Category: Girls’ Basketball
Senior Catherine Dea makes a layup in the first half after weaving her way through the RHP defense. THE AZTEC/VINCENT BAGABALDO End on family. This was the motto for the Mark Keppel Girls’ Basketball team, and though their run in…
Senior Cassandra Shimada, who finished with 10 points, drives for a layup in the second half. THE AZTEC/VINCENT BAGABALDO “Hope is a very dangerous word when it comes to sports, because when you give an opponent hope, anything can happen,”…
Senior Vanessa Aguirre scores two of her game-high 27 points late in the second half. THE AZTEC/VINCENT BAGABALDO “This has been a game in the making. Everybody has been waiting for this one and the girls stepped up,” says Coach Jose…
Senior Vanessa Aguirre maneuvers her way through the Chaminade defense for a tough layup in the second half. THE AZTEC/TIMOTHY CHUMAN It was not their game. Every team has their fair share of off days, and unfortunately for the Mark…
Junior Patricia Chung sinks two of her game-high 23 points in Keppel’s win over Serra. THE AZTEC/VINCENT BAGABALDO. “This team will probably go down in my opinion, and in many people’s opinion as the greatest Keppel team ever because what…
Senior Vanessa Aguirre dribbles the ball up the court in the first half. THE AZTEC/TIMOTHY CHUMAN “We can make it all the way. This was a big win for us and we knew that if we beat this team, we…
THE AZTEC/TIMOTHY CHUMAN Sometimes, the best remedy to a difficult game is a stroke of luck. When senior Angela Garcia received a pass early in the fourth quarter and heaved up a wild, contested three pointer, the utter disbelief of…
As the final seconds ran off the clock, looks of desperation began to turn into looks of heartbreak as the Mark Keppel Lady Aztecs saw their season come to a close with a 59-45 loss to Westchester High School. Throughout…
Up 37-34 late in the third quarter, the Lady Aztecs desperately needed something to help them pull ahead for good. In a tension-filled sequence, a technical foul allowed the Lady Aztecs to go on a 6-0 run to close out…
The Mark Keppel Lady Aztecs are used to big stages. Their experience and talent were on full display as they took care of business in the first three rounds of the CIF playoffs. However, the Lady Aztecs finally met their…