Matt Simon
Matt Simon has been covering sports since 2013. During his time at Long Beach State, he served as sports editor for the Daily 49er while completing his degree. Since then, he has reported extensively on athletics throughout Southern California for multiple publications. He also served as an assistant editor at The Maui News before joining The562.org as a correspondent. In 2025, he was brought on as an assistant editor.
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The Moore League badminton finals concluded on Thursday as the mixed doubles event wrapped up three days of action.  Poly’s Danika Hour and Peter You were crowned Moore League mixed doubles champions after Lakewood’s Jhay Evangelista and Ceci Fonseca weren’t able to compete in the final.  The title was You’s second gold medal after winning […]

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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood Lancers are under the new leadership of Head Coach Khaled Bouali, who will be assisted by Lakewood alumnus Mitchell Bowman. Bowman was with the team […]

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All-Moore League Football

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We continue our unveiling of the All-Moore League honors for the Fall sports, as voted on by the league’s coaches.