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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CIF Boys’ Golf: Individual Regional Tournament At Skylinks

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. Long Beach hosted the CIF Southern Section Individual Regional Tournament at Skylinks Golf Course on Wednesday. The top seven golfers from the Moore League competed but didn’t make the 1-over par cutline of 73 on a very challenging setup at Skylinks. Millikan junior […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Millikan Wins On Senior Day

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It wouldn’t have been surprising to see Millikan boys’ soccer fall into a trap game with Jordan at home on Thursday. The Rams had given up a late equalizer at Wilson on Tuesday, and they celebrated an emotional Senior Day before playing the Panthers. Instead, Millikan was in control of the proceedings from whistle to […]

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Football: Millikan Stumbles Early in Loss to Loyola

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. A week after playing a near flawless game on their home field, the Millikan Rams (2-1) got a taste of Murphy’s Law on Friday night against Loyola High (1-1). The visiting Cubs intercepted Millikan’s first two pass attempts […]