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Checking those sites for high school football
It's Friday and my crack research team is geeked up again. This week, the band of near-do-wells have gotten into high school football.
They haven't pulled that band stunt from two weeks ago, but now they're dead set on watching 10 prep games in one weekend. They've gassed up the staff's Volkswagen bus and plan wreck havoc throughout the metro area.
My hat is off to them, but luckily they did their job first and found four good high school football Web sites:
MaxPreps
The site: http://www.maxpreps.com
The skinny: This outfit has blossomed into the best high school sports site in the country. Last year, it was bought by CBSSports.com, and it continues to grow. Nearly every high school in America has its own page with easily accessible statistics, stories and photos.
The call: In full disclosure, The Sacramento Bee works closely with MaxPreps on stats. That doesn't diminish the fact that Andy Beal and his crew have compiled one of the most comprehensive Web sites for their subjects. The only issue is that the site sometimes loads slowly.
Rivals
The site: highschool.rivals.com
The skinny: This is another site that grew so big that it was bought by an Internet giant, Yahoo Sports. Originally a college sports site, Rivals has expanded to high school news. It has more articles about high school sports than the other national prep sites.
The call: There's a lot to like. The site uses its forums to announce breaking news. Like its college football sister sites, Rivals leans heavily on recruiting and emphasizes those stories. Look at its national football poll, the Rivals 100, and see if your school is among the nation's best.
ESPNRise
The site: http://www.espnrise.com .
The skinny: ESPN is dipping its toes into the high school sports waters. Rather than create a stats-driven site, Rise features national polls, personalities and social networking. One aspect of Rise, Profiles, has a Facebook feel to it, encouraging you to create your own profile and talk to other high school athletes.
The call: The site is in its infancy and very different from MaxPreps and Rivals. It has state pages, including for California, that offer high school news. It will be interesting to see the direction this site takes as it develops.
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© 2008, The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.).
Visit The Sacramento Bee online at http://www.sacbee.com/
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
MaxPreps
The site: http://www.maxpreps.com
The skinny: This outfit has blossomed into the best high school sports site in the country. Last year, it was bought by CBSSports.com, and it continues to grow. Nearly every high school in America has its own page with easily accessible statistics, stories and photos.
The call: In full disclosure, The Sacramento Bee works closely with MaxPreps on stats. That doesn't diminish the fact that Andy Beal and his crew have compiled one of the most comprehensive Web sites for their subjects. The only issue is that the site sometimes loads slowly.
Rivals
The site: highschool.rivals.com
The skinny: This is another site that grew so big that it was bought by an Internet giant, Yahoo Sports. Originally a college sports site, Rivals has expanded to high school news. It has more articles about high school sports than the other national prep sites.
The call: There's a lot to like. The site uses its forums to announce breaking news. Like its college football sister sites, Rivals leans heavily on recruiting and emphasizes those stories. Look at its national football poll, the Rivals 100, and see if your school is among the nation's best.
ESPNRise
The site: http://www.espnrise.com .
The skinny: ESPN is dipping its toes into the high school sports waters. Rather than create a stats-driven site, Rise features national polls, personalities and social networking. One aspect of Rise, Profiles, has a Facebook feel to it, encouraging you to create your own profile and talk to other high school athletes.
The call: The site is in its infancy and very different from MaxPreps and Rivals. It has state pages, including for California, that offer high school news. It will be interesting to see the direction this site takes as it develops.
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© 2008, The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.).
Visit The Sacramento Bee online at http://www.sacbee.com/
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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