Iolani Alumni

With a 4-0 win over Oral Roberts on Sunday, the Tulsa Men’s Soccer team has now won eight straight and improved their overall record to 10-3-1.

Blaine Gonsalves ‘08, a freshman forward/midfielder, has started in all but one game for the 8th-ranked Hurricane who are 5-0 in-conference with wins over UCF, Marshall, Kentucky, UAB and then-No.6 SMU. On the season, he has three total points including an assist in a 1-1 tie against former No.2-ranked Connecticut and a goal against Georgia Southern.

Sammi Teramae ‘07, a sophomore forward for the Pacific Tigers, scored a goal and picked up an assist in back-to-back wins last weekend at Stagg Memorial Stadium on the Stockton campus.

On Friday against Cal State Fullerton, Teramae scored the game-tying goal on a penalty kick in the 76th minute (Pacific went on to win 3-2) and returned two days later to assist on the team’s final goal in a 4-1 rout of UC Riverside.

As the top goal scorer in 2007, Teramae has recorded six total points this season on two goals and two assists despite missing three games with a foot injury. The Tigers are currently 3-1 in-conference and 8-5 overall with five games remaining in the regular season (four in-conference).

[Photo: PacificTigers.com]

Just two years removed from their playing days together at Iolani School, the Langley brothers, Morgan ‘07 (left) and Dylan ‘06 (right), have emerged as the top scorers this season for the Swarthmore College Men’s Soccer Team.

Junior midfielder Dylan is currently tied for the team lead in goals scored (4) while brother Morgan, a sophomore forward, leads the team in assists (6). The duo is also tied for the team lead in total points (10).

Through 11 games, Swarthmore is 8-2-1 overall and tied for second in the Centennial Conference at 3-1.

The University of Washington Men’s Soccer Team ended a successful weekend of play on Sunday with a 2-2 tie against No.10-ranked Cal. Husky goalkeeper Stephen Fung ‘06 made five saves and helped his team hold off the Bears through two overtime periods despite being outshot 13-9.

On Friday, Fung recorded his first shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over Stanford in the team’s Pac-10 opener at Husky Soccer Field on the UW campus.

Washington is undefeated in their last five games (all at home) with a record of 4-0-1 and will hit the road for three-straight beginning at Oregon State, Friday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m

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After advancing to the championship game of the conference tournament last season, the Occidental Tigers are looking to take the next step forward this season and win it all. The team returns several core players including three Iolani alumni - sophomore forward Jesi Sasaki ‘07 (shown), the 2007 SCIAC Player-of-the-Year; 2nd Team All-SCIAC defender Marci Kang ‘06; backup defender Jamie Souza ‘06.

The Tigers are currently 1-1 in conference (1-3 overall) with a 5-0 win over Whitter College and a 3-2 loss to the University of La Verne. Sasaki and Kang have started in all four games for the Tigers while Souza has appeared in three of the four with one start.

Senior midfielder Kevin Fung (shown, left) was named the ILH Offensive Player-of-the-Year for his all-around performance as both a distributer and scorer (6 goals) in leading the Raiders to the 2007-08 ILH Championship.

Along with Fung, midfielder Brock Granger, forward Blaine Gonsalves, defender Hiroshi Metzker and goalkeeper Christopher Otani were all named to the ILH All-Star First Team. Forward Nick Goo, midfielder Zach Lee and defenders Reid Sakamoto and Eamon Wall were honored as second team selections.

Head Coach Chris Lee ‘88 (shown, right) was named the 2008 ILH Coach-of-the-Year.

View the complete list of 2008 ILH Soccer All-Stars »

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There’s Good News & Bad News…

The good news is that I just saved a ton of money on my car insurance… just kidding. The “real” good news is that the Iolani Boys Basketball team captured the ILH Championship by defeating the Punahou Buffanblu 54-51 in a single game playoff on Friday evening at Neal Blaisdell Center.

The win also gives the Raiders a seeded berth to the 2008 Hawaii Basketball State Tournament which runs from February 20-23. Iolani will be trying for its sixth championship in seven years when they open play in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, February 21st (after a first round bye).

The Girls Basketball team will open state tournament play on Tuesday, February 19th. Location and time are to be determined.

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Now for the bad news… the ILH Champion Iolani Boys Soccer team fell to the Kamehameha Warriors on penalty kicks in the finals of the 2008 Hawaii Soccer State Tournament.

After playing to a 1-1 tie in regulation and two scoreless overtime periods, the Warriors outshot the Raiders 4-2 in penalty kicks to earn the title. Read the details from the Honolulu Advertiser »

There’s a lot going on in the Iolani Sports Community this week, so do your best to make it to the games or show your support from behind your TV (Just make sure you’re wearing “Red & Black”). Go Raiders!

Thursday (2/7):
• Boys Soccer - State Tournament Opener vs. Kaiser - 1:00pm at Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Complex

  (Update: Iolani def Kaiser, 2-0)

• Girls Basketball - ILH Tournament Finals vs. Kamehameha - 7:30pm at Neal Blaisdell Center (Televised on OC16)

  (Update: Iolani def Kamehameha, 49-45, Clinch State Berth)

• NCAA Basketball - Washington State vs. UCLA - 5:30pm (Televised on FSN - Digital 226)

  (Update: UCLA def WSU, 67-59)

Friday (2/8):
• Boys Basketball - ILH Championship Playoff vs. Punahou - 8:00pm at Neal Blaisdell Center (NOT Televised)
• Boys Soccer - State Tournament Semis vs. Mililani - 8:00pm at Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Complex

The ILH Champion Iolani Boys Soccer team has secured the #1 seed in the 2008 Hawaii State Soccer Tournament and will open play on Thursday against the winner of the game between Waiakea and Kaiser.

The Raiders finished the ILH season with a record of 9-1-2, three points ahead of second place Kamehameha. Punahou, the two-time defending state champion, did not qualify for this year’s tournament after ending their season in third.

All games will be held at the Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Complex.

[Photo: Honolulu Advertiser]

Update: Iolani captured the ILH Championship after playing to a 1-1 tie with Kamehameha. More from the Honolulu Advertiser »

The Iolani Boys Soccer team has already secured a spot in the 2008 Hawaii Soccer State Tournament and will be playing for an ILH Championship tomorrow afternoon when they face the Kamehameha Warriors at their home field on the Kapalama campus.

A win or tie by the Raiders would clinch the title and a SEEDED berth in the state tournament (a loss would likely force a one game playoff). Iolani is currently 9-1-1 (28 points) and three points ahead of the Warriors who dropped to 8-2-1 (25 points) after falling 1-0 to Punahou on Tuesday afternoon.

The Girls Team suffered a disappointing 0-0 tie on Wednesday against Pac-5 to leave them just shy of the league’s second berth to the 2008 state tournament. Going into yesterday’s games, Iolani and Punahou had identical records of 8-1-2 (26 points) which meant wins by both team would have resulted in a third and final playoff game for the second spot in the ILH. Unfortunately, a 5-0 win by the Puns over Mid-Pacific allowed them to finish at 9-1-2 (29 points) and two points ahead of Iolani at 8-1-3 (27 points).

The Boys Game at Kamehameha begins at 4:15pm on Friday, January 24th.

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Event Date: Friday, January 18th, 2008

Update: Girls tied 0-0; Boys won 1-0

Both the Iolani Girls and Boys Soccer teams will be taking on the Punahou Buffanblu in games that could determine the ILH Championship for each team.

The Girls team is currently in a first place tie with Punahou at 8-1-1 and can capture the ILH Championship (and an automatic state berth) with a win. In their last meeting the two teams played to a 0-0 tie at Punahou’s home field. The game will begin this afternoon at 4:15pm at Kozuku Stadium and will be the final home game for seven seniors - Nicola Fergusson, Liane Leong, Kodi Look, Kellee Murayama, Julia Nishioka, Alyssa Simbahon, and Erika Tanoue.

The Boys team is also in a great position to contend for the ILH Championship as they sit one-win behind first place Kamehameha going into this afternoon’s game against the Buffanblu. A win today would put the Raiders in a tie for first place and in good position for a spot in the state tournament (two games up with two to play) as well as setup a winner take all match with Kamehameha in their final game of the season. The boys game will be held at Kapiolani Park (Field No.3) at 4:15pm.

See you at the games!!!

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Iolani scored its first girls soccer victory over visiting Kamehameha in three years last Friday, 3-0, and it came at a crucial time in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu title chase.

The victory dropped the defending state champion Warriors to 8-1 (24 points) in the ILH, while ‘Iolani improved to 7-1-1 (22 points) with three games remaining. Punahou (7-1-1, 22 points) was idle yesterday.

The Raiders were led by junior Kirsty Adams who scored two goals and sophomore Elissa Minimishin who scored one. Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Brown came up with eight saves against the usually high scoring Warriors (3.75 goals per game) to earn the rare shutout.

Read the entire article from the Honolulu Advertiser »

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It was an undefeated day for the Iolani Soccer Teams against Punahou yesterday afternoon.

The boys team defeated the Buffanblu 1-0 at home on a goal by Zach Lee while the girls played to 0-0 tie at Punahou’s home field.

The Iolani Boys are 3-1 in the ILH, one game behind undefeated Kamehameha. The girls are 2-1-1 and also behind the first place Warriors.

Each team will be back in action on Friday afternoon when the boys take on Damien at Kapiolani Park and the girls face Pac-5 at Iolani. Both games will begin at 4:15pm.

There’s a lot of things going on today in the Iolani Community, so if you want to see everything, you’ll have to “use your time wisely.” (Sounded kinda teacher-y huh?)

• Iolani Classic - Opening Round: In addition to the usual matchups of Hawaii teams vs. the top mainland opponents, Iolani will take on Ji Lin of China at 8pm.
• Iolani Soccer vs. Punahou: The girls play at Punahou at 4:15pm. The boys play at Iolani at 4:15pm.
• Iolani Winterball: The first formal dance of the year takes place tonight at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel from 5:30pm to 11:00pm.

After convincing wins to open their seasons, the Iolani Boys and Girls soccer teams stumbled yesterday, losing by one goal margins to their respective opponents.

Coming off of a 4-0 shutout of Mid-Pacific last Tuesday, the boys team was upended by the St. Louis Crusaders yesterday 3-2 at Iolani School. Iolani was led by goal scorers Kevin Fung (shown) and Nick Goo, both of whom picked up their second goals of the season.

The girls team was equally as disappointed after coming off of a 7-0 win over St. Francis last week. Julia Nishioka scored her third goal of the season in a 2-1 loss to the Kamehameha Warriors yesterday at their home field.

Both teams are now 1-1 and will return to action on Friday, December 14th at Iolani at 4:15pm. The boys will take on Pac-5 while the girls will face Sacred Hearts.

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