Iolani football

‘Iolani head coach Wendell Look said most of his coaching staff had never been to the valley for a football game. In just the second meeting ever between the Raiders and Nanakuli, No. 9 ‘Iolani inched one step close to securing a state tournament berth with a 39-0 shutout of the host Golden Hawks on Saturday night. Senior running back Kaua Nishigaya rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Jonah Chong threw two touchdown passes, including one to Carter Kamana, who […]

After back-to-back losses following an impressive 3-0 start, ‘Iolani moved back into the Star-Advertiser Top 10 this week after an impressive — and crucial — win over Damien. The lone meeting between the two ILH schools competing in Division I this year left ‘Iolani in a first-place tie with the Monarchs and with the head-to-head tiebreaker in its favor. That has set up ‘Iolani quite well down the stretch as it began its final four games of the regular season — against OIA […]

‘Iolani football has always been about “One Team”. On Saturday night, running back Kaua Nishigaya and placekicker Mika Makekau reached new heights, and their success led ‘Iolani to a tough 30-19 win over Damien in an ILH Division I battle at Aloha Stadium. ‘Iolani improved to 3-1 in league play (4-2 overall). Damien took its first loss in regular-season play and is now 3-1 (3-2 overall). Makekau continued to rise to her enormous potential. She drilled three field goals, including […]