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.
Long Beach Poly won’t play a football game this Friday–the Jackrabbits have a bye and are waiting for Sunday morning, when the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets will be released. For Poly and it’s notoriously win-hungry fans, Sunday morning starts the only season that matters anyway. Yes, the Jackrabbits easily beat Lakewood last week […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Thursday night’s Moore League matchup between Long Beach Poly and Lakewood brought something the league hadn’t seen in […]
The Long Beach Century Club is set to host its 66th Annual Sports Banquet on June 19 at The Grand in Long Beach, with a distinguished list of honorees for this year’s event. Each year, the club recognizes the city’s top high school athletes in each sport, while also honoring a host of special award […]
