ESPN RISE is the culmination of ESPN's 20-year history of covering high school sports, including boys' and girls' basketball, football and lacrosse competitions, in addition to its acquisitions of SchoolSports, Hoopgurlz.com, Student Sports and its StudentSports.com and DyeStat.com. ESPN RISE represents ESPN's commitment to engage and elevate high school athletes by providing them with recognition, resources, information and inspiration that can motivate them to improve their skills and achieve their goals to be the best athletes they can. ESPN RISE assets include ESPN RISE, GIRL, Hardwood and Gridiron magazines; ESPNRISE.com, Hoopgurlz.com and DyeStat.com, and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Faster to First, Area Code Baseball and Nike Combines/Nike SPARQ Mini Camps. ESPN RISE is uniquely positioned to provide high school athletes and the company's core fans with compelling high school sports content across all ESPN platforms. For more information visit http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/index.