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.
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. Long Beach Poly had a dominant performance and Cabrillo had a historic performance on Wednesday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer playoffs. Division 2: Millikan 1, Mission Viejo 2 CLICK HERE for a full story Division 3: Long Beach […]
Today is the last day of league action before the holiday break after two weeks of Moore League boys’ soccer action that has already proved that this is a season of change. Millikan has won 10 of the last 11 league titles, but the fifth-place Rams would miss the CIF Southern Section playoffs if they […]
