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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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STORY BY MATT SIMON Lakewood coach Mike Wadley was not shy when he made the schedule for his young team this season. For Wadley, iron sharpens iron the Lancers have had some tough nonleague competition with games against Mater Dei, Marymount, Los Alamitos and Santa Margarita. Saturday was no different as the Lancers (7-6) took […]
