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Updated: November 8, 2009, 6:49 AM

Edison rings Fountain Valley's bell

Burse, Nelson doom Escalon

Rickey Galvin: State Boys Athlete of the Week

State Stat Stars of the Week

Peerless Predictions: Titanics Times 10

Week 9 CIF Bowl Rankings

Second Slide Show: 46 teams uploaded

New NorCal & SoCal Overall FB Rankings

New Overall Top 25 State Football Rankings

New Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Top 20

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

Mater Dei teams shoot to top of SoCal class
Thanks to an array of Division I recruits on the boys' and girls' teams, there's no denying Mater Dei is the class of SoCal hoops

Wiggins realizing her hoop dreams
After leading Stanford to the 2008 NCAA championship game, Candice Wiggins took her talent to the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. The second-season starter looks back on her high school days and her journey to the pros, writes ESPNHS reporter Matthew Wong.

Teams of the Year: Bay Area
Which are the top teams in the Bay Area? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.

Teams of the Year Greater LA
Check out the top teams here

Athletes of the Year: Bay Area
Who are the top athletes in the Bay Area? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.

Athletes of the Year Greater LA
Check out the top athletes here

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.

Prep Notes With A Twist

Area Code Wrap: Brewers Blue 3-1-1, Gray at 2-3

Second time's a charm for Rowland
Robby Rowland, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound right-handed pitcher from Cloverdale (Calif.), made the most of his second chance.

Baseball is Perkins' pick
Highly regarded La Porte (Texas) prospect Kendrick Perkins, a Texas A&M verbal commit, will skip his senior year of football to concentrate on baseball.

Day 5 Area Code: Cloverdale’s Rowland on a roll

Day 4 Area Code: Halfway Standouts

Day 3 Area Code: Brewers Blue pitchers shine

Day 2 Area Code: Brewers Gray breaks through

Day 1 at Area Code: Sabol rattles the crowd

Prep Notes With A Twist

Ricketts finishes career with 18U ASA title
Prep superstar Keilani Ricketts ended her high school career in style by winning an 18U ASA National Championship.

State School of Year: It's Mitty Sitting Pretty

2009 All-State Softball: 1st Team, 2nd Team

All-State Softball 2009: Medium, Small, Underclass

All-State Softball Nominations (Part II)

Ms. Softball 2009: Keilani Ricketts

More Softball POYs: Edwards twin gains junior honor

State Coach of the Year: Tony Dobra

Samantha Pappas: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Final & Expanded: Baseball & Softball Divisions

Final & Expanded: Softball Overall Rankings

Recognize Bay Area
Teams that Demand Attention

Recognize Greater LA
Teams that Demand Attention

Recognize Bay Area
Teams that demand attention

Briskey, Siri make Miramonte strong on both sides of the ball
Tommy Briskey spearheads Miramonte's scorching attack, while fellow All-American senior Stephen Siri keeps the opposition on ice.

Recognize: South Florida
ESPN RISE takes a look at the teams to watch this month in south Florida.

Inspired by Phelps, Luk has opened eyes
By joining his high school swimming team, Andrew Luk has opened the eyes of classmates while opening doors for himself.

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.

adidas ESP camp in a holding pattern
ESP soccer camp put on hold for a year

ESPN RISE Athletes of the Week
Cross country runner Molly Grabill and soccer goalkeeper Jake Feener are the ESPN RISE National Athletes 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

US Soccer announces U17 squad
The under-17 men's national team has been sleected for World Cup play later this month

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

ESPN RISE Athletes of the Week
Cross country runner Joe Rosa and golfer Emma Talley are the ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week

Girls' soccer national stat leaders
ESPNRISE.com compiles the national stat leaders list for boys' soccer

Boys' soccer national stat leaders
ESPNRISE.com compiles the national stat leaders list for boys' soccer

2008-09 State Soccer Teams & Players of Year

Jane Croson: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Zoe Nightingale: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Carly Wopat: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Rebecca Strehlow: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Michelle Waber: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Shaq Torres: Girls State Athlete of the Week

Samantha Hirschmann: Girls State Athlete of Week

Prep Notes With A Twist

Kristin Miller: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Kylie Hargreaves: State Girls Athlete of the Week

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.

Prep Notes With A Twist

Got Game Bay Area
Check out who's got game in your region

Digits Bay Area
Check out some digits in your region

Athletes of the Year Greater LA
Check out the top athletes here

Rossi realizes dreams through support of team
Royal's (Simi Valley, Calif.) Alyssa Rossi is blind -- but has been able to compete for the high school track team thanks to her own determination and the sacrifice of a teammate, writes Ryan Canner-O'Mealy.

Four athletes stand out from the rest this spring
Four athletes stand out from the rest this spring

Got Game Bay Area
Check out who's got game in your region

Recognize Bay Area
Teams that Demand Attention

All Area Bay Area
Top track athletes in your region

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.

Jordan Hasay's racing rundown
Senior Jordan Hasay holds the high school record in the 1,500 with a time of 4:14.50. Before she graduates, she tells ESPNRISE.com how she gets ready for a race.

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.

Teams of the Year: Bay Area
Which are the top teams in the Bay Area? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.

Teams of the Year Greater LA
Check out the top teams here

Athletes of the Year: Bay Area
Who are the top athletes in the Bay Area? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.

Athletes of the Year Greater LA
Check out the top athletes here

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.

Reality TV shows off California
Reality TV is everywhere and California's young and attractive people are one of its main subjects. With shows like "The Hills" and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," it was easy to place California as the top seed in the Great State Debate.

2009 EA SPORTS Boys' Golf All-Americans
ESPN RISE congratulates the 2009 EA SPORTS Boys' Golf All-Americans.

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.