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Updated: November 7, 2009, 6:18 PM
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Players on the verge of records
Doug Huff looks ahead to potential record setters
Elite 11 Quarterback Tracker
Michael White tracks the nation's top high school quarterbacks
Week 10 Regional Rankings
ESPN RISE Week 10 Regional Football Rankings
Regional Players of the Week
ESPN RISE football regional players of the week
Players on the verge of records
Doug Huff looks ahead to potential record setters
Elite 11 Quarterback Tracker
Michael White tracks the nation's top high school quarterbacks
Week 9 Regional Rankings
ESPN RISE Week 9 Regional Football Rankings
Regional Players of the Week
ESPN RISE football regional players of the week
Players on the verge of records
Doug Huff looks ahead to potential record setters
Elite 11 Quarterback Tracker
Michael White tracks the nation's top high school quarterbacks
State-by-state No. 1 teams
ESPN RISE Basketball Preview: State's Preseason No. 1
Preseason Hoops: Five Burning Questions
Preseason Hoops: Five Burning Questions
Preseason Regional Rankings
ESPN RISE Preseason Regional Basketball Rankings
ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 1 -- 10
ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 1 -- 10
The highest-ranked teams from each state
ESPN RISE Basketball Preview: Highest-ranked teams
The top player from each state for 2009-10
ESPN RISE Basketball Preview: Top Players
ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 11 -- 25
ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 11 -- 25
The all-time great from each state
ESPN RISE Basketball Preview: Best All-Time Players
ESPN RISE Basketball Preview
ESPN RISE Basketball Preview
ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 26 --50
ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 50 -- 26
Teams of the Year: Greater Chicago
Which are the top teams in Chicago? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
Athletes of the Year: Greater Chicago
Which are the top teams in Chicago? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
Next in line: Girls' High School athletes
Kenzie Fowler, Brittney Griner and Jordan Hasay may be graduating, but there are plenty underclassmen stars ready to step up as high school sports stars.
Diggins leads All-America team
Check out the 2009 Girls' Basketball All-America team.
Girls' hoops regional rankings
Check out ESPN RISE girls' basketball regional rankings.
Ben Davis claims mythical national championship
Ben Davis (Indianapolis) win over South Bend Washington (South Bend, Ind.) in the Class 4A title game sealed the mythical national championship for the Lady Giants.
Digits Greater Chicago
Check out some cool digits here
Who's Got Next Greater Chicago
Check out the top players here
Minnesota' Hill grabs top honors
Tayler Hill, one of the most celebrated girls athletes in Minnesota history,
has been selected as this week's ESPN RISE National Girls Basketball Player of
the Week.
Girls' hoops regional rankings
Check out ESPN RISE girls' basketball regional rankings.
Rangers, Brewers Gray earn first wins
After the first three games at Area Code ended in ties, the Milwaukee Brewers Gray and the Texas Rangers finally put W's on the board on Day 2. Ronnie Flores recaps the action.
Power on display at Area Code Games
On the first day of play at the Area Code Games, players put on a show for scouts and the first four teams to take the field finished dead even, Ronnie Flores writes.
Five Midwest players make return trip to Long Beach
Five players off of last year's roster are making the trip out to Long Beach. One plays for Owasso (Okla.), a team thattook home a state title in 2009.
2009 EA SPORTS Baseball All-Americans
Mr. Baseball USA Jeff Malm and Sophomore of the Year Bryce Harper highlight the 30-player EA SPORTS Baseball All-American first team.
ESPN RISE regional rankings: Final
Check out ESPN RISE's regional baseball rankings.
ESPN RISE regional rankings: Week 12
Check out ESPN RISE's regional baseball rankings.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Bonnie Richardson from Rochelle (Texas) High, who won her second straight state team championship, and record-setting hurdler Reggie Wyatt from La Sierra High (Riverside, Calif.), have been selected as this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
ESPN RISE regional rankings: Week 11
Check out ESPN RISE's regional baseball rankings.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
National record-setting softball pitcher Rachele Fico from Masuk High (Monroe, Conn.), and phenom soccer goalie Samir Badr from Robinson High (Fairfax, Va.), have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
ESPN RISE regional rankings: Week 10
Check out ESPN RISE's regional baseball rankings.
EA SPORTS Softball All-Americans
Congratulations to the 2009 EA SPORTS Softball All-America team.
Umpire works where she plays
Lexi Bryant spends most of her summers on a softball field. This summer, she's making money doing it.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Bonnie Richardson from Rochelle (Texas) High, who won her second straight state team championship, and record-setting hurdler Reggie Wyatt from La Sierra High (Riverside, Calif.), have been selected as this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
National record-setting softball pitcher Rachele Fico from Masuk High (Monroe, Conn.), and phenom soccer goalie Samir Badr from Robinson High (Fairfax, Va.), have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Baseball player Jordan Wiener from RFK High (Flushing, N.Y.) and soccer player Alyssa Gillmore of Chatfield High (Littleton, Colo.) have been named this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Swimmer Tom Shields from Edison High (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and track and field performer Anna Jelmini of Shafter (Calif.), have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Dominant softball pitcher Kenzie Fowler from Canyon del Oro High (Tucson, Ariz.) and record-breaking runner Andrew Springer from Westerly (R.I.) High have been selected as the ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
Florida teams take the stage
With the Texas teams in a holding pattern due to the H1N1 virus (swine flu) and with California teams still one week away from starting their playoff season, Florida took the spotlight in Week 6.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Baseball player K.C. Hobson from Stockdale High (Bakersfield, Calif.), and new national steeplechase record holder Shelby Greany from Suffern (N.Y.) High, have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week
RISE National Athletes of the Week
High jumper James White of Grandview (Mo.) High and national softball record holder Kayla Braud from Marist High (Eugene, Ore.), have been selected as the first ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week for the 2009 spring season.
Faster to 1st (Canyon HS)- Day 3
Lacrosse increases in popularity
Brooks on his "PG" opportunity
Teams of the Year: Greater Chicago
Which are the top teams in Chicago? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
Greater Chicago Digits
Check out interesting numbers in your region here
Recognize
Teams that demand attention in Greater Chicago
ESPN RISE Athletes of the Week
Chelsea Wintzinger, one of the top volleyball setters in the nation, and Craig Lutz, one of the top boys' cross country runners, have been selected as this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
Scoreboard: Lyons stuns Neuqua Valley
Boys state-by-state rankings - Fall
Feener, McCoy net top honors
Goalkeepers from California and Maryland are this week's players of the week
Sandidge, Sittauer net top honors
Game-breakers from North Carolina and Washington are named the ESPN RISE soccer players of the week.
ESPN RISE Athletes of the Week
Volleyball player Annemarie Hickey and soccer player Robert Sandidge are the ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week
Union-Endicott dynasty built on defense
Union-Endicott girls' soccer, an ESPN RISE FAB 50, is winning with defense
Boys state-by-state rankings - Fall
Overcoming the fear of commitment
How do prospective college athletes narrow the field of universities to five official visits to one final decision? Sounds scary, but it doesn't have to be, writes Lindsay Berra
Washko, McGuire earn top honors
Game-breakers from Missouri and Pennsylvania are named the ESPN RISE soccer players of the week.
Boys state-by-state rankings - Fall
Updated FAB 50 National Rankings
Mitty looks for a challenge at TOC
Archbishop Mitty still Nation's No. 1
Updated ESPN RISE FAB 50 Girls Ratings
Player Spotlight, Brianne Riley
Pro Day: Sanya Richards at Montclair
What do you get when you bring 400-meter world champion Sanya Richards and members of the Monclair (Montclair, N.J.) track team together? GIRL's first Pro Day.
Recognize Greater Chicago
Teams that Demand Attention
All Area Greater Chicago
Top track athletes in your region
Got Game Greater Chicago
Who's got game in your region?
Illinois Girls' Track Athlete of the Year
The junior thrower owns the No. 1 shot put performance in the nation this spring
Illinois Boys' Track Athlete of the Year
The senior middle-distance runner won the 800-meter event at the Class AA state meet
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Bonnie Richardson from Rochelle (Texas) High, who won her second straight state team championship, and record-setting hurdler Reggie Wyatt from La Sierra High (Riverside, Calif.), have been selected as this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
National record-setting softball pitcher Rachele Fico from Masuk High (Monroe, Conn.), and phenom soccer goalie Samir Badr from Robinson High (Fairfax, Va.), have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Baseball player Jordan Wiener from RFK High (Flushing, N.Y.) and soccer player Alyssa Gillmore of Chatfield High (Littleton, Colo.) have been named this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Swimmer Tom Shields from Edison High (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and track and field performer Anna Jelmini of Shafter (Calif.), have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
Teams of the Year: Greater Chicago
Which are the top teams in Chicago? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Dominant softball pitcher Kenzie Fowler from Canyon del Oro High (Tucson, Ariz.) and record-breaking runner Andrew Springer from Westerly (R.I.) High have been selected as the ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week.
Athletes of the Year: Greater Chicago
Which are the top teams in Chicago? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
Baseball player K.C. Hobson from Stockdale High (Bakersfield, Calif.), and new national steeplechase record holder Shelby Greany from Suffern (N.Y.) High, have been chosen as this week's ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week
RISE National Athletes of the Week
High jumper James White of Grandview (Mo.) High and national softball record holder Kayla Braud from Marist High (Eugene, Ore.), have been selected as the first ESPN RISE National High School Athletes of the Week for the 2009 spring season.
RISE National Athletes of the Week
ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.
For Johnson, mind is what matters
Whether she's competing in the Olympics or on "Dancing with the Stars," Shawn Johnson isn't surprised when she wins ... she's already pictured it a thousand times
Time management is on top golfers' side
Standouts on the course and in the classroom and community are honored as AJGA Scholastic Junior All-Americans
Saad, Andrews earn ESPN RISE honors
Boys' soccer player Soony Saad, girls' cross country runner Sarah Wright earn ESPN RISE athlete of the week honors
Dutton, Adams receive honors
A high scoring soccer player and elite cross country runner are honored this week
Four states reevaluating steroid testing
In 2007, Texas voted to spend millions on a steroid testing program for high school sports. After finding little evidence of abuse, Texas like other states, is re-evaluating its policy.
Athletes facing multitude of training issues
A willingness to push their bodies to the limit is what makes many athletes great. But for some, that compulsive desire to be the best can push them over the edge.
The Woodlands named top athletic program
Which schools excelled in multiple sports this school year? ESPN RISE compiled the overall FAB 50 rankings by program for the 2008-09 school year.
Huntley sports heat up in the summer
By the end of the day, the girls of Huntley high school find themselves exhausted, but they also will have a feeling of accomplishment.
Putting on a S.H.O.W. with Kanye West
David Abrams made a new friend this summer, Kanye West. Abrams shares his story of working with the rapper on a Chicago-area program for high schoolers that he created.
Sisters make mark on the drag racing world
Shannon and Taylor Beimfohr have drive. The Edwardsville (Ill.) High sisters are making names for themselves in the drag racing world, writes ESPNHS reporter Christina Reznack.
November Mix Of The Month
November Mix Tape
Where I'm From: Kendall Marshall
ESPNU 100 point guard Kendall Marshall takes you on a tour of what makes his home special.
GIRL Flashback: Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel draws on her experience as a soccer player in pushing herself to excel in all fields
With concussions, key is keeping your head
The main thing high school athletes -- especially girls -- need to realize about concussions is how easily one can lead to another
Faces and Places: Chris Paul
When Chris Paul goes back to his high school, he makes sure to show up in style
NBA Live 10 vs. NBA 2K10
With NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 set to be released, ESPN RISE lifestyle editor Jay Corbin breaks down the games.
Mix of the Month: October
ESPN RISE lifestyle editor Jay Corbin unveils what's on heavy rotation on his iPod.
No. 1 vs. No. 2 off the field
With powerhouses St. Thomas Aquinas and Byrnes facing off, ESPN RISE lifestyle editor Jay Corbin looks at what each team's state is bringing to the world of pop culture.
Step up your game
Did you spend too much of the summer slacking and snacking? No worries -- we've got all you need to rebound this fall.
Tony Hawk remembers high school
Legendary skater Tony Hawk looks back on his high school days, for better or worse.
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