’s football veterans are raring to go. They need to be. They have a lot of work to do and they know it. This fall, for the first time in 12 years, the Raiders will be eligible for the Division I league and state championships. On a hot, humid and windless day last Tuesday, the ‘Iolani football team gathered for one of a handful of informal spring drills scheduled. The […]

Many people think ‘Iolani playing Division I football for the first time since 2002 is the way it’s supposed to be. Obvious. A slam dunk. Instead of continuing to win championships in Division II, many people shout that the Raiders should move up to play the iron of the ILH and the best in the state. And that’s exactly what ‘Iolani is going to be doing next fall because of a new ILH rule. One can certainly argue that D-I […]

‘It’s official. ‘Iolani will be playing football in ILH Division I next season, Raiders coach Wendell Look confirmed Thursday. Having won multiple ILH and state championships in D-II, the Raiders were required by a new rule to move up to D-II, barring appeal. School officials had been meeting the last few months in an attempt to make a decision on whether ‘Iolani would appeal to stay in D-II or not. Eventually, the Raiders’ returning players made the decision. “We met […]