MaxPreps is an American website that specializes in coverage of American

high school sports Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. The distinction is made between amateur sporting participants and professional sporting participants, who are paid for the time they spend competing ...

. The site is owned by

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and is a division of

CBS Sports CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W ...

. Founded on August 1, 2002, the company has covered up to 29 sports, including boys, girls, and co-ed sports. MaxPreps is currently headquartered in

El Dorado Hills, California El Dorado Hills (''El Dorado'', Spanish for "The Golden") is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California. Located in the Greater Sacramento region of Northern California, it had a population was 50,547 at ...

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 Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media Group, CBS Interactive, ViacomCBS Streaming), a division of Paramount Global, oversees the company’s streaming technology and offers direct-to-consumer services, free, premium and pay. These incl ...

Sports covered

As of 2017, MaxPreps covered a total of 29 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.

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. Sources:Askeland, Kevin. (August 4, 2021)
MaxPreps Cup: Georgia's Marist wins 2020-21 title for best all-around high school sports program
''maxpreps.com''. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

References

{{Paramount Global American sport websites Internet properties established in 2002 2002 establishments in California CBS Interactive websites CBS Sports