High School Sports News

Press Release NEW YORK CITY (May 16, 2012)—Josh Lampron and Ben Malone, who own the two fastest 1500-meter times in the nation so far this season, are among 16 top high school athletes added to the fields for the adidas Dream 100 and adidas Dream Mile at the adidas Grand Prix on June 9, organizers have announced. Also headlining the roster are Ajee Wilson, the 2011 World Youth Champion at 800 meters, and freshman sensation Alexa Efraimson, the first freshman ever invited to a Dream event.

Celeste Carlson, a Class of 2013 midfielder and defender from Park Ridge, Ill., has verbally committed to Xavier, her family has confirmed to ESPNHS. Carlson is a three-time Illinois State Olympic Development Program player with Eclipse Select and was selected to the Region II pool in 2011. On the high school side, she leads Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.) in assists on the year with 13. Carlson becomes the sixth confirmed commitment to Xavier for 2013, joining Olivia Crowe, Tori Doss, Ellie Eckerle, Maggie Hare and Maddy John.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. When Grete Waitz finished her first marathon in world-record time, she vowed it would be her last. But the Norwegian with the blond pigtails, who is No. 28 in ESPN's countdown, ended up winning the New York City Marathon nine times, including that debut in 1978, and became the first world-class female marathoner. In addition to her incredible determination, Waitz had a generous spirit that manifested itself in her charity work and in the "Active Against Cancer" foundation she established in her...

The last time Sports Illustrated featured a high school basketball underclassman on its cover, it was a 17-year-old prodigy from Ohio named LeBron James. Now you can add Simeon (Chicago) star Jabari Parker to that exclusive club, as the junior will grace the front of SI's May 21 issue. Parker was the Gatorade National Player of the Year this season, and he's ranked No. 1 in the class of 2013 by ESPN. Most scouts believe he's a sure thing to become an All-Star in the NBA, and SI even touts him as "the best high school basketball player since LeBron James.

RELATED LINKS: Weekly Scoring Leaders | Weekend Recap The last time Shattuck-St. Mary's faced Central Conference Frontier Division rival Colorado Rapids, the team had to come from behind to salvage a draw -- this while playing at home in Faribault, Minn. Shattuck-St. Mary's visits the Rapids for a rematch Saturday in the Mile High City with Development Academy Under-17/18 playoff positions on the line. Shattuck leads the divsion while the Rapids are tied for second.

Throughout this offseason, we’ve spotlighted Class of 2013 quarterbacks who have a shot at making the Elite 11 finals in July. This week, we profile Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) junior Johnny Stanton, who will compete in the Oakland Elite 11 regional on Friday. Johnny Stanton isn’t afraid of the big moment. With his team trailing 37-36 in the CIF Division I State Championship Bowl Game, the Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- The biggest goal of Keeling Pilaro's field hockey career happened far from an athletic field on Tuesday.

As Hagerty (Oviedo, Fla.) coach Jered Goodwin scanned his bench for relief pitching options in the middle innings of the district title game two years ago, he kept coming back to Zach Eflin. With the game on the verge of being put out of reach by a powerful Oviedo (Fla.) team, asking a sophomore to stop the bleeding was daunting. Asking a sophomore who had only recently been called up to varsity and who had quit the team a few months earlier was downright crazy.