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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.
It was a tough opening night for Millikan (0-1) as they traveled down to Los Alamitos (1-0) and suffered a lopsided 59-0 loss to the Griffins on Friday night. Los Al got three touchdowns from their defense/special teams to post the emphatic non-league win. “We just have to get better,” said Rams head coach Romeo […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. Lakewood High confirmed a pair of coaching hires last week as they’re getting two up-and-coming coaching talents on board, including one Lancers […]
