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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Long Beach High School Golf Preview

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2022 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch  A lot of the local high school golf teams are a work in progress, and that’s going to make for an interesting season. The Moore League boys’ golf schedule gets started today at Wilson takes on Poly at […]

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Jordan Flag Football Preview

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The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. After just their first year of flag football the Jordan Panthers have already waved goodbye to all three of their first-team all Moore-League seniors from last year as coach AJ […]