Maple Grove, the Lakeville schools, Cretin-Derham Hall and others are in the stretch run of conference title races.

Blaine vs. Champlin Park: St. Cloud State recruit Rylee Inman and St. Ben’s recruit Tessa Magnan were among the players to watch in Monday’s Strib Varsity Stream.

Marshall kept the No. 1 ranking after its first loss of 2025, but Lakeville South, Delano, Maple Grove and others are hot on their trail.

A regular-season rematch between Marshall, the No. 1 team in 3A, and Lakeville South, the defending 4A state champion, ended with a different outcome.

Marshall, Chanhassen and the Lakeville schools, all teams that have been No. 1 in their class this season, hold the top four spots.

The Class 4A teams are doing their weekly shuffle. Chanhassen is the new No. 1, ahead of Lakeville North and Lakeville South.

Marshall, Chanhassen and Champlin Park leap into the top of this week’s rankings by writer Marcus Fuller.

Lakeville North replaces rival Lakeville South at No. 1 in Class 4A; Marshall (3A), Hawley (2A) and Minneota (1A) hold steady in the coaches poll released Sept. 7.

Coach John Yunker led his new team, which is ranked second in Class 4A, to a victory over his previous team.

The preseason ranking starts with the defending Class 4A champion, moves to a rival from its own school district and then hits the rest of the state.