Iolani Alumni

Utah Football: Stowers scores TD against San Diego State

IolaniAlumni — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:04:46 +0000

Utah running back Raynold Stowers ‘04 scored his second touchdown of the season from a yard out in a 63-14 rout of the San Diego Aztecs on Saturday afternoon at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.

The 6-0 senior finished as the game’s second-leading rusher with 51 yards on 9 carries.

On the season, Stowers is averaging 4.5 yard per carry on 17 carries with two touchdowns and a long of 21 yards.

The 7th-ranked Utes are undefeated at 11-0 and will put their BCS hopes on the line when they face the 14th-ranked BYU Cougars at home on Saturday.

Stanford Volleyball: Shoji, Lawson conclude fall season

IolaniAlumni — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:02:41 +0000

The Stanford Men’s Volleyball team concluded its fall season with two wins and two losses at the UC Irvine Fall Invitational this past weekend. The Invitational marked the end of an eight game stretch that began in mid-October with the Husky Oil Can-Am Challenge where the Cardinal went 3-1.

Freshman Brad Lawson ‘08, the 2008 Hawaii State Player-of-the-Year, had a strong fall recording highs of 12 kills in a five-game win over UC Irvine and 13 kills in a four-game win over Alberta.

Junior setter Kawika Shoji ‘06, an AVCA 2nd Team All-American last season, was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Can-Am Challenge.

Stanford will open their season on January 9th, 2009 at the UCSB/Elephant Bar Challenge in Santa Barbara.

Note: There are six players from Hawaii on the Stanford roster: Kawika Shoji (Iolani), Brad Lawson (Iolani), Spencer McLachlin (Punahou), Max Halvorson (Punahou), Erik Shoji (Punahou), Jordan Inafuku (Kamehameha)

Willamette Basketball: Taylor Mounts ‘08 scores 22 points

IolaniAlumni — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:26:00 +0000

Willamette freshman Taylor Mounts ‘08 scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 106-74 rout of the Alumni on Saturday evening at the Cone Field House.

The 6-6 forward connected on 9 of 16 shots (including 1-4 from three) and was a perfect 3-3 from the line. He also added one block, one assist and one steal in his 23 minutes of play.

Mounts and the Bearcats will open their season on Friday, November 21st at the Duane Wolfe Golden Rule Shootout in Caldwell, Idaho against the College of Idaho.

Willamette University is located in Salem, Oregon and is a member of the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III).

[Photo: Midweek]

Mountain West Basketball: Smith shines, Tokumura injured

IolaniAlumni — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:44:45 +0000

In her first official game as a member of the UNLV Women’s Basketball team, freshman Jamie Smith ‘08 poured in 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the Lady Rebels in a 92-71 win over Sacramento State. The 6-0 guard/forward shot 5-9 from the field, including 3-5 from three-point range, while also contributing one assist, two blocks and three steals.

On November 8th, Smith scored 6 points and recorded 9 rebounds in a 62-55 exhibition win over Cal State San Bernadino.

UNLV (1-0), picked to finish 7th (of 9 teams) in the MWC pre-season poll, will play their next game tomorrow afternoon at home against Southern Utah.

University of Utah junior point guard Hennasea Tokumura ‘06 suffered a knee injury and will likely miss the rest of this season. The Utes are the preseason favorite to win the Mountain West.

Hawaii Winter Baseball: Kala Ka’aihue ‘03 leads Sharks

IolaniAlumni — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:33:16 +0000

Kala Ka’aihue ‘03, a power-hitting first baseman for the Honolulu Sharks, is hoping for a strong finish by his team as they close out the 2008 Hawaii Winter Baseball season with two games against the Waikiki Beachboys. The Sharks are a half game behind the Beachboys and need two wins to earn a spot in the championship game against the West Oahu Canefires who have already clinched their division.

On the season, Ka’aihue leads the team in home runs (4) and RBI (14) and is also third on the team in walks (12).

NCAA Athletics: Fink, Hardin, Scarpino, Almadova commit

IolaniAlumni — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:09:09 +0000

Four Iolani seniors will be playing at the college level next season after making commitments to compete at Division I universities yesterday, the first day of the early signing period.

From Iolani.org: “David Fink signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf at Oregon State. Chelsea Hardin signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Maile Scarpino also made a verbal commitment to continue her academic career and volleyball career at Hofstra University in New York.”

Two-sport standout, Breland Almadova verbally committed to play baseball at the University of Hawaii. The 6-1, 180 pound outfielder was an Advertiser All-State honorable mention selection last season. His father Brian played football at UH from 1980 to 1982.

[Photos: Iolani.org & Honolulu Advertiser]

On Campus: Statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Completed

IolaniAlumni — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:28:10 +0000

The likeness of a young Sun Yat Sen, often referred to as the “Father of Modern China“, has been immortalized in a bronze statue on the new lawn fronting the Castle Building. Dr. Sun, known during his boarding days as Tai Cheong or Tai Chu, enrolled at Iolani School at age 13 (in 1879) and later graduated in 1882.

Quick Update: Iolani to play for ILH Water Polo Title

IolaniAlumni — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:05:09 +0000

The Iolani Boys Water Polo team upended the previously undefeated Punahou Buffanblu 8-5 at their home pool Friday evening to capture first in the ILH Tournament and force a winner-take-all matchup with regular season champion Punahou for the overall title on Wednesday, November 12th at Kamehameha at 5:30pm. (There is NO STATE TOURNAMENT for boys water polo, so this is THE final game.)

2008 Iolani Homecoming: Cheerfest - ‘09 Seniors

IolaniAlumni — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:48:28 +0000

Homecoming isn’t what it used to be… It’s better! The long hours spent crumpling up tissue and creating a wire-framed float are gone and have since been replaced with days of practice and preparation for the most energetic, pride-filled event on campus - CHEERFEST!

Watch and listen as the Senior Class of 2009 performs their cheer:

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The Senior Class of 2008:

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Sydney Spirit Basketball: The Diary of Derrick Low

IolaniAlumni — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:18:36 +0000

From the Sydney Spirit Website:
Wassup everyone. I’m Derrick Low. For any of you who haven’t gone to a game yet, I’m the one on the court with really long hair. Let me start off by telling you all a little about my self. Where should I start? Well, I’m born and raised in Hawaii, Honolulu to be specific. I went to Washington State University for 4 years, before coming here to join the Spirit. I have 2 traditional Hawaiian tattoos that have significant meaning to my family and me. I am kind of a neat freak…borderline OCD. I like things that smell good. I love the beach. My ancestors can be traced back to the ancient shark god, Kamohoali’i, which does NOT mean I have immunity when a great white shark decides to attack me here in Australia, LIAM!!!!!!!!!! Ha-ha. Besides playing basketball, I would say my next favorite thing to do is sleep.

So far my stay here in Australia has been great. I really enjoy it out here. One of the main reasons why I came here in the first place was because there were similarities between here and Hawaii. I thought…Australia has nice weather, nice beaches, great basketball, and most important, they speak English. So far, I feel like I made a great decision to come here and be apart of the Spirit as well as experience Australia.

From a basketball perspective, I think we have a very talented team. It may be hard to see sometimes because we are very young, but we definitely have guys that can play. We play a very exciting brand of basketball that includes playing “up-tempo” and with “pressure defense.” Need less to say, we make great use of our youth-ness.

On a side note, everyone seems to make fun of the car I was issued. I don’t seem to get the joke. I don’t know if it’s the custom stereo, or the DVD monitor, or even the heart shaped exhaust. I have no idea, all I know is that it’s a pimp ride!!

We have the Tigers this week. They are a tough team, but I feel that we can definitely beat them. We have come a long way since the last time we faced them, and we are going into the game with a confident mentality. Anyways, I am running out of things to say…so for who ever reads this, I hope you guys come to support us. We can really use it. Hope to see you all at the game!!! Go Spirit!!! Lol

Aloha, Derrick Low #18

Ps. some sarcasm was used in this piece. yea yaaah!

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