POWERADE hoops rankings: Final
The question at the beginning of the season was simple. Everyone knew Simeon would start out at No. 1 in the POWERADE state rankings, but could the Wolverines hold off every challenger and finish the...
View ArticleFAB 50 Offseason Primer: Warrenville South
During the offseason, we’ll check out one team per week that looks like a sure bet to be among the best in the nation in the fall.FAB 50 Offseason Primer ArchiveThis week’s team: Wheaton Warrenville...
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 2
The season is still very young, so there was (predictably) a lot of movement in this week's POWERADE state rankings. There's a new team at No. 1, and two new additions to the Top 10.
View ArticleNiles West slugger Ross is one of nation's best
This story originally appeared in the April issue of ESPNHS Magazine.At first glance, you’d probably think Niles West’s Kevin Ross had a good 2011 season.
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 3
There is some slight movement at the top of the POWERADE state rankings this week, with the No. 1 and No. 2 teams flip-flopping. Mount Carmel is the new No.
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 4
The top half of the POWERADE state rankings remain unchanged from last week, as all five teams enjoyed perfect weeks and held on to their spots. The bottom half, however, is a different story.
View ArticleESPNHS Baseball Players of the Week
(After games of Tuesday, April 24)One player is chosen from each region of the country. The only other criteria is that no player will be chosen more than once during a season.
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 6
The top two teams in the POWERADE state rankings faced off last week, and though they split two games, there is a new No. 1 in Illinois.Mount Carmel won the first meeting against St.
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 7
St. Laurence dropped a game last week, but it wasn't enough to knock the Vikings out of the top spot in the POWERADE state rankings.That's partly because St.
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 8
For the second week in a row, St. Laurence lost a game but still remains in the No. 1 spot in the POWERADE state rankings. The Vikings were shocked by Brother Rice, but the have too many quality wins...
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 9
St. Laurence has fallen out of the No. 1 spot in this week's POWERADE state rankings, but that wasn't the biggest story to emerge last week.St. Laurence and St.
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 10
The state playoffs are underway, and each team in this week's edition of the POWERADE state rankings has a legitimate chance to win a championship.As always, the Class 4A bracket is brutal, with No.
View ArticleGet Familiar: USC commit Ty Isaac
When it came time for Ty Isaac to make his commitment, the Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Ill.) running back didn’t want any bells and whistles.So no hats in front of a table, no fancy props and certainly no...
View ArticlePOWERADE baseball rankings: Week 11
If anyone predicted this final four before the start of the state tournament, we'd like to see the evidence. And ask for lottery numbers.Favorite after favorite has fallen in the Class 4A tourney,...
View ArticleESPNHS Baseball Players of the Week
(After games of Tuesday, June 5)One player is chosen from each region of the country. These are the final ESPNHS Player of the Week honorees for the 2011-12 school year.
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