Lauren Rain Williams (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

Lauren Rain Williams put herself among the elite names in high school track and field Saturday.

The junior at Westlake Oaks Christian School won the California Southern Section Division 4 championship in the 200 meters in a wind-aided 22.44 seconds, which is No. 3 all-time nationally for a high school girl in all conditions.

The time ranks behind only Allyson Felix’s 22.11 and Candace Hill’s 22.43. Both of those were wind legal. The wind gauge was 2.5 meters per second during Williams’ race.

Of note, Williams is the fastest in the United States. Felix and Hill ran their times in international competition.

Williams was selected to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Girls Track and Field team.

“I knew it would be wind-aided, but that is OK,” Williams told the Ventura County Star. “I know I have it in me to do that now and I will do it legal in the future.”

She also won the 100 meters in 11.17 seconds, No. 4 all-time in California under all conditions. The gauge was 3.5 for the 100. Only Angela Williams, Marion Jones and Felix have run faster.

The Los Angeles Times has video highlights of the meet, including Williams.

The recruiting world took notice when eighth-grade linebacker Jesus Machado received an offer from Alabama, his fifth Football Bowl Subdivision offer.

He wasn’t the only eighth-grader to pick up a scholarship offer in the last few days. Running back Don Chaney Jr. from Belen Jesuit Prep in Miami received an offer from Syracuse, according to Scout.com.

Chaney played on the varsity football team last season at Belen.

The offers are non-binding because rules prohibit formal offers from being extended until a player’s junior year.

Getting better is all about working on your skills even in the offseason and when the season opener is month away.

Here is a training video posted on Twitter featuring Tyjon Lindsey, ranked among the top wide receivers in the Class of 2017.

Lindsey, who previously played for Super 25 champion Bishop Gorman (las Vegas), has returned to Southern California and will play for Centennial (Corona) this fall.

A high school runner in Alaska died a day after collapsing at the end of a 3,200 meter race in the Region VI meet.

Joseph Balko, a freshman for Monroe Catholic (Fairbacks) died at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, according to reports.

A cause of death has not been determined.

He crossed the finish line in 13:10.84 to finish ninth among the 11 runners in the Class 3A race. Shortly thereafter, he collapsed and was treated by those at the track before paramedics arrived, who continued CPR and used a defibrillator.

The boy scout troop that Balko was a member of released a statement on Facebook on Sunday morning. Here is the statement from the Midnight Sun Council:

It is with heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Joseph Balko, 15, of Troop 38. After running a race at a track meet on Friday, he collapsed and was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. After being stabilized, he was sent to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Saturday, he passed away.

Joseph was an avid Scout and Order of the Arrow member. He started his Scouting career in December of 2007 and earned his Tiger badge in February of 2008. In July of 2014, and at the age of 13, he achieved the rank of Eagle. He earned a Bronze palm in February of 2015. Joseph’s family is very involved in Scouting.

Please keep the Balko family in your prayers as they work through this difficult time. Arrangements have not been set yet.

Friends and supporters took to social media to extend their prayers and condolences to the family.

Eagle (Idaho), ranked No. 1 in Super 25 softball, completed a perfect season by winning the 5A state title over the weekend in grand style.

Pitchers Bradie Fillmore and Autumn Moffat combined for a no-hitter in a 5-2 victory against Rocky Mountain in the state championship game.

The title game came hours after Eagle completed its semifinal victory in extra innings in a game suspended the day before by rain. That was a pitcher’s duel between Fillmore and Coeur d’Alene ace and UNLV signee Bre Burke.

MORE: Full Super 25 softball rankings

According to the Idaho Statesman, the teams were scoreless after seven innings, but Moffat had an RBI single to break the deadlock in the top of the eighth and Fillmore worked out of trouble in the bottom of the inning to seal a spot in the title game. Coeur d’Alene had two on with two outs before Fillmore made a diving catch of a popup and got two ground ball outs.

“Phenomenal,” Eagle coach Nicole Rollins told the Idaho Statesman. “I knew these girls could do it all along. Top to bottom, their confidence is unreal.”

In the title game, Cal-bound Fillmore (13-0 on the season) was perfect through three before Rocky Mountain scored in the fifth on two walks and an error. Moffat threw two scoreless innings to secure Eagle’s second consecutive state title and a 29-0 season.

The Super 25 softball rankings are provided by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. There are three more rankings, which are released each Thursday during the season, with the Super 25 champion being determined by the June 9 rankings.

Four quarterbacks emerged from the Nike Opening Regional on Sunday with Elite 11 invitations, the most thus far from a single site.

The quarterback MVP at the event was Jack Sears from San Clemente, Calif., the top uncommitted pro style quarterback in the Class of 2017.

Sears visited Cal over the weekend and will visit Washington on Monday, he told our partners at Scout.com. He also has been to USC and UCLA and has a summer trip planned for Texas A&M.

Also receiving invitiations:

• Lefty Tua Tagovailoa from St. Louis in Honolulu, who recently committed to Alabama.
• Dylan McCaffery from Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), a Michigan commit who many consider to be the top pro style QB in this class. McCaffery is the son of former NFL wide receiver Ed and brother of Stanford Heisman Trophy finalist Christian.
• Jake Heaner from Monte Vists (Danville, Calif.) is uncommitted and one of the top passers in Northern California.

The next round is June 3-5 in the Los Angeles area.

Blumrick was offered by A&M Tuesday and committed Friday.(Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports)

Just two weeks after five-star quarterback Tate Martell decommitted from Texas A&M, the Aggies received a pledge Friday from Pearland (Texas) quarterback Connor Blumrick.

“Their facilities are awesome. Coach (Noel) Mazzone (Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator) seems like a great guy to be around. Their whole staff seems like a great staff to be around. It’s a good place to be.

“I would like to stay in Texas so my family can see me play,” Blumrick told Scout.com. “I’ve always dreamed about playing quarterback for one of the big programs in Texas.”

RELATED: No. 1 QB recruit Tate Martell decommits from Texas A&M

Blumrick, a three-star prospect according to Scout, landed an offer just three days prior to his commitment.

At 6-foot-6, 203 pounds, Blumrick has the size to be a solid college quarterback. He chose the Aggies over Ole Miss, Memphis, and others. Below are his highlights from his junior year at Pearland.

Najee Harris (Photo: 247Sports)

USA TODAY Sports has assembled its first composite rankings for football recruits in the Class of 2017. The chart below will be updated frequently between now and National Signing Day next February.

RELATED: 2017 Composite Team Football Recruiting Rankings

The composite represents the average rankings of the four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. The lower the average the better. For players who are not ranked by a particular service, the player receives a maximum number based on the way players are ranked for each site (247 for 247, 300 for ESPN, 250 for Rivals and 300 for Scout).   

Antioch (Calif.) running back Najee Harris leads the initial composite fueled by the No. 1 overall ranking by 247 and Scout. Harris is an Alabama commit.

Texas defensive tackle Marvin Wilson, Rivals’ top-ranked player, comes in at No. 3 in the composite. ESPN’s top-ranked player, Tennessee offensive tackle Trey Smith, is at No. 47 because he is not listed in the Rivals 250.  

In a strong year for offensive tackles, four are ranked in the top 12 spots. 

The Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2015-16 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership.

For a list of the other Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year winners, click here.

THE WINNER: Bo Bichette

THE BASICS

School: Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Fla.)
Grade: Senior
Position: Shortstop
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 186 pounds

Athletic achievement: He batted .574 with 13 home runs and 41 RBI this past season, leading the Spartans (13-14) to the Class 5A regional semifinals. An American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Baseball Team selection as named by USA TODAY, Bichette scored 46 runs, worked 32 walks, belted 25 extra-base hits and stole 21 bases in just 61 official at-bats, recording a .707 on-base percentage and 1.424 slugging percentage. The son of Dante Bichette, a four-time Major League Baseball All-Star who led the National League in home runs (40) and RBI (128) while hitting .340 in 1995, the younger Bichette hit 10 home runs in the final round of the Eastbay Home Run Derby at the 2015 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game.

Academic excellence: Bichette has maintained a B average.

Exemplary character: In addition to donating his time as a youth baseball instructor, he has volunteered locally on behalf of his church’s youth outreach program and at a homeless shelter.

THE PRAISE

“His work ethic is unbelievable, and he has most certainly earned everything, despite having the name Bichette,” said Nolan Lofgren, head coach at rival Bayshore High. “Even without that last name, he is one of the top high school hitters I have ever seen, and that list includes Billy Butler, Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Javier Baez, Eric Hosmer, Casey Kotchman and many more.”

THE FUTURE: Bichette has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Arizona State University this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in June’s Major League Baseball draft.

The Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2015-16 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership.

For a list of the other Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year winners, click here.

THE WINNER: Payton Henry

THE BASICS

School: Pleasant Grove (Utah)
Grade: Senior
Position: Catcher and right-handed pitcher
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 215 pounds

Athletic achievement: He batted .519 with seven home runs, 31 RBI and a 1.038 slugging percentage, leading the Vikings (16-10) to the first round of the Class 5A state tournament this past season. The state’s returning Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, Henry also posted a 2-0 record on the mound with a 2.91 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched.

Academic excellence: Henry has maintained a 3.88 GPA.

Exemplary character: A devoted member of his church parish community, he has volunteered locally on behalf of a homeless shelter and in association with the educational learning program Especially For Athletes.

THE PRAISE

“Payton Henry is the real deal,” said Ray Clinton, head coach at Stansbury High. “He hit the ball hard every time up at the plate. He has a strong arm and received the ball well from behind the dish.”

THE FUTURE: Henry has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Brigham Young University this fall.

The Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2015-16 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership.

For a list of the other Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year winners, click here.

THE WINNER: Chris Machamer

THE BASICS

School: Washington (Massillon, Ohio)
Grade: Senior
Position: Right-handed pitcher and designated hitter
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 205 pounds

Athletic achievement: He posted a 5-1 record on the mound this past season with a 0.19 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 36.1 innings pitched, leading the Tigers (17-7) to the first round of the Division I district tournament. The state’s No. 2 ranked prospect as rated by Prep Baseball Report, Machamer also batted .523 with a .644 on-base percentage and 30 runs scored.

Academic excellence: Machamer has maintained a 3.13 GPA.

Exemplary character: He has volunteered locally as a Sunday school teacher in addition to donating his time as a mentor for students with special needs. He has also helped make blankets for a hospital in El Salvador.

THE PRAISE

“Chris Machamer is the best pitcher I’ve seen in Northeast Ohio in quite some time,” said Zak Zelmer, head coach at Canton McKinley High. “The word I’ve used with him on the mound is ‘automatic.’ I was very surprised with how well-rounded the other parts of his game were also. He is also one of the top middle-of-the-order hitters we have seen all year.”

THE FUTURE: Machamer has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Kentucky this fall.

The Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2015-16 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership.

For a list of the other Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year winners, click here.

THE WINNER: Alex Oley

THE BASICS

School: Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Grade: Senior
Position: Outfielder and left-handed pitcher
Height: 5-foot-9
Weight: 160 pounds

Athletic achievement: He batted .406 with 16 runs scored and a .638 slugging percentage, leading the Owls (18-5) to the Division I quarterfinals this past season. The 2016 Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year, Oley also posted a 5-1 record on the mound with a 2.35 ERA.

Academic excellence: Oley has maintained a 3.49 GPA.

Exemplary character: He has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and as a youth baseball coach.

THE PRAISE

“Alex Oley exemplifies everything we hope youth players to be,” said Keenan Sue, head coach at the Punahou School. “He is hard working and has a positive attitude but is a fierce competitor who rises to a challenge. He is genuinely confident, yet humble and just a plain, good player.”

THE FUTURE: Oley has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at New Mexico State University this fall.

The Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2015-16 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership.

For a list of the other Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year winners, click here.

THE WINNER: Kyle Muller

THE BASICS

School: Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas (Texas)
Grade: Senior
Position: Right-handed pitcher and outfielder
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 245 pounds

Athletic achievement: He has led the Rangers to a 31-7-2 record and the Class 6A regional semifinals, scheduled for May 26. At the time of his selection, Muller had posted an 8-1 record on the mound with a 0.49 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 74 innings. Offensively, he’s compiled a .392 average with 15 home runs and 52 RBI through 40 games. A 2015 Under Armour All-American, he set a national high school record by striking out 33 consecutive hitters earlier this season.

Academic excellence: Muller has maintained an 86.4 average.

Exemplary character: A member of his school’s Big Brother program, he has volunteered locally as part of an elementary school literacy-outreach initiative and participated in a school-sponsored, community-building service mission.

THE PRAISE

“Kyle Muller is one of the best competitors that I’ve ever come across in my nine years of coaching,” said Allen Somwang, head coach at Nimitz High. “The guy is a machine on the mound and you can tell that his presence makes his whole team better.”

THE FUTURE: Muller has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Texas this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in June’s Major League Baseball draft.

This probably doesn’t happen all that often, at least at the same time.

Michael Porter Jr., ranked No. 3 overall in the ESPN 60, cut Duke, Kentucky and Kansas at one time when he announced his top five on his Instagram account Monday night.

The five that made the cut: Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia, Indiana and Washington.

Many expect Porter to land at Washington, where his father recently took a job as an assistant coach. Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar is his godfather and his younger brother, Jontay, is a Huskies commit.

Porter told USA TODAY High School Sports after his father took the job that it wasn’t a “lock” that he would follow him to Washington.

“I’m definitely still looking at some schools very seriously and my dad told me he wants me to do what’s best for me,” Porter wrote in his monthly blog.

Porter led Father Tolton (Columbia, Mo.) but will be attending high school in the Seattle area with his father’s move. He has not determined which school that will be at this point.

Mark Hall (top, blue), shown during the Olympic Team Trials, is returning to the World Junior Team (Photo: Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports)

Three members of the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Wrestling Teams have earned their spots on the U.S. Junior World Team at the trials in Irving, Texas.

Among them are two-time ALL-USA Wrestler of the Year Mark Hall from Apple Valley, Minn. The six-time state champion and Penn State signee downed Nittany Lions All-American Jason Nolf 10-0 by technical fall and then 10-6 in the best of three finals at 74 kg.

RELATED: ALL-USA Wrestling Teams

Hall, the 2014 Cadet world champion, earned a World Junior Team spot for the second consecutive year.

ALL-USA first-teamer Spencer Lee from Franklin Regional (Murrysville, Pa.), the 2015 Junior World champion, won both matches with first-period technical falls against 2015 Cadet Triple Crown winner Mosha Schwartz at 50 kg. In his prep career, the Iowa-bound Lee is 109-0.

ALL-USA second-teamer Daton Fix from Charles Page High (Sand Springs, Okla.) swept Austin Gomez with a pair of 10-0 technical falls to return to the World Junior Team. Fix was a bronze medalist at the 2015 WXX Cadet World Championships. In his prep career, Fix is 121-0.

Hall, Lee and Fix advanced directly to the final series by virtue of being champions at the UWW Junior Nationals in Las Vegas in April.

Adam Trapp is a sophomore at Lincoln Secondary in Esko, Minn., and he’s already 7-foot-2. He has offers from Iowa, Purdue and DePaul thus far with more sure to follow.

Trapp, who plays for the Wisconsin Playground Warriors AAU team, showed off his skills during the recent Battle at the Lakes event.

Here are some highlights courtesy of our friends at CourtsideFilms.com.

Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.) has taken over the top spot in the Super 25 Computer rankings for baseball.

Buchanan takes an 11-game winning streak into the Central Section Division I semifinals Tuesday against Bullard (Fresno). Buchanan won 9-1 when the teams met in late February.

Since its lone loss to Clovis North on April 8, Buchanan has outscored the opposition 81-9.

MORE: Full baseball computer rankings, nationally and by state

Bryant (Ark.) continues its rise and has moved up to No. 2, according to the computer, after winning the state 7A title with a 5-0 victory against Conway in the title game.

JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) is No. 3 this week and faces Loyola (Los Angeles) on Tuesday in the second round of the Southern Section Division I tournament.

Deer Park (Texas) comes in at No. 4 and faces Strake Jesuit in a best of three series in the 6A Region 3 semifinals.

Coppell (Texas) is No. 5 after a run at No. 1 and faces Midland Lee in the 6A Region 1 semifinals in a best of three format.

Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches, Fla.), which won its sixth Florida 6A title in the last seven years last weekend, begins the second five at No. 6. It is followed by Brother Rice (Chicago), North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.) and De La Salle (Concord, Calif.).

Five-star DeAngelo Gibbs is ranked as the No. 3 player in the Class of 2017 by Scout.com, and as you would expect, has many suitors with 33 reported offers.

Gibbs from Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) could play wide receiver or defensive back in college, although most recruiting services project him to play on defense.

RELATED: USA TODAY Sports’ Composite 2017 Player Rankings

MORE: Grayson’s tough schedule attracting elite transfers

In a video interview with our partners at Scout, Gibbs talked about Georgia and Tennessee — two schools he visited this spring — his timetable, what he’s looking for and more. Gibbs plans to enroll early in college so he won’t wait until signing day next February.

For extensive recruiting coverage, breaking news, player rankings and more, visit scout.com/membership

Three Dietrich (Id.) High football players have been charged with the sexual assault of a disabled teammate stemming from an event last fall in the school locker room.

The three teens, all white, allegedly sexually assaulted a black disabled student with a coat hanger last October, according to authorities. The details of the event are grisly, involving a coat hangar being inserted into the victim’s rectum, but there are also claims that the assault was a culmination of months of racist abuse.

According to the victim’s testimony last month, one of the alleged attackers asked him for a hug, which was apparently a signal for the attack to begin.

“I screamed,” the victim testified, according to the Magic Valley Times-News. “I was pretty upset. I felt really bad. A little bit betrayed and confused at the same time. It was terrible — a pain I’ve never felt.”

Two of the three boys are being charged as adults, and could face life in prison. A third boy is being charged as a juvenile.

Further, a civil complaint was filed this month against Dietrich High in the U.S. District Court of Idaho, and a copy of the lawsuit was provided to the Washington Post by the alleged victim’s lawyer. The suit names the school and 11 school employees. The suit contends football coaches encouraged students to fight the boy, at one time knocking him unconscious.

The suit also alleges that one of the alleged assailants displayed a Confederate flag and made the victim recent a racist song called “Notorious KKK.”

The alleged victim’s family is seeking $10 million in damages. The school district did not respond to a request for comment from The Post.

Trials for the two students are set to begin later this year.

Read a full, detailed account of the lawsuit at the Washington Post

As the Nike EYBL scene shifts to this weekend’s event in Atlanta, among those who made an impression at the stop in Hampton, Va., was seventh-grader Zion Harmon.

Harmon was playing for We All Can Go (Tenn.) in the 17U division. He had 19 points, six assists and three rebounds in his first game and averaged 15.2 points per game for the weekend in Hampton.

Here are some highlights via Rivals.com: