Illinois

Massillon (Ohio) beat Archbishop Hoban in the 2023 OHSAA Division II high school football state championship.
National

High school football 2024 season start dates in every state

Mike Swanson, SBLive Sports
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Massillon (Ohio) beat Archbishop Hoban in the 2023 OHSAA Division II high school football state championship.
National

High school football 2024 season start dates in every state

Here's when every state (plus one district) starts its high school football regular season and postseason

Mike Swanson, SBLive Sports
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Homewood-Flossmoor 2025 shooting guard Bryce Heard
Illinois

Bryce Heard, Illinois 4-star shooting guard, commits to NC State, reclassifies

Bryce Heard, a 4-star shooting guard at Homewood-Flossmoor, commits to NC State and will reclassify to join the Wolfpack for the 2024-25 season

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Vianney 2025 shooting guard Luke Walsh
Missouri

Luke Walsh commits to Southern Illinois; 3-star guard one of Missouri's best shooters

Luke Walsh, 3-star shooting guard in the Class of 2025, committed to play basketball at Southern Illinois

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Edwardsville (Ill.) 2025 defensive end Iose Epenesa
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Top Illinois 2025 high school football recruits

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Jett Williams starred at Rockwall Heath High School in Texas before becoming a first-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.
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MLB Draft 2022: Tracking high school first-round picks' progress in 2024

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East St. Louis 2025 S Charles Bass III
Illinois

Charles Bass commits to Missouri football: 'The coaches made me feel wanted'

Bass, a 4-star safety prospect at East St. Louis (Illinois), announced on Wednesday that he has committed to the University of Missouri.

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Florida

2024 MLB Draft rankings: Top 50 high school baseball players eligible for this year's draft

Although college players will be at a premium at the top of the 2024 MLB Draft, there are plenty of future MLB stars among draft-eligible high school ranks.

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Adley Rutschman starred at Sherwood High School in Oregon before becoming an MLB All-Star.
National

2024 MLB All-Star rosters show high school recruits' divergent paths to major league success

Several players selected for the game were late bloomers who weren't highly recruited in high school

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Jershaun Newton chose the Fighting Illini, following in his brother's footsteps
Florida

Jershaun Newton commits to Illinois; family ties lead to Fighting Illini choice

Newton has led CCC to the Class 1M state championship game the last two seasons

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Waden Charles announced Wednesday evening his pledge to UCF.
Florida

Waden Charles commits to UCF; Knights get another in-state wide receiver target

Charles tallied over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns in 2023

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Dereon Coleman selected Miami (FL) over Oklahoma, Ole Miss and UCF
Florida

Dereon Coleman commits to Miami (FL); Hurricanes nab 4-star quarterback

Coleman chose the Hurricanes over Oklahoma, Ole Miss and UCF

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Nazareth Academy defensive end Gabe Kaminski
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2024 Illinois high school football schedules released

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Homestead 2025 wide receiver Cortez Mills committed to Oklahoma on Monday evening.
Florida

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Joliet West 2025 guard Jeremiah Fears
Illinois

Top 2025 guard Jeremiah Fears decommits from Illinois basketball

Top 2025 guard Jeremiah Fears decommits to Illinois and re-opens recruitment

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Vero Beach 2025 defensive back Robert Jones III chose Illinois over UCF on Saturday afternoon
Florida

Robert Jones III commits to Illinois; Cornerback picks Fighting Illini over UCF

The 5-foot-11 defensive back batted away nine passes in 2023

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St. Augustine 2025 4-star wide receiver Carl Jenkins Jr. committed to UCF on Saturday afternoon
Florida

Carl Jenkins Jr. commits to UCF; Knights keep St. Augustine star close to home

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Hersey 2025 QB Colton Gumino
Illinois

Colton Gumino, Illinois 3-star QB, commits to UCLA

Colton Gumino, a 3-star 2025 quarterback at Hersey High School (Arlington Heights, Illinois), commits to the UCLA Bruins

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Isaiah Collier starred for Wheeler High School (Georgia) before joining Bronny James at USC. The Utah Jazz took Collier No. 29 in the 2024 NBA Draft.
National

NBA Draft 2024 complete first round: High school alma mater of every pick

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Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Max Clark works out during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida, in February 2024.
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MLB Draft 2023: Where are the high school first-round picks now in 2024?

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Thornton's Morez Johnson goes up for a dunk against Metamora at the Highland Shootout on January 6, 2024.
Illinois

Illinois' best high school boys basketball players: SBLive's 2024 all-state team

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Illinois

Donovan Robinson, 2025 Loyola Academy (Chicago) standout safety, commits to Washington

Loyola Academy (Chicago, Illinois) 2025 football standout Donovan Robinson committed to the Washington Huskies

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Illinois

Bradley Longcor III, Quincy (Illinois) 2025 guard, commits to Santa Clara

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Konnor Griffin poses with his girlfriend, Dendy Hogan, after receiving his trophy for Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year at Jackson Prep in Mississippi on June 6, 2024.
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MLB Draft 2024: Meet the high school baseball players projected as first-round picks

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Girls Athlete of the Week? (6/18/2024)

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Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.) 2028 athlete Logan Thompson
Illinois

Logan Thompson, Althoff (Illinois) 2028 athlete, picks up SEC offer

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