Dsc 0529a 1024x731
All City Volleyball Wilson

All-City Boys’ Team of the Year: Wilson Boys’ Volleyball

There are dozens of gold CIF championship banners hanging from the rafters inside the Wilson High gym, but none of them had been earned by the boys’ volleyball program–until now. The Wilson boys’ volleyball team culminated a special season with an exhilarating CIF-SS title win on its home floor, earning them the distinction of our annual Team of the Year honors.

The Bruins couldn’t really have been more dominant against the Moore League, winning every single set in the regular season to earn the top seed in the Division 3 playoff bracket. It wasn’t until the quarterfinals that the Bruins dropped their first set of the year, winning a five-set thriller at Westlake. Wilson then returned home to win their semifinal and championship matches in front of their home crowd, dispatching St. Francis in four sets to make school history.

Support The562.org

With so much doubt as to whether an indoor volleyball season would even be possible due to COVID-19 restrictions, it made Wilson’s championship run even more special.

“We were hopeful, and basically that’s all we had was hope,” said Wilson coach Jeremy Cook after the CIF championship win. “We were meeting in September and just telling them, let’s stay ready because we have a special group. Let’s just stay ready and cross our fingers. So we heard we might get something, then we heard we might get a league season. And at every point we were happy because it was better than nothing. And then we heard we’d get a full CIF playoffs. We’ve had our eyes set on this moment from the beginning, but it’s unbelievable that it actually got to happen.”

Wilson Boys’ Volleyball Wins Historic CIF-SS Title!

The562.org’s Athletes of the Year

Tyler Hendrickson
Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. After five years as a sportswriter, Tyler joined the athletic department at Long Beach State University in 2015. He spent more than four years in the athletic communications department, working primarily with the Dirtbags baseball program. Tyler also co-authored of The History of Long Beach Poly: Scholars & Champions.
http://the562.org