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From across the U.S. and around the globe, they dominated their respective sports and, in many cases, primed themselves for next summer's Beijing Olympics—and immortality

MATER DEI (Santa Ana, Calif.) will be the top football team in the country and win its 10th CIF championship thanks to QB Matt Barkley. Rated the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2009 by Rivals.com, Barkley threw for 35...

Boom in 'Bama

DE LA SALLE (Concord, Calif.) vs. CALIFORNIA (San Ramon), Dec. 8 The old guard meets the nouveau riche in the North Coast Section 4A final. Mike MacGillivray (left), who has thrown for 18 TDs, leads 11--0 De La...

Eye-catching When it comes to drawing serious interest from the top programs, one breakout season is sometimes all it takes