Class reunion
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISEJosh Hairston and Tyler Thornton play for different high school teams, but next season the good friends and former AAU running mates will reunite at Duke.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Casting Call
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISEThe Other Side: Casting Call
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2009Coming home is all it took for Coyle
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISEAfter leaving Weymouth (Weymouth, Mass.) for two years, hockey star Charlie Coyle returned to his hometown school a bona fide pro prospect.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Here's the deal: Beal does more than score
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineBrad Beal can light up the scoreboard, but that's just the beginning of what makes him one of the nation's most sought-after basketball recruits
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Sassy? Shaw's internal fire burns bright
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineWestlake (Austin, Texas) All-American Sara Shaw has the confidence and the game to dominate whenever she's on the volleyball court, writes Jon Mahoney
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009Glover taking the lead
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineThanks to sparkplug leadoff hitter Tara Glover, no game is ever out of reach for the Grants Pass softball team
Story | Conversation | May 11, 2009Next in line: Girls' High School athletes
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineKenzie Fowler, Brittney Griner and Jordan Hasay may be graduating, but there are plenty underclassmen stars ready to step up as high school sports stars.
Story | Conversation | May 09, 2009Only a sophomore, Harper has scouts buzzing about the future
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineOnly a sophomore, Las Vegas High catcher Bryce Harper has pro scouts buzzing about his future and his towering home runs.
Story | Conversation | May 09, 2009Lippert cool under pressure
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineEven when the outcome appears bleak, it only takes a sliver of an opening for Lakota West tennis star Wyatt Lippert to seize the momentum and turn things around
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009O'Donnell shines in stressful spots
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineIf you step to the plate against Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.) All-American Brittany O'Donnell, expect to head back to your dugout disappointed.
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009Borchering among top draft prospects
Jon Mahoney, ESPN RISE MagazineThanks to an unusual training regimen that includes axe wielding and rope climbing, Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.) All-American Bobby Borchering has become one of baseball's hottest prospects, writes Jon Mahoney.
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009Princeton squad rebounds to honor late coach
Jon Mahoney, ESPNRISE.comMore than a year after the death of their head coach, the Princeton boys' basketball squad has honored his memory by playing as one
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009Te'o shares spotlight on signing day
Jon Mahoney, ESPNRISE.comManti Te'o, the No. 2 recruit in the ESPNU 150, committed to Notre Dame on Wednesday after months of indecision, writes Jon Mahoney.
Story | Conversation | February 04, 2009Whitney's quiet confidence leads Lawrence
Jon Mahoney, ESPNRISE.comLawrence Academy (Goroton, Mass.) hockey star Steve Whitney is the last player teammates would expect to give a fiery pregame speech, but there's no question he's the one everyone looks to at crunch time.
Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009Johnson finally realizing her potential
Jon Mahoney, ESPNRISE.comDespite missing this season with a knee injury, Montini junior center Michala Johnson is positioned to become one of the nation's top players
Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "tournament" make the list?