Quietly, Bloomington Jefferson, with standouts at pitcher in Brooke Borwege, at catcher in Remi Rudquist and in the outfield in Olivia Oerther, has risen to No. 4.

With section tournament play beginning this week, no change shows among the top six teams.

Minnesota Star Tribune writer Jim Paulsen offers his prediction for every section tournament in Minnesota.

Forest Lake remains at the top, Farmington moves to No. 2, and a top-flight pitching matchup in southern Minnesota changes ranking order.

High school players are rising up the recruiting rankings all over the state as the season passes the midway mark.

The Florida Tech commit has a state-high 52 points in seven games for the Orioles.

The 6-4 senior attackman, son and sibling of successful players, will forge his own path in the fall at Dartmouth.

Eight teams make their first appearance in the Top 25 this week, including Minnetonka, which is off to a 10-0 start.

Josh Drollinger, who spends his winters on the basketball team, is a fast-improving player in a sport freshly sanctioned by the MSHSL.

For the boys, defending state champion Benilde-St. Margaret’s has no shortage of talent. For the girls, defending champion Lakeville South remains a team to beat.