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Updated: November 8, 2009, 9:48 AM
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Florida recruit driven by personal loss
Dwyer senior Matt Elam has used the memory of his late sister and brother to become one of the nation's top football recruits.
Players on the verge of records
Doug Huff looks ahead to potential record setters
FAB 50 teams clash in North Carolina
Football Friday Primer
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
A Texas tussle in Week 9
Football Friday Primer
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
Then & Now: McCoy returns to form
Football Then & Now
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
Got Game Central Florida
Check out who's got game in your region
Teams of the Year South Florida
Check out the top teams here
Athletes of the Year South Florida
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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 Central Florida
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Recognize South Florida
Teams that Demand Attention
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.
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.
High school pitchers lead early draft rounds
High school players drafted in the early rounds of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 draft look to seize the opportunities created by a tighter economy. Sixteen of the 32 players selected in the first round were prep players, writes Chris Lawlor.
Donavan Tate top high school pick in draft
Three right-handed pitchers were among four high school prospects selected in the top 10 in the first round of Major League Baseball's 2009 first-year player draft.
ESPN RISE regional rankings: Week 11
Check out ESPN RISE's regional baseball rankings.
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.
EA SPORTS Softball All-Americans
Congratulations to the 2009 EA SPORTS Softball All-America team.
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.
Digits South Florida
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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
Faster to 1st (Canyon HS)- Day 3
Digits South Florida
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Recognize Central Florida
Teams that Demand Attention
Recognize South Florida
Teams that Demand Attention
Recognize South Florida
Teams that demand attention
Terps pull from all over to fill class
Teams of the Year South Florida
Check out the top teams here
Digits Central Florida
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Romano rebounds from mono, eyes title
Despite suffering from an illness that would have knocked most people out for months, Northeast's (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Megan Romano took on the toughest challenge of her career.
Recognize: Central Florida
ESPN RISE takes a look at the teams to watch this month in central Florida.
Digits Central Florida
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Who's Got Next Central Florida
The 200 free relay team from
Spruce Creek was one of the
fastest in the state last season,
thanks in no small part to thenfreshmen
Emily and Ginny Grams.
Who's Got Next South Florida
Kranz captured a gold medal in 1-
meter springboard diving at the
FHSAA Class 1A Swimming & Diving
Championships last fall less than
a year after ditching gymnastics
to take up competitive diving.
Florida Sanders Makes a Splash
Florida Sanders Makes a Splash
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
Zephyrhills names first female to coach boys team
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
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.
Got Game South Florida
Check out who's got game in your region
Who's Got Next Central Florida
Check out who's got next in your region
Who's Got Next South Florida
Check out who's got next in your region
Digits Central Florida
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Athletes of the Year: Central Florida
Who are the top athletes in Central Florida? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
Athletes of the Year South Florida
Check out the top athletes here
Whitaker ready to run again
A knee injury spoiled Lanie Whittaker's final track season at Booker T., but the six-time state champion intends to get back up and return to the top
Digits Central Florida
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Digits South Florida
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No rushing this runner's greatness
Precise bedtimes and meticulous workouts are among the routines runner Brian Atkinson lives by every day ... the No. 1 finishes follow just as reliably
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.
Got Game South Florida
Check out who's got game in your region
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 South Florida
Check out the top teams here
Athletes of the Year: Central Florida
Who are the top athletes in Central Florida? ESPN RISE Magazine honors the top boys' and girls' candidates.
Athletes of the Year South Florida
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
For Thompsons, success is par for course
Alexi Thompson, the 14-year-old who wowed 'em at the Navistar LPGA Classic, is no stranger to turning heads on the golf course
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.
Got Game South Florida
Check out who's got game in your region
States grappling with ways to save sports
The recession has caused states to make drastic cuts to their budgets, which means athletic departments are trying to find creative ways to save high school sports, writes Jeff Miller.
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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