Volleyball
Wilson Hires Gerald Aquiningoc as Girls’ Volleyball Coach
Wilson High School announced the hiring of Gerald Aquiningoc as its new girls’ volleyball head coach, replacing the departed Carlos Briceno who spent the last decade at the helm of the program. “Wilson is proud to bring on Gerald Aquiningoc as the new girls’ volleyball coach,” said Wilson Athletic Director Warren Smitheran in a statement. […]
Long Beach Representatives Performing Well At Tokyo Summer Olympics
Long Beach representatives at the Tokyo Summer Olympics are already putting up some impressive statistics. USA men’s volleyball has won two of its first three matches as part of Pool B and have tough games coming up against Brazil and Argentina this weekend. Long Beach State alum TJ DeFalco had a phenomenal performance in the […]
Long Beach State Alums DeFalco, Ensing Tokyo-Bound With Olympic Volleyball Team
From the black and gold to the red, white, and blue: the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has been taking over at the Olympics. This year, the program will be represented by three Olympians, two alternates, and two coaches, with a total of seven of the city’s 17-person Olympic delegation coming out of the […]
Feature: Taylor Crabb’s Olympic Journey Ran Through Long Beach
Photo of Crabb courtesy USA Volleyball Taylor Crabb grew up in Hawaii, playing volleyball with his friends and dreaming of representing the United States as an Olympian in volleyball. In his head, that dream was taking place indoors, on the hardcourt of an arena with the indoor USA men’s volleyball team. This week, his dream […]
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 […]
Volleyball: Wilson Coach Carlos Briceno Steps Down After 10 Years
After a 10-year stint as the girls’ volleyball coach at Wilson, Carlos Briceno has stepped down. Briceno’s Bruins won a Moore League title in his first year in 2011, and the Bruins have finished in the top three in the league standings ever since. Wilson is searching for a new coach–there are no teaching positions […]
All-Moore League Boys’ Volleyball 2021
Check out the All-Moore League list for boys’ volleyball, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Support The562.org
PODCAST: Interview With CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod
This week we’re talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about how he navigated the last few busy months and how the plan is “returning to normal” for the upcoming athletic year. Support The562.org
PODCAST: Long Beach Hosting CIF Championships
This week on the show we’re talking about how different it is to see Long Beach teams hosting CIF Southern Section championships at home. 02:00 Covering CIF Championships at home 16:30 Wilson boy’s volleyball wins CIF Championship 24:00 Millikan wrestling hosts CIF Championship 29:00 Millikan baseball winning more playoff games 31:45 Signing Day celebrations