The Rest of the Month in Review

Boys Varsity vs Renaissance @ Renaissance:

Glendale News Press re: Renaissance vs Keppel

Boys Varsity in LaSalle/Temple City Tournament:
W over St. Paul
L to St. Francis
L to Muir
W over Temple City

Pasadena Star News re: LaSalle/Temple City
Altadena Patch

Aztec Arena Grand Opening

Info & Photos coming soon.

Boys Varsity vs Franklin

SGV Journal re: Keppel vs Franklin

The Week in Review

Freshmen Boys win Keppel Freshmen Tourney! Heard it from a reliable source that this was the first time for us to ever win our own tournament. WAY TO GO AZTECS!

The results for Keppel:
defeated Maranatha 53-32
defeated La Canada 55-51
defeated Glendora for the Championship 56-52

JV Boys placed 3rd in the Burbank Tournament.

Varsity Boys were Runner-Ups in the Arroyo Tournament after losing to La Canada in the Finals.

GO AZTECS!

Aztecs in the News

Some of these links may only be available for a short period of time so check it out today.

MidValleySports.Com 12-12-10

SGV Journal.com 12-10-10

Pasadena Star News 12-10-10

sgvtribune.com 12-08-10

LA Daily News 12-08-10

Glendale News Press 11-30-10

California High School Condors Basketball Site-turn your sound down if you're checking this out at work

Game Day November 24, 2010

The year 2010. The event was the annual Alumni vs Varsity Boys game usually prior to the start of the new season. Maranatha game (11-23-10) preceded this year's alumni game.

The Alumni Players:
Bottom L-R: Alex Haluska '10, Aaron Lee '10, Timmy Wong '10, Eric Yu '10, Jonathan Chu '06, Henry Hoang '06
Middle L-R: Danny Do '03, Jonathan Saisho '10, Dean Ichiriu '09, Sam Thim '10, Adam Talbot '09
Top Row: Kenny Phan '95, Danny Woo '96, Michael Wong '08, William Gallardo '06, Zachary Soo-Hoo '06

These guys always have a great time. Next year - Aztec Arena.

GO AZTECS!

Aztec Arena Coming Soon

Grand Opening ceremony: December 15, 2010. See you there.

Coach Duong - Alhambra 2010 Athletes Hall of Fame

Coach Hung Duong will be inducted into the Alhambra High School 2010 Athletes Hall of Fame. The '90 Alhambra alumni led the Aztecs to appear in the CIF State playoffs (first time in school history) during the 2009-2010 season. Congratulations Coach!

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