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 smooth sailing to start the 2019 football season for Long Beach City College, as the Vikings hit the road to San Diego where they blew out Grossmont, 55-24. The Vikings led 48-10 in the fourth quarter when their starters came out. “This is such a fun group to work with and coach,” said […]
Cabrillo sophomore Arnold Giron etched his name in the Long Beach sports history books on Saturday at Riverside Poly in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 boys’ soccer semifinals. The sophomore scored three second-half goals in a 10-minute span to lead the Jaguars past Poly 3-1 and into the first CIF Southern Section championship game […]
