Mofufus Basketball

Mofufus League: Game of the Week: Pitino's Posse vs Dubsquad

2009-09-28T10:36:00.000-07:00

It's supposed to be Fall already but yet it feels like a hot and stuffy summer day at the gym. The game of the week features a battle of the old vs the young. Tin East. Alhambra High School small gym. Pitino's Posse, a team consisted of players who were 35 and over went against a younger crew, the Dubsquad. These "old guys" held their ground and looked great at the start of the game (only had 5 players during most of the game). However the young legs were too much as the Dubsquad pulled away during the last 10 minutes of the game.
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Mofufus League: Game of the Week: Built 4 Tin vs Game, Blouses

2009-09-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

The Mofufus Blog is officially back! It definitely felt great to hit the wood floor again, not just to ref a few games and photograph the G.O.T.W. but also to put a little sweat on and play in a basketball game. The first day of the Fall League felt like the middle of Summer. Hot and humid. Hopefully all of you were able to lose a few pounds playing in the hot and stuffy gyms.

What a way to kick of the Game of the Week. Sudden death. Built 4 Tin vs Game, Blouses in the Bronze East at Mark Keppel High School. A slow first half by both teams finally went down to the wire in the 2nd half. A last second layup by Game, Blouses put the game into overtime. With an opportunity at the line for two free throws in overtime, Game, Blouses was not able capitalize and the game went into sudden death. With another chance at the free throw line, Game, Blouses fail to convert again and Built 4 Tin ended the game with a reverse layup.

Check out the game photos:

For game stats check www.mofufus.org. Until next time...keep balling.

Living life through the game of basketball...

Mofufus Blog: Returns for the 2009 Fall League

2009-09-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

We're happy to announce that the Mofufus Blog has return for the 2009 Fall League. This season marks a record number of teams that registered. 12 divisions. 90 teams. We welcome back the use of Alhambra High School, both the big and small gymnasiums. This definitely put a few smiles to all the local Alhambra participants. We also incorporated a few of the latest social technologies so don't forget to follow us on Twitter and become a fan to our Facebook page. Another service we hope to provide very soon is customized league jerseys. The list goes on as we're constantly trying to find different avenues to keep the league fun and exciting to all the participants and supporters. Don't forget to drop us an email or phone call if you ever have any great ideas or suggestions (yes, even complaints).

As the league kicks off this Sunday, please check back often for updates, news, game photos, basketball talk or a simple what's up. Thanks again to all the players and staff for their participation and loyal support. Be safe, have fun and good luck this season!

Living life through the game of basketball...

Starting the 2009 New Year with a new blog

2008-12-30T11:08:00.000-08:00

Howdy! I hope everybody had a great Christmas and received all the wonderful gifts you wished for. I apologize for post lagging as my mind has been on vacation the last few weeks. As you may already know, the 2009 Winter league will start in a few weeks and we haven't finalized any teams and divisions yet. As much as I would love to make it simple and accept all the teams if possible, this process is actually very difficult and time assuming for me. I expect to have everything finalized by the end of the week and the schedules posted online by no later than Sunday, January 4th 2009. Please be aware your team may be moved around for whatever reason to ensure a fair and competitive environment.

On to the main point of this posting: As the blog title stated and I am very excited to announce that starting in 2009 I will be using a very new blog site. So this will be my very last post on this Mofufus blog. Please visit my new personal blog for any and all information regarding Mofufus Basketball.

New Blog: www.kennyphanphotography.com

2008 Fall: That's a Wrap!

2008-12-16T15:56:00.000-08:00

Holy...this season sure seems like forever! It's finally over! Through all the crazy uncontrollable events that ocurred, we made it. Thanks to all of the participants for your extra patience and understanding...it turned out to be another successful season. Like always, a special thank you goes out to our wonderful scorekeepers and referees. Get ready for 2009!!!

All results are in and posted on the website...we still have a lot of league t-shirts to hand out to the winners (a lot of you forgot to pick them up). Please throw us an email at info@mofufus.org to find out further details on how to get your hands on your winning t-shirts, otherwise...we might have to raffle them out again here at the blog. Please contact us before the start of the 2009 winter season (or else you'll be t-shirtless). We're not a storage company!

The deadline for the 2009 winter season registration is this Saturday, December 27th. As of today, we have over 100 registered teams (that's nuts). We would love to take all of you, but its unfortunate we only have the manpower to accept roughly 72-80 teams, not to mention how difficult it is to obtain the gymnasiums. For this reason, we will be extra strict on the arrival of league registration and payments. First come first serve!!!

It's a wrap! Happy holidays, be safe, don't get too out of shape and see everybody next year!

2009 Winter League Updates

2008-12-09T14:58:00.000-08:00

For all of you anxious players out there, I just received an email from Mark Keppel High School approving our permit for next season. As of today, we are confirmed for Mark Keppel and Cantwell High School both from 9am to 9pm. Hopefully we will get the same answer from the other two locations very soon, Temple City and Alhambra High School. We are also currently looking at a record number of online registration at nearly 100 teams. Let me remind you again and again, it is very important that we receive the signed registration form along with the fee before we can even consider your team.

I've also been receiving emails regarding the start of the winter league. The 2009 Winter league will start on January 10th & 11th. There are two byes in the month of February, and yes one of them is for Superbowl Sunday. I will keep you posted on any further updates or changes. In the mean time, go finish your Christmas shopping, get fat, enjoy the holidays with your families and friends and stay safe.

Tournament T-Shirt Drawing Winners

2008-12-06T23:27:00.000-08:00

Oops, my mind slipped and I totally forgot I still need to give out the tournament t-shirts to the 8 drawing winners. Since we are handing out all the league t-shirts next Sunday, December 14th at Mark Keppel High School from 9am to 12pm, I'll also include this with the drawing winners. Please don't forget, first come first server for the tournament t-shirt sizes (L, XL, XXL). Thanks.

Flickr Photos

2008-12-05T00:05:00.001-08:00

I finally uploaded higher resolution photos up on my flickr site if anybody is interested. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think? Thanks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phanphotography/collections/72157610739127726/

Footlocker, Champs & Footaction 30% off

2008-12-03T15:52:00.000-08:00

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Post Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T10:47:00.000-08:00

I hope everybody enjoyed their Thanksgiving and didn't gain too much weight from the long weekend. Anybody crazy enough to go shopping on Black Friday or stand in line Thursday night? If you did, I hope you were lucky enough to purchase what you wanted.

To all the divisions that are finished with the season, congratulations to the winners and thank you once again for your support and participation. The final results are posted online. Reminder, winners can pick up their t-shirts on December 14th at Mark Keppel High School from 9am to 12pm. As for the four remaining divisions, it's back to business this weekend. Two remaining playoff games left. So good luck to all.

A little update on the 2009 Winter Registration and status:

As of today we have 88 teams registered online. PLEASE NOTE: you are not guaranteed a spot because you registered your team online. We will ONLY consider your team once we have received the signed registration form along with the league fee. As mentioned before, we will not deposit or cash the check until your team is officially accepted. The rest will be mailed back or shredded if you prefer.

Gym requests have been sent in for the following facilities and time frames:
Temple City High School: 10am to 6pm
Mark Keppel High School: 9am to 9pm
Alhambra High School (both gyms): 5pm to 9pm
Cantwell High School: 9am to 9pm (Saturday: 4pm to 8pm)

We hope to hear from them by the end of the year. If you guys do the math...we're looking at 11 divisions total if we are able to get all the gyms and time frames. In the meantime, it is highly recommended that you mail in your form and league fee AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T21:24:00.001-08:00

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Tournament T-Shirt Winners

2008-11-21T10:28:00.000-08:00

To prove that this was a fair drawing, I used Random.org to pick the 8 lucky numbers. You can thank my wife for pressing the button.

Here are the winners:
3. Matt Linder, Prolific Dos Equis (Bronze East)
5. Alan Kung, Fatasians (Saturday Tin/Copper)
6. Chris Chan, Sofa King Awesome (Tin East)
7. Chris Cramer, Fatasians (Saturday Tin/Copper)
9. Thai La, O.G. Clutch (Copper East)
22. Robert Quach, Too Hot (Bronze East)
26. Thai Foo, Lok Nui (Copper East)
30. Joey Ha, Washed Up Chuckers (Bronze East)

Since I am out of town this weekend and Thanksgiving is next weekend, winners can pick up their t-shirt on December 7th or 14th at Mark Keppel High School. We can also schedule an alternative pick-up location and time if necessary. Please note it'll be a first-come first-serve for whatever t-shirt sizes are still available (L, XL, XXL). Thank you to all that participated, and make sure to check back for more random drawings.

Final List of Names for Drawing

2008-11-21T10:16:00.001-08:00

Here is the final list of names I will be drawing from. Since this is 2008, I will be randomly drawing out 8 lucky numbers. These numbers will correspond with the names next to it. The lucky winners will receive this year's Halloween Tournament t-shirt.

FREE TOURNAMENT T-SHIRTS

2008-11-17T11:23:00.000-08:00

Post your name, team and division! Random drawings will take place on Friday.

Please only post once, regardless of how many teams you play for.

Free T-Shirts

2008-11-12T13:57:00.000-08:00

We have a lot of left over t-shirts from the Halloween Tournament. Instead of trying to sell it, we have decided to randomly give them away to all our loyal league participates. So how I do get one? On one of the upcoming blogs, I will begin accepting comments (write down your name, team name & division) and randomly draw from this list of comments I receive. The lucky winners will receive this year's Halloween Tournament T-Shirt.

2009 Winter Registration

2008-11-12T13:36:00.001-08:00

Online league registration will officially begin tomorrow for returning teams ONLY. New team registration will begin November 24th. Returning teams must use same team name, otherwise registration will be automatically ignored and deleted. Deadline for all registrations will be December 27th. First come first serve basis!!! Please do not forget to send in payment along with registration form, otherwise we will not consider it. We only deposit payments that are officially accepted...so don't worry, we won't cash your check the moment we receive it. The rest are returned and mailed back. $25 fee for bounced check.

For next season Saturday Tin/Copper will become the new Recreation division. Instead of assigning a skill and competitive level to this division, it will be open to all...all meaning for any individual who wish to participate more for recreational (or means of exercise) than competitive play. All players will automatically receive a league t-shirt, but there will be no team, MVP or All-League awards handed out. Win for pride and bragging rights only. Due to the increase in cost, the league fee for this division will be $350 (instead of the normal $325).

Three's Up vs Steven Seagal

2008-11-10T14:12:00.001-08:00

Everyday We're Strugglin vs Flying Pumas

2008-11-10T11:01:00.000-08:00

Saturday Tin/Copper Division Update

2008-11-07T16:17:00.000-08:00

We are leaving the schedules as is, with the games to be played at Montebello High School. Please note we do not have a 100% confirmation on this (only a positive yes). We will call you if games are cancelled or postponed (please answer your cell phone if you see a number you don't recognize). Please verify your game time on the website. Thanks.

Saturday Tin/Copper Division

2008-11-06T16:35:00.000-08:00

I didn't forget...just wanted to drop a quick update. I am still waiting on a confirmation from Montebello High School for this Saturday. I will find out tonight for sure!!! Sorry for the delay and thanks for your patience and understanding.

Back to reality...

2008-11-05T11:03:00.000-08:00

I've been M.I.A. this past weekend and few days. It's been a crazy busy 4 days for me with the Halloween Tournament and Presidential Election. I think I must have worked at least 60 hours (20 hours alone during Election Day). Not only did I neglect the league, I wasn't able to spend any time with my wife and little girl. I apologize if I wasn't able to reply to any emails. Okay, now it's back to reality.

First of all, congratulations to all the tournament winners, and of course Obama.

Tournament: 28 teams came out to participate in our annual Halloween Tournament. I would like to send out a special thank you to the out of town teams who took the time (not to mention the money) to join us. Overall, it was a very successful tournament, especially after what we can to go through to even have it going. But at the end of everything, it was well worth it to be able to see great basketball with the competitiveness, intensity and of course the sportsmanship and friendship that was shown throughout the weekend. Thanks to all participates and hope to see you again next year. And of course a special thank you to our hard working staff...Alice, Jodi, Vince, Karen, Lori, Kevin, Johnny & me(I think I can thank myself, right?). Tournament results will be posted soon.

League: With the difficulty of the gym situations and all the unexpected events that happened this season, we actually had some league games during this Halloween Tournament (something we never did before). Another issue we still have to resolve is the location of the Saturday Tin/Copper division. I apologize for the delay and hope to have answer by no later than tomorrow evening. Thanks for your patience and understanding. From the looks of it, we are hoping to get Montebello or Mark Keppel High School as the replacement gym. Where's the Fall design? If you are wondering when we will have this...let's say we have our two final designs we need to vote on. Since there are playoff games starting this Sunday, please don't be surprised if there is a delay in the t-shirts distribution. Worst case scenario, teams may have to pick up their t-shirts during the later division playoff games. Winter League! Online registration will be available very soon...I would like to say by the end of this weekend or early next week.

PLEASE READ THIS A 101 TIMES!!! There are no priorities anymore for returning teams! However, you do have an advantage. Your registration start date is earlier, so don't procrastinate, otherwise you may lose your spot. There will be no more exception for any excuses or reasons why you did not register your team. Please note every season we do have a waiting list of teams who would love to take your spot. Something else to consider...we will not have Montebello High School next season (that’s at least one division less), and of course it's never a guarantee we will even get the gyms we want.

So okay, you registered your team...yay, you got in. Nope! Registering your team does not guarantee you a spot. Where's the payment? Too many teams forget to send in their payment along with the registration form and wonder how come they didn't get in. Now you know! You have been warned for the 101st time.

I am tired, and I hate writing...so I think I am done for now. Go Lakers! Thanks all and see you during the weekend as I resume with the game photos.

PS: Be nice with the comments.

A Little Change of Luck

2008-10-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

This whole week I pestered the Alhambra School District on the status of my request for Mark Keppel High School. Anna, the personnel in charge of contacting the school for all facility requests probably got annoyed of me calling so many times. She was however always pleasant and welcoming in providing me with whatever status was available. Anna is a life saver! Oh, I guess I did give away the answer on whether we got the permit for Mark Keppel High School or not.

All Sunday Cantwell High School games will now be played at Mark Keppel High School, same time...different location. I am still in the works for Saturdays location (sorry, way too busy with tournament and I still have a week's cushion).

As for the tournament, the Men's A+ Upper Saturday games will now switch to Mark Keppel High School from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Let's hope there are no further unexpected events! (*knock on wood*)

FYI: I might have to skip this week's photos due to the tournament.

Cantwell High School Update II

2008-10-28T16:06:00.000-07:00

If you guys haven't noticed yet for this Sunday's schedules for all games at Cantwell High School...its TBA. It's unfortunate that Cantwell gymnasium repair will not be completed until December (and that's just an estimated date). We are hoping we can get the permit to Mark Keppel High School for the remaining games played at Cantwell. I hope to find out within the next few days, otherwise we will have no choice but to postpone this Sunday's games (again). It's been a very frustrating season for us, and we do appreciate your patience and understanding as we try our best to resolve all these issues. Expect an email by the end of the week on our final decision on where the game location will be for all of Cantwell's games.

Rice & Beans vs Team 211

2008-10-27T16:17:00.000-07:00

I had to upload this picture...half court shot at the buzzer.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure vs Fat Cat

2008-10-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

Cantwell High School Update

2008-10-25T22:02:00.000-07:00

I received an update from Cantwell High School today and was informed that the gym repair will take at least 2 weeks. As a result, all tournament games on Saturday, November 1st will be played at Glendale Community College. As for the Sunday, November 2nd league games, we are still trying our best to find a different location. We're hoping not to have another bye week. At this point we are keeping all time frames the same and location TBA until we have a confirmed answer from another gymnasium. Please visit back as we will keep you posted. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused and really do appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

*sigh*

Keppel Practice Photos

2008-10-24T23:09:00.000-07:00

Keppel Practice

2008-10-24T16:22:00.000-07:00

Last night I decided to drop by Mark Keppel High School and check out the practice...okay, more like I wanted to photograph some of the players and have a quick chat with Coach Hung Duong and Coach Danny Woo. Thanks to both coaches, I will be fortunate enough to capture some of their upcoming high school games (my official stepping stone to sports photography). I'll also be assisting them with this year's team brochure/booklet. Oh yeah...by the way, I am a Keppel alumnus (that helps). I plan on doing the same with a few other high schools (coaches I know personally). Ultimately, besides the photography...it would also be a good way to highlight and promote the high schools and players. My goal is to take these pictures to the local newspapers, and hopefully some of my photos will be good enough for them to consider. Wish me luck.

Photos will be posted on the next blog.

The roof, the roof is on fire

2008-10-23T12:17:00.000-07:00

As soon as everything seemed to be calmed and settled...life throws us a curve ball (fire ball to be exact). Just two days ago we were able to complete the Halloween Tournament schedules and it finally seemed like a smooth sailing from that point on. Then the unexpected happened. Cantwell High School gymnasium roof caught on fire. From what I heard it was maybe the size of the free throw key, but it was still bad news for us. The tournament is already next weekend and this is the last thing we wanted to hear. Also imagine all the league games that will be postponed (after 3 weeks of byes too).

So for precaution we have already begun searching for a replacement gym. Let's wish for the best and hope the roof will be repaired by next Saturday. From a good note I heard the repair work has already started. We're crossing our fingers.

Salty Nuts vs O.G. Clutch

2008-10-20T16:05:00.000-07:00

Fong's Team vs Average Joe's Gym

2008-10-20T15:13:00.000-07:00

First Official Team Photo

2008-10-19T23:09:00.000-07:00

We have our first official team photo! Thanks O.G. Clutch. I was afraid it wouldn't turn out too good since Alhambra High School gymnasium has really bad lighting (for action shots at least). I didn't have too much luck with the game photos so I'll post whichever good ones I was able to capture tomorrow. I was able to stick around and photographed two games today.

1. Tin East: Fong's Team vs Average Joe's Gym

2. Copper East: Salty Nuts vs O.G. Clutch

Clutch vs Old Skool

2008-10-13T23:19:00.000-07:00

10.12.08 Game Photo Sneak Preview

2008-10-13T01:06:00.000-07:00

It's 1:07 AM and I just finished eating my very late, late dinner (a bowl of pho). Fortunately, I have no work this morning (this morning referring to Monday, thanks to Mr. Columbus) and decided to work on a few of the game photos for all the anxious viewers (if there are any). Enjoy as I will post the rest later today...

10.12.08 : TCHS : Silver : Clutch vs Old Skool

This Sunday's Reminder!!!

2008-10-10T16:20:00.000-07:00

NO GAMES this Sunday for Cantwell High School.

D12 vs Shadow

2008-10-06T21:16:00.000-07:00

Want to be on the list of photographed games...comment me!

Photos, Finally!

2008-10-05T23:19:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned on my previous blog, photos will finally be posted on the website, or blog in this case. Here's a sneak peek (rest will be posted tomorrow). The game of the week is (sorry I was lazy and chose the closest gym):

10.5.08 : TCHS : Copper West : D12 vs Shadow

More to come...

Back from the Dead

2008-09-29T22:48:00.000-07:00

Oh boy, I have totally neglected this blog I created. I apologize for not blogging as often as possible (I'll try to make it up on this one blog)...even though I don't think that many of you even would bother with this crap...haha. Thanks for the show of love to the one or two readers. Oh wells, this is my test project and another mean of putting my awful writing skill to any kind of good use (besides the daily IMing...if you can even call that proper writing and form of English...I do really hate writing!). Excuse: I have been really busy at work (yes, I do have a real job besides running leagues and tournament) with the upcoming election around the corner and putting all my extra time into preparing for the Halloween Tournament, which is one month away. We are still looking for teams if you are interested!

Back to the main topic, Fall league. It's been a real rollercoaster ride this season. It's unfortunate, and we do very much appreciate all the teams' cooperation that we had to follow a whacked and inconsistent schedule this season. I don't blame the complaints and boo hoos. Please forgive us, we're not perfect. We'll try to be 99% perfect next season.

Byes:

Cantwell High School: Yes, there is actually 3 weeks of byes in a row for all divisions at Cantwell.
Saturday Tin/Copper: byes will be on Oct. 18th, 25th, & Nov. 1st & 29th
Tin West, Bronze West & East: byes will be on Oct. 12th, 19th, 26th & Nov. 29th (that's right, these 3 divisions are playing during the Halloween Tournament weekend)

Alhambra High School: (this includes the other 2 games at Montebello High School):
Tin East & Copper East: no byes...you guys are going 10 weeks straight and get to enjoy your Thanksgiving (gain a few pounds and not have to worry about games the following weekend).

Montebello High School:
Tin Central: byes on Nov. 2nd (you guys also get to enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend)

Temple City High School:
Silver and Copper West: byes on Nov. 2nd & 29th

Please note: schedules may change!!! Please do not get mad at us if it does.

Something to look forward to: Starting this Sunday, I will be randomly visiting gyms to practice on my sports photography. Don't be alarm if you see some weird guy with a camera shooting at your games...its not a tourist or ESPN. We will finally be posting pictures on the website...hopefully it will be decent ones. I do apologize ahead of time if I don't do you any justice with these photos. If you are camera shy, wanted by the police or for whatever reasons don't want your face on the website, please give me the word. I'll gladly take it down ASAP. Likewise, if you love the camera, just give me a holla.

A heads up! Winter 09 season online registration will be available online early November. Please note, we never use Montebello High School during the Winter season...therefore there will be one less division....first come first serve, even for all you returning teams!

Okay, I think this is long enough...signing off.

Alhambra High School - The Conclusion

2008-09-16T16:19:00.000-07:00

After much delay...I finally received the verdict from Alhambra High School District, and it's not exactly what I wanted to hear. Each season we typically encounter minor problems and obstacles resulting from uncontrollable circumstances from school functions, etc. As for this season, it was actually very difficult and frustrating (referring to AHS). Not only did the small gym have floor damage, the school administration did not determine or decide the outside user schedules until after our season actually started. I must have called the district 10 to 20 times the past two weeks. So today I found out we will only be able to use the Big gym from 10am to 4pm (was hoping to get 8 hours to compensate for the small gym and the two divisions left still waiting to get on the court). Copper East and Tin East must be itching to play. Well, let's see how badly they are itching because not only did we have gym problems...the time frame! Don't forget these two divisions were originally supposed to be late games from 5pm to 9pm. Now we have another issue to deal with.

Damage control. Like life, you deal with it and make the most of it. So I am hoping all the teams from the Tin East and Copper East divisions can compromise and work with us this season. I threw all the teams an email in return hoping for a positive reply and cooperation. So far so good. Oh yeah, I know some of you must be wondering what about the other two hours (since we only have AHS for 6 hours). Well, we have a few options for the other two hours. 1. Hope to use Temple City High School from 6pm to 8pm, or 2. Use Montebello from 1pm to 3pm (hence bumping the Tin Central division time frame to 9am to 1pm). Nonetheless, we can't make a decision yet until we have all the teams agree with the new time frame. Worst case - cancel the two divisions left (which I am hoping won't happen). Let's hope we have everything settled and resolved by the end of the week. What fun this is!

NOTE: We still need teams for the Halloween Tournament...anybody interested?

Fall season kicks off...

2008-09-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome back! Fall season kicked off yesterday Saturday with the Tin/Copper division. Wondered why we name the division this...just felt as though the Saturday division was caught in the middle of a Tin and Copper division. Hence Tin/Copper, duh...need a better name next season. Surprisingly, it was actually pretty tough finding teams to participate on Saturdays. I guess many of us work on Saturdays or left that day to spend time with the family and friends. An idea did pop into my head today as I left from Cantwell High School to pick up an extra scoreboard. (Story behind this: received a call from Johnny that Temple City High School's scoreboard went haywire...suddently shut off. First assumption, scoreboard broke. Therefore emergency request to pick up the extra scoreboard from our scorekeeper from Cantwell High School. And of course as I somewhat predicted would happen, after I picked it up...received a call back from Johnny saying it wasn't the scoreboard but instead the outlet. Go figures.) Anyways, back to the idea. I figured since it was pretty tough finding teams for Saturdays and there was only one division (can't be picky with what kind of competition there would be), maybe we'll call it a Recreation division (anbody able and willing) where all participants will receive a t-shirt and only the 1st place winner will receive a different color shirt. Of course we'll need to raise the league fee to something like $375 to compensate for the extra t-shirts required. What do you think?

For the exception of the Tin East and Copper East divisions, all Sunday divisions went fairly smoothly. I hope to have more news on the Alhambra High School gym's condition by tomorrow evening.

Finalizing Completed

2008-09-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

Fall season is now completed and ready to go.

Divisions: Silver, Bronze West, Bronze East, Copper West, Copper East, Tin West, Tin Central, Tin East & Saturday Tin/Copper.

As mentioned on my previous blog, the Alhambra High School small gym will require maintenance and repair from water damage. As a result, we will have byes for the Copper East and Tin East divisions until the small gym is repaired. Let's hope this does not take too long, otherwise we may need to look for a replacement gym.

I recommend all teams check the website Friday evenings for any last minute changes to the game schedules (even though you should also receive emails if any changes occur). I am also considering the use of text messages, since it seems like that's the trend nowadays and many of you don't pick up your cell phones.

I received an email from Cantwell High School today noting that the gym will also not be available on Oct. 25th and 26th. We're looking at 2 Saturdays and 3 Sundays in a row for Cantwell High School, and the following weekend will also be the Halloween Tournament. That's a potential whole month off for Cantwell High School. I am definitely trying my best to avoid this scenario. Maybe we will need to look for another location during that time period or have byes and switch with another gym. I am going to need to work my magic on this one...

Finalizing Part II

2008-09-03T20:27:00.000-07:00

If you haven't noticed yet, we were able to add another division this season, Tin Central. That's probably the reason why you only see 5-6 teams on the website. I have been on the phone calling the teams on the waiting list, and unfortunately there were a few managers that did not pick up their phone. Sorry I do not leave voice mails unless it's important and urgent. One team's loss is another team's gain...lucky to the later teams. I hope to have all the divisions and teams done by tomorrow before I head out to Vegas for the LVI Tournament. If you have any urgent questions or concerns this weekend, please call my phone.

Bad news! Well, hopefully not that bad. I have been bugging the Alhambra School District to find out whether we will receive our gym permit in time for the start of league next Sunday. Same answer like the last few times...still pending. So this time I called the school directly for the status. My source tells me they have approved the permit, but still needs the final approval from up above (I assume the principal or activity personnel). But here is the bad news, he also told me the small gym has water damage and will require immediate repair. This will definitely delay the start for the Tin East division. I am also debating on whether to delay the Copper East division which uses the big gym. So please do not be surprised if we delay the start of the league for the Tin East and Copper East divisions. Since we're on the topic, there are also a few weekends in October that Cantwell High School activities will take place. October 12th, 18th & 19th to be exact. Expect byes for these days for the divisions playing at Cantwell. Not to mention our annual Halloween Tournament which will be held on November 1st and 2nd (we are still accepting teams, please see website - tournament section). Further down in November will be Thanksgiving weekend. Unless something else comes out, these are pretty much the byes for the Fall league.

I'll also try my best to have the game schedules out by tomorrow night, otherwise check back Monday evening for the completion as this will be a very hectic weekend for me (will also be celebrating my little girl's one year old birthday this Sunday). If by any chance you're at Dave & Busters, Santa Anita this Sunday evening, drop by and say hi.

Have a good weekend, and you'll probably won't hear from me until Monday.

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Finalizing Fall Season

2008-09-02T16:49:00.001-07:00

After much delay and waiting, I am almost done finalizing the divisions and teams. On a special note, please be aware we have not received the gym permit for Alhambra High School (due to delay of school activity schedules). There might be a slight 1-10% (guessing here) that we may not use the gym for this Fall season, which will affect the Tin East and Copper East divisions (cross our fingers). I am pretty confident we should be able to receive the permit for the late hours we usually use for the AHS gyms.

You may also notice your teams being placed in a different division (possible reasons: your team won 1st last season, league decision for quality purpose or time/gym conflict). For all the teams there were not accepted, we apologize for the late notice and hope you will try again next season. Please also note many of the teams that were not accepted never sent in the form and league payment. Registering online alone will do you no good unless we also received the "signed" form and check in the mail. Form and check will be returned to the registrant mail address. Checks are never deposited until everything is finalized and schedules are set.

I am still currently working on each division so you may notice it individually appearing on the website.

Gyms: Temple City High School, Cantwell High School, Montebello High School & Alhambra High School (pending permit).

Mofufus Blog Launched

2008-08-28T16:46:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have finally decided to join the blog world and launch the first Mofufus Blog. I am not sure where this will lead to but only time will tell.

Did I mention the 2008 Fall League will begin very soon, September 13th to be exact. Sorry to all the teams still waiting for confirmation. I will be finalizing the divisions and teams shortly. I am still actually waiting on a gym location. There may possibly be another division addition (if all works out). Contrary to popular beliefs, thats probably the toughest part of running a league...you need a gym!!! How about a blacktop streetball league?