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Author: Matt Simon
Matt Simon has been covering sports since 2013. After graduating from Long Beach State, he has covered sports for multiple publications throughout Southern California.
No. 1 Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Sweeps No. 2 UCLA
It looked like No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball was in for a slugfest when they hosted No. 2 UCLA on Friday night at Walter Pyramid. But that wasn’t the case at all as the Beach swept the Bruins 25-22, 25-23, 25-13 in front of a near sellout crowd. LBSU hit .400 in the […]
VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. UCLA, Men’s Volleyball
NCAA Men’s Volleyball: No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 UCLA Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports
Stearns Park Renames Baseball Field After Tom Buckle
The Long Beach community honored a local legend recently when the city revealed a new scoreboard at the historic Stearns Championship Field. The field was renamed Tom Buckle Field to honor Buckle, who was a Long Beach Little League legend that spent 50 years encouraging the next generation of youth players. A new scoreboard with […]
Boys’ Wrestling: Millikan Suffers Heartbreaking Loss to South Torrance in CIF-SS Final
The Millikan boys wrestling team looked to be on its way to the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Dual Meet Championship Wednesday night as they took a 31-15 lead over South Torrance after Nathan Gomez pinned the Spartans’ Daniel Palomarez. But with only five matches remaining, the Spartans mounted a furious comeback as they won […]
VIDEO: Millikan vs. South Torrance, Boys’ Wrestling
CIF Boys’ Wrestling Championship: Millikan vs. South Torrance Millikan hosted South Torrance for the CIF-SS Division 4 Boys’ Wrestling Championship. 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. Support The562.org
Wrestling: Millikan Will Host CIF-SS Championship Wednesday
The Millikan wrestling team is primed for redemption after two dominating performances on Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Dual Meet Saturday. After defeating Lawndale 76-6 in the quarterfinals, the Rams punched their ticket back to the CIF championship with a 78-3 victory against Cypress. Support The562.org “Our team is special,” Millikan coach […]
Girls’ Water Polo: Wilson Rolls To Win Over Long Beach Poly
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Zoe Grover scored five goals for Wilson girls’ water polo team on Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Outdoor Pool as the Bruins defeated Long Beach Poly 17-5. Like many other programs in the area dealing with games being […]
VIDEO: Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly, Girls’ Water Polo
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. High School Girls’ Water Polo: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Defense Leads To Win Over UCSB
With plenty of options for Long beach State men’s basketball to turn to offensively, freshman Aboubacar Traore usually doesn’t have to worry about creating at that end. But with guards Colin Slater and Joel Murray in early foul trouble, Traore used his defense to create offensive opportunities which led to him scoring a game-high 17 […]