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.
The Jackrabbits frosh/soph team wrapped up an undefeated 10-0 football season with a win over Lakewood last week–the first Long Beach team to do so in a decade. Our guys Art O’Neill and John Napalan of All-In Press were there to document the game and we’ve got the photos.
