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.
This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]
The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. One might be tempted to describe Cameron Rhone’s three-mile time as “lightning fast” during Tuesday’s Signal Hill meet, but that might be too on the nose. In an effort to dodge the inclement weather, the boys’ varsity race started 10 minutes […]
The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. Anthony Eyanson put his team on his back Wednesday night and led Lakewood to a 2-0 win over Long Beach Poly on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Lancers (7-8, 2-1) lost their first […]
