Amazing MAX

Follow Max on his 2 week volunteering venture in Peru, From Privileged to Primitive

And now.....The New

A glimpse of what is coming. The new GYMNASIUM.


This photo courtesy of Andrew Lee.

This photo courtesy of Andrew Lee.

Ye Olde Gym

Take a trip down memory lane by clicking on the link below.

Old Gym Photos


Ye olde locker room.

YIKES!

Summer Basketball Picnic

Yesterday was the last day of the summer basketball program. Today we celebrated with the annual end of summer picnic for the boys and girls programs.

The Boys Varsity Team L-R: Kyle Matsumoto, Matt Low, Garrett Masada, Justin Young (I think), Coach Duong, Jonathan Marty, Jacky Tran, Jordan Young (I think), Cody Sato, Cameron Lee-Sung, Ashlee Wong, Coach Danny. Missing: Darren Teramoto & Max Katz.

The Boys Program: Varsity, JV, & Freshman Teams.

The following photos are courtesy of Andrew Lee;

April 21 City of Monterey Park

The boys will be honored on April 21.The award will be presented by Mitchell Ing, past Mayor of the city. Congratulations Boys!

They Do More Than Play Basketball

The Video

The link above is by Jesse Katz (Max's dad). View Max & Cameron perform during Jennifer & Danny's first dance.

The End of A Season, The New Beginning for Coach Danny

Danny had a following. Here are "Danny's Boys". He loves them all! And the feeling is mutual.

The class of 2006 referred to by Danny as "the OGs". This is his first group of JVers. Also included in this photo are some boys from '05.

These guys never made it to Danny. They went straight to Varsity from the Freshmen team. However, Danny still has a place in his heart for them. Hey Mikey!

Class of 2007. Are they legal already?

Class of 2008. Next year they too will be legal. Yikes!

How sad for the Class of 2009 . And then there were only 3.

Class of 2010. What can I say. The blog says it all.

The Class of 2011. Next year's seniors.

Alas, this is the final class, the Class of 2012, to see Danny as a single man. Coach Duong, Henry & Jon decided to join in with this group shot. & Sam-where'd you come from?

To Jenn & Danny-Here's wishing you a long and happy life together. The Class of 2013 may see a different Danny. Nah!

South Prevails in Div II State Championship Game

Lincoln over Mountain View St. Francis (74-59) to gain the first San Diego Section Division II state champion. Congratulations!

The 2009-2010 Mens Basketball Highlight DVD

If you have a copy of the dvd, you need to keep playing it til the very end. It doesn't end at the credits. Let's see if anyone reads this blog.

Thank you to Kenny Phan and Andrew Lee.

The Boys are now Men.

THE END OF A GREAT JOURNEY!

Good Luck Seniors!
L-R: Aaron, Robby, Jonathan, Alex, Eric, Sam, Timmy

L-R: Robby Chun, Aaron Lee, Justin Young, Jon Saisho, Alex Haluska, Cameron Lee-Sung, Jordan Young, Max Katz, Timmy Wong, Jonathan Marty, Sam Thim, Eric Yu.

Varsity Honors:
Max Katz- Most Improved Player Award
Cameron Lee-Sung-Defensive Player Award
Jordan Young-Almont League-All League Honorable Mention
Justin Young-Coach's Award, Almont League-All League 1st Team, Scholar/Athlete
Sam Thim-Almont League-All League 1st Team, Pasadena Star News 3rd Team All Area , All CIF SS 2A 2nd Team
Timmy Wong-MVP, Almont League-All League 1st Team , Pasadena Star News 1st Team All Area, All CIF SS 2A 1st Team

JV Honors:
Cody Sato-Scholar/Athlete
Jacky Tran-Most Improved Player
Ashlee Wong-Coach's Award
Matt Low-MVP

Freshmen Honors
Andrew Der-Scholar/Athlete
Jordan To-Most Improved Player
Esequiel Jimenez-Coach's Award

Great Season. A great bunch of kids. A hard act to follow. Congratulations Boys!

And the winner is.............

Lincoln, San Diego - winner Division II over Compton

will be playing

St. Francis, Mountain View

March 26, 2010 (Friday) @ Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield

Coming Fall '10

Southern Section Div II Championship Game

Saturday, March 20: Compton vs Lincoln, San Diego @ the USC Galen Center

Regional Semi-Finals State Championships

Exit: Pasadena defeated by Lincoln, San Diego
Exit: Eisenhower defeated by Compton

Round 2-State Championships

Exit: Liberty defeated by Eisenhower
Moving forward: Pasadena High defeats Murrieta Valley

March 25, 2010

See you at the All-Program Basketball Banquet.

Season Over!

Liberty 69
Keppel 49

Pasadena Star News
Bakersfield.com

Check out the videos from Bakersfield:
High School State Playoffs Round 1
March 9th Sports Video

Congratulations! You made us proud! GO AZTECS!

Roadtrip

On tonite's contest:

Pasadena Star News
Los Angeles Wave

School Site

News and Announcements - Mark Keppel High School website including a link to the State Finals Brackets.

GAMETIME DIV II

1st Round:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
7:00 pm

vs Liberty High in Bakersfield (Central Section 21/8)

not sure gamesite but if at Liberty here is the address:
925 Jewetta Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93312

YIKES!

GO AZTECS!!

Miguel's Blog
Pasadena Star News

END OF THE ROAD - NOT!!!!!

Good News! The boys have qualified for state playoffs!!!!

Don't ask how or why but it's true.

We find out our draw this Sunday, 5pm The teams of Division II: Summit, Murrieta Valley, Burbank, Compton, Eisenhower, Damien, Mark Keppel, Pasadena

The Southern California Regional games will be played starting on Monday, March 8. Gamesite to be determined by host schools.

GO AZTECS!!!

Check out this site: CIF State

End of the Road

It was a nice run. Too bad it couldn't continue. Congratulations Aztecs! You made us all proud!

The boys ended the 2009-2010 season with 48/63 loss to the Pasadena Bulldogs. Pasadena will continue on to the SS 2A Division Championship game next Saturday. Good Luck to the Bulldogs.

Pasadena Star News
SGV Tribune Photos
From The Sidelines with Miguel Melendez
Rafu Shimpo
Pasadena Pushes on to Final - Mid Valley News
Los Angeles Wave

"Friendship gets put on hold"

From the Pasadena Star News

They have been friends for a lonnnnnng time.
This blogger has known both boys (& their families) since they were in 2nd grade & my son was in the 3rd grade.

More Stories:
Pasadena Star News

GOOD LUCK TO BOTH but GO AZTECS!

SEMI-FINALS!

With a 77-63 win over Baldwin Park, Keppel heads on over to the Final Four in 2A SS playoffs. We are meeting up with Pasadena at a neutral gymsite (Muir HS). This is Coach Duong's first trip to the semifinals in his nine seasons.


WE'RE BIG NEWS TODAY!
Fred Robledo's Blog (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Pasadena Star News (1)
Pasadena Star News (2)
SGV Tribune


CONGRATULATIONS BOYS! GO AZTECS! See you all on Friday.

John Muir High
1905 Lincoln Avenue
Pasadena, CA

Tonite's the Night

Long anticipated Quarterfinals!



Pasadena Star News sums it up for Keppel.

SGV Tribune reports the other side of the story.

Los Angeles Wave report.

GO AZTECS! Let's win this one so we can meet up with Pasadena(?).

On the Road to the Quarterfinals!

It's been about 6 years since we've gone this far.

Round 2 vs Norwalk. We came home with a win.
Never behind, the boys closed the night with a 63/54 BIG WIN!

Next game will be on Tuesday against Baldwin Park (who beat Villa Park by 1).

According to MaxPreps we play at Baldwin Park HS.
3900 N. Puente Avenue
Baldwin Park, CA 91706

But, not sure where the gym is.

GO AZTECS!

BG lost in Round 1.
Montebello lost in Round 2 against Upland.
MKHS the sole survivor of Almont League still in contention.

Going on to Round 2 @ Norwalk

Keppel (22/5) 58 over West Valley (15/12) 50

Keppel will play Norwalk (15/12) in Round 2 of CIF Playoffs on Friday @ 7pm. Coin Toss determined game site to be Norwalk.

Tomorrow night the girls will face Culver City @ home in the first round of girls CIF Division 2A series.

2-18: Girls end season with a loss to Culver City. Good Luck Cami, Meryssa, Elise, and Marissa!

Good Luck! Go Aztecs!

Pairings Announced

MK will host West Valley (Sunbelt#3)

Wednesday, February 17
7pm
MKHS gym

Now About the Games vs Alhambra Round 2

Girls F/S: (L) 32-33
Girls JV: (W)
Girls V: (L) 45-53

Boys F: (L)
Boys JV: (W) 60-41
Boys V: (W) 50-44

We split with 3 wins and 3 losses

F/S Girls end league with a 7/3 record.
F Boys end league with a 4/6 record.

JV Girls end league with an 8/2 record.
JV Boys end league with an 8/2 record.

Varsity Girls end league with a 7/3 record.
Varsity Boys end league with a 8/2 record (2nd Place Almont League)

Now on to Playoffs.
Playoff Pairings will be posted on Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 12:20pm. Check the following link cifss.org Division 2A

GO AZTECS!

Senior Night at Keppel

Click image to enlarge photo.

What a nice gesture. Roses for the ladies.

L - R: Chun Family (Percy/Robby/Mikki), Lee Family (Leslie/Aaron/Elaine), Yu Family (Teresa/Eric), Haluska Family (James/Maria/Alex), Saisho Family (Tom/Jon/Cindy), Thim Family (Ken/Sam), Wong Family (Myra/Timmy/Tommy)

Robby Chun with mom Mikki and dad Percy

Eric Yu with mom Teresa

Aaron Lee with dad Leslie

Alex Haluska with mom Maria and dad James

Jonathan Saisho with mom Cindy and dad Tom

Sam Thim with dad Ken

Timmy Wong with mom Myra & dad Tommy

Another Sweep (that almost wasn't) vs SG Round 2

Girls:
F/S: 45/12
JV: 46/12
V: 62/31

Boys:
F: 33/32
JV: 54/27
V: 59/53

League Record:
F: 4/5
JV: 7/2
V: 7/2

Final League Game vs Alhambra (Senior Night @ Keppel)
Friday, February 12, 2010

Los Angeles Waves Report

GO AZTECS!

CIF Southern Section Rankings Division 2A (2-01-10)

Top 16 Voting by the SCIBCA as reported in OCVARSITY.com

1. Eisenhower
2. Pasadena
3. Mark Keppel
4. Damien
5. Righetti
6. Peninsula
7. Mira Costa
8. Mayfair
9. University
10. Segerstrom
11. Baldwin Park
12. Ayala
13. San Bernardino
14. Westlake
15. Nogales
16. Dos Pueblos

vs Montebello Round 2

Freshman: (L) 28/34
JV: (W) 48/38
Varsity: (L) 61/76

Whittier Daily News Report with Photo Gallery

Pasadena Star-News Report with Photo Gallery

Oiler Arsenal Too Much for Keppel -MidValley Sports Central

League Record:
F: 3/5
JV: 6/2
V: 6/2

Next Game @ SG, Tuesday @ 7pm

GO AZTECS!

vs BG Round 2

Another sweep!

Girls Frosh/Soph: (W) 54/13
Girls JV: (W)
Girls V: (W) 49/37

Boys Freshman: (W) 43/38
Boys JV: (W) 38/27
Boys V: (W) 72/60

League Record: (3 more games to go)
Freshman: 3/4
JV: 5/2
V: 6/1

Next Game @ Montebello, Friday @ 7pm

GO AZTECS!

vs Schurr Round 2

Freshman (L) 45/51
JV (L) 39/43
Varsity (W) 62/46

Records:
Freshman: 2/4
JV: 4/2
Varsity: 5/1

Mid Valley Boys Basketball (1-27-10)

1. Montebello (21-1) – The Beat goes on for Oilers.
2. South Hills (15-3) – Huskies beginning to pull away.
3. Bonita (18-3) – Cats perfect in Miramonte.
4. Pasadena (14-5) – Bulldogs survived scare at Burroughs; 7-0 in Pacific.
5. Keppel (16-4) – Aztecs gave Montebello all it could handle.
6. Charter Oak (13-6) – Chargers get Bonita on Friday.
7. Nogales (14-7) – Only league loss to South Hills.Northview.
9. San Dimas (12-8) – Saints need wins over BP, Northview.
10. Northview (13-8) – Vikings fall a deuce short at Baldwin Park.
11. Burbank (15-5) – The Bank gets huge win over CV.
12. Crescenta Valley (14-5) – Falcons looking forward to
another crack at Pasadena.
13. La Canada (16-4) – Spartans surprised by Blair;
Rebounded against Temple City.
14. Walnut (11-9) – Mustangs need to pick it up down the
stretch.
15. Temple City (8-7) – Rams still chasing LC in Rio.
16. Arcadia (11-9) – Apaches still in position for post season.
17. Whittier (11-9) – Cards are still the team to beat in Del
Rio.
18. California (9-9) – Carter, Ortiz and Smith all averaging
in double figures.
19. La Puente (9-7) – Jacob Sandoval and the Warriors are
on top in Montview.
20. South El Monte (10-7) – Eagles continue undefeated
MVL run.

vs Alhambra

Freshman (L) 59/64
JV (W) 50/30
Varsity (W) 73/36

End of round 1 of the Almont League Play. We're halfway there. How quickly time flies.

Records:
Freshman Team: 2/3
JV Team: 4/1
Varsity: 4/1

GO AZTECS!

Keppel Fans will say goodbye to the Old Gym

My son played in this gym for 4 years. We grew up here as we started working out with Coach Marquis back in the days. That was almost 15 years that we've been in this gym. We got used to the single stall. We got used to the concrete seats. We ran to the top to grab a seat to tape our games. We had to deal with the cold coming thru those windows. We had to deal with the heat in the summer. Ask Mrs. Sanchez & Ms. Rosso about their seats. They've been in the same seats for as long as I can remember. We tried to reserve those seats so they'd always be there but never got there early enough as the fans kept coming. These teachers are our #1 fans.

It's not the end of it all. It's the beginning of a new gym, a new era of Keppel basketball. This one suddenly will become the "old gym" or in the future the "small gym". I'm only sorry that my son never made it to play in the "New Gym" as a Keppelite. Oh wait! He will just have to come back and play in the alumni game next year.

Read the article.

Check out this past post: Remembering Keppel

GO AZTECS!

Andrew Lee has invited us to view his photos-READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE VIEWING

Shots were taken by Mr. Andrew Lee, father of Ashley Lee of girls JV. Thank you!

Photos were taken at the Schurr and Bell Garden games and can be viewed by clicking on the following link. Andrew Lee on DotPhoto

username: andrewclee
Password: keppel

You will enter the Mark Keppel Aztec Basketball Webpage.
Click directly in the photo (do not click "Watch Show") of the Boys Photo.
You will now be led into a page that shows 3 boxes. Click "Watch Show" on the center box. This will lead you into the slideshow of boys.

If you somehow get misdirected, you need to click on "Albums" or the "Aztec" and then start all over again. Hope that works.

ENJOY!

vs San Gabriel

Freshmen-(W)
JV-(L)
Varsity-(W) 69/46

Introducing the 2009-2010 Squads

Photos courtesy of Kenny Phan Photography. Thanks Kenny!

Click on photos for larger image.

Varsity L-R: Aaron Lee, Jonathan Saisho, Alex Haluska, Timmy Wong (C), Johnathan Marty, Jordan Young, Justin Young, Sam Thim (C), Cameron Lee-Sung, Robby Chun, Eric Yu, Max Katz.

JV L-R: Matt Low, William Tran, Kyle Matsumoto, Ashlee Wong, Cameron Wong, Alex Leu, Jacky Tran, Vincent Mah, Cody Sato, Garrett Masada, Garrett Jong, Darren Teramoto, Ruben Anguiano.

Freshman L-R: Christopher Chuateco, David Lui, Kevin Wang, Spencer Briglio, Mason Briglio, Esequiel Jimenez, Wesley Mah, Jordan To. Missing: Andrew Der, Jason Win

CIF Southern Section Rankings Division 2A

Top 16 as of 1-19-10 as reported in OCVarsity.com
1. Eisenhower
2. Peninsula
3. Damien
4. Mark Keppel
5. Righetti
6. Peninsula
7. Mira Costa
8. Mayfair
9. Baldwin Park
10. University
11. Segerstrom
12. Ayala
13. Westlake
14. San Bernandino
15. Newport Harbor
16. Nogales

Battle for 1st Place Almont League

It was a battle til the end. Montebello 60, Keppel 59 in OT.
Read about it in Whittier Daily News.
Read about it in Los Angeles Wave.
Read about it in Mid Valley Sports.
Freshman: (L)
JV: (W)
Varsity: (L) 59/60

Almont League:
Montebello (3/0)
Keppel (2/1)
San Gabriel (1/2)
Alhambra (0/3)

Bell Gardens & Schurr not posted as of this writing

Mid Valley Boys Basketall Top 20

(as of 1-13-10)
1. Montebello (17-1)
2. South Hills (11-3)
3. Bonita (14-3)
4. La Canada (12-3)
5. Baldwin Park (14-1)
6. Charter Oak (11-4)
7. Keppel (13-3)
8. Crescenta Valley (12-3)
9. Burbank (12-3)
10. Pasadena (9-5)
11. Nogales (11-6)
12. Walnut (9-6)
13. Northview (10-7)
14. Temple City (10-7)
15. Los Altos (9-8)
16. Arcadia (8-7)
17. San Dimas (8-7)
18. San Gabriel (11-5)
19. Whittier (8-8)
20. La Serna (8-9)

(as of 1-17-10)
1. Montebello (19-1)
2. South Hills
3. Bonita
4. La Canada
5. Keppel (15-3)
6. Pasadena
7. Crescenta Valley
8. Charter Oak
9. Walnut
10.Northview
11.Nogales
12.San Dimas
13.Baldwin Park
14.Arcadia
15.Temple City
16.Burbank
17.Los Altos
18.Whittier
19.California
20.South El Monte

A Clean Sweep over BG

F/S Girls-W 48/17
JV Girls -W
V Girls-W

F Boys-W
JV Boys-W
V Boys-W 69/48

Star News Rankings January 6, 2010

1. Pasadena (7-5)
Played toughest schedule

2. La Cañada (11-2)
Tough test against Oilers

3. Renaissance Acad. (9-5)
Wins over Nogales, Damien

3. La Salle (7-6)
Enduring 4-game losing streak

5. Keppel (12-2)
Aztecs are much improved

6. Flintridge Prep (8-4)
Rebels playing tough schedule

7. Arcadia (7-6)
Could be league dark horse

8. St. Francis (7-5)
Payed Oilers tough

9. Maranatha (8-6)
Major is fun to watch

10. Blair (5-7)
Played in Oaks Chr. tourney

CIF Southern Section-Toyota Championships Top 16 Polls

2009-10 SCIBCA Boys Basketball Rankings (As of 1-11-10)

Updated 1/12/2010
Division 2-A
1. Eisenhower
2. Peninsula
3. Damien
4. Pasadena
5. Mark Keppel
6. Righetti
7. Baldwin Park
8. Seagerstrom
9. Mira Costa
10. University
11. Ayala
12. Westlake
13. San Bernardino
14. Nogales
15. Mayfair
16. Eastside
Others: None

Keppel Boys Rout Schurr-Game 1 Almont League

The Varsity game 66/41 @ home
JV-(W) @ Schurr
F-(L) @ Schurr

League Standings Game 1:
Montebello 1/0 (18/1)
Keppel 1/0 (14/3)
Bell Gardens 1/0 (2/16)
San Gabriel 0/1 (11/6)
Schurr 0/1 (4/10)
Alhambra 0/1 (3/14)


Next Games: Friday, January 15
Keppel @ Bell Gardens
Schurr @ Alhambra
San Gabriel @ Montebello

As reported in the Los Angeles Wave.

January 8 @ LaSalle

Freshman: L
JV: W
Varsity: L (OT) 60/61

Last Preseason game. All teams will play in the Almont League beginning on Tuesday. Freshman & JV @ Schurr, Varsity @ home. Good Luck to all teams. GO AZTECS!

January 5 @ Cal High

Freshman: L-
JV: W-
Varsity: W-62/47

Friday January 8 will be the last day of preseason play. All teams will begin Almont League play vs Schurr on Tuesday, January 12.

GO AZTECS!

Recap of the LaSalle/Temple City Tournament

1-Montebello
2-St. Francis
3-Keppel
4-Crescenta Valley
5-La Canada
6-Temple City
7-Arcadia
8-LaSalle
9-Chatsworth (Consolation)
10-Maranatha
11-Franklin
12-Marshall
13-Paraclete
14-St. Paul
15-Gabrielino
16-Alhambra

Recaps can be found at MidValley Sports reported by Corey Kwok

Happy New Year to the Keppel Families

Tomorrow starts a new year. One more week before league starts. Tuesday all teams play California and on Friday we play LaSalle.

First League Game will be January 12 vs Schurr High School. JV & Freshman play @ Schurr while Varsity plays at home.

Good Luck to all the boys teams in the 2009-2010 season. GO AZTECS!

Varsity Pre-Season

Burbank Tournament Champs: December 1-5, 2009
G1-win over Glendale
G2-win over Hawthorne
G3-win over Renaissance Academy
G4-win over Royal for Championship


Arroyo Tournament: December 7-12, 2009
G1-win over West Covina
G2-loss to La Canada
G3-win over Montclair
G4-win over Chino for ___ Place

Win over Franklin: December 14, 2009

Win over Renaissance Academy: December 22, 2009

Temple City/LaSalle Tournament: December 26-30, 2009
G1-win over Maranatha
G2-win over Arcadia
G3-loss to St. Francis
G4-win over Crescenta Valley for 3rd Place

Additional Posts

Keppel vs Renaissance review by MidValley Sports

Keppel Newsmakers

These are the articles I have found (I haven't really followed them like I did last year):

Keppel vs Glendale review by Glendale News Press

Arroyo Tournament Review by MidValley Sports

Keppel over Renaissance @ Burbank Tourney report by Glendale News Press

As these links may expire-try to link on now.

Outlook for the 2009-2010 Season

Four Tournament Championships during the summer and the Burbank Tournament to start off the 2009-2010 Season. This will be a banner year.

Returning to the Varsity Squad: Seniors Aaron Lee, Sam Thim, Timmy Wong, & Eric Yu. Juniors include Twins Justin & Jordan Young. Joining them will be Seniors Robby Chun, Alex Haluska, and Jonathan Saisho and Juniors Max Katz, Cameron Lee-Sung, and Jonathan Marty.

Record to date: 9/1 right behind Montebello's 11/1 in the Almont League. What a great start.

Follow the team en route to the CIF playoffs in February. Let's get to Round 2 and on.

GO AZTECS!

Remembering Keppel

In case we forget, I'd like to share memories of the Old Keppel Gym. So sit back & enjoy & reminisce. Some of these you've seen everyday but never noticed. My big regret is that I don't have any photos of the "small" gym before it was torn down. And let's see if we can add to that League Champs banner in 2009-2010. GO AZTECS!

League Champs Banner-Boys Basketball-next entry?

Scoreboard-scoreless

Scorers table where you often heard "Hello Everybody"

The Visitors Bench. Welcome.

Aztecs Bench. GO AZTECS!

Varsity Lounge. I'm not even sure where this one is. I've never seen it before.

All Net! Check out our ceiling tiles.

Our trusty speaker. A wee bit dusty.

The water fountain. It looks clean enough. Is the water safe?

Our Alma Mater. I don't remember if I ever heard it played or sung at the games.

PE signage. 1939? No wonder!

The door handles. Could never figure out which side to open. Duh!