An early-season battle of unbeaten teams saw the Wilson Bruins travel to play St. John Bosco on Tuesday night. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education.
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.
We mentioned in the fall that girls’ volleyball is the top sport going in Long Beach right now, and the All-CIF honors released on Monday certainly agree with us. Long Beach Poly’s Adonia Faumuina was All-CIF in Division 1. Lakewood’s Laura Williams made the list in Division 2, Wilson’s Risa Sena made it in Division […]
The562’s coverage of cross country and track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The 2022 Moore League cross country season came to an end on a windy Wednesday evening at Heartwell Park, with both Long Beach Poly varsity teams claiming team championships. Jackrabbit freshman Avery Peck dominated the girls’ varsity race once again, winning […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Looking to stay in striking decent for first place, the Long Beach Wilson girls volleyball team got off to a slow start […]
