MaxPreps

MaxPreps is an American website that specializes in coverage of American high school sports. The site is owned by CBS Interactive and is a division of CBS Sports.[1]

MaxPreps
Type of site
Sports Database
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersEl Dorado Hills, California
OwnerCBS Interactive
Founder(s)Andy Beal
URLhttp://www.maxpreps.com
Commercialyes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedAugust 1, 2002 (2002-08-01)
Current statusonline

History

MaxPreps was founded in August 2002 by Andy Beal. According to Beal, his goal was to cover "Every team, every game, and every player in High School Sports." In 2007, the company was acquired by CBS Interactive.[2]

Sports covered

As of 2017, MaxPreps covers a total of twenty-nine sports. They categorize sports into one of three categories: Boys, Girls, and Co-Ed. Five sports are exclusive to boys, five are exclusive to girls. Fifteen sports had separate male and female variants, while four were strictly co-ed. Below is a breakdown of the sports covered.[3]

Sport Boys Girls Co-Ed
BadmintonYNN
BaseballYNN
BasketballYYN
BowlingYYN
CheerleadingNNY
Cross CountryYYN
Dance TeamNNY
Exhibition DrillNNY
Field HockeyNYN
Flag FootballNYN
FootballYNN
GolfYYN
GymnasticsNYN
Ice HockeyYYN
Indoor Track and FieldYYN
LacrosseYYN
Rugby footballYNN
Ski & SnowboardYYN
Slow-Pitch SoftballNYN
SoccerYYN
SoftballNYN
Speech & DebateNNY
SwimmingYYN
TennisYYN
Track & FieldYYN
VolleyballYYN
Water PoloYYN
WeightliftingYYN
WrestlingYNN

MaxPreps Cup

Every year MaxPreps awards an American high school the MaxPreps Cup, signifying that they are the #1 Athletic Program in the Nation. They have been awarding it since 2011. Before 2011, the award was just called #1 Athletic Program in the Nation. The most recent winner (2019) is Jesuit Portland.

Year School State
2011-12American Heritage SchoolFlorida
2012-13Westminster High SchoolGeorgia
2013-14Bentonville High SchoolArkansas
2014-15Bentonville High SchoolArkansas
2015-16Jesuit High SchoolOregon
2016-17St. Thomas Aquinas High SchoolFlorida
2017-18American Heritage SchoolFlorida
2018-19Jesuit High SchoolOregon

Sources:[4]

References

  1. "CBS Interactive". cbsiam.com. cbsinteractive.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. "About Us". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. "States by Sport". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  4. "Final 2017-18 MaxPreps Cup standings: American Heritage wins the title". MaxPreps. CBS. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
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