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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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. It came as no surprise that Millikan’s CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal on Tuesday against Rancho Christian went wire-to-wire, and it’s exactly what we’ve come to expect from a Rams team that entered the night on a 13-game […]

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Moore League Girls’ Lacrosse Preview

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Spring sports are underway and we checked in around the city with girls’ lacrosse as Moore League action begins this week.  Wilson is at Lakewood today and enters the season as the reigning Moore League champion and with that comes a familiar reality. Every opponent on the schedule will have a circle around their game […]