Matt Simon has been covering sports since 2013. After graduating from Long Beach State, he has covered sports for multiple publications throughout Southern California.
Lakewood’s Randy Gonzalez, Jr. placed third in the heavyweight division at the 46th annual CIF Boys Wrestling State Championships on Saturday at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. He is the first Lancer to place at state since 1981. Gonzalez pinned all five of his opponents to win a CIF-SS championship earlier this month. It is the […]
High School Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Long Beach Poly hosted longtime rivals Wilson on Senior Night with a chance to claim a share of the Moore League championship.For more coverage of all Long B… Support The562.org
Six touchdowns from senior quarterback Ryan Pettway led Wilson to a dominant 49-14 win over visiting Lakewood on Friday night. “We told our guys all week that the last four years we’ve played them it’s been physical close games, and that we couldn’t be slow from the get-go,” Wilson coach Mark Ziegenhagen said. “We executed […]