High School Athletics

TO ESCAPE GANGS AND VIOLENCE, KIDS OFTEN TURN TO SPORTS. MANY IN OAKLAND NO LONGER SEE THEM AS THE WAY OUT

Huge wins and big-time support put the tiny Smith Center (Kans.) program on the map

Maintaining a tradition of athletic excellence and classy performance with 16 state titles and 12 Division I recruits in 2007--08, the Hawaiian powerhouse is SI's top program

Schools from coast to coast highlight the SI ranking

After a great tradition was ruined in four years, the Cornhuskers reached out to Tom Osborne to restore CHARACTER AND DIGNITY to the program. A new coach and more homegrown players will take care of the winning