Baltimore Sun high school sports Top 15 polls (April 21)

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Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks its top high school lacrosse, baseball, softball, and outdoor track and field teams as of April 21.

Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks its high school teams as of Monday. Records are through games played Saturday.BOYS LACROSSERank, team, record, previous rank1.

Spalding (12-1) 42. McDonogh (9-4) 33. Calvert Hall (10-1) 14.



Boys’ Latin (8-4) 35. Severna Park (6-0) 56. Loyola Blakefield (8-4) 67.

St. Paul’s (7-3) 88. South River (7-0) 99.

Mount Saint Joseph (9-4) 710. Broadneck (5-3) 1011. Gilman (3-9) 1112.

Fallston (7-1) 1313. Severn (4-7) 1214. Towson (7-0) 1515.

St. Mary’s (4-8) 14Others considered: Crofton (6-1), Gerstell (6-1), Glenelg (6-2), Hereford (5-2), Howard (6-1)Baltimore Sun boys lacrosse preview: Storylines, players to watch and top 15 teams for 2025GIRLS LACROSSERank, team, record, previous rank1. McDonogh (11-1) 12.

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Maryvale Prep (8-4) 26. St. Paul’s (8-3) 57.

Broadneck (7-3) 98. Notre Dame Prep (8-5) 79. Glenelg (8-3) 1010.

Marriotts Ridge (5-2-1) 1111. St. Mary’s (8-6) 812.

Towson (7-2) —13. Century (5-2) 1314. South Carroll (8-3) 1515.

Mercy (9-1) —Others considered: Dulaney (7-2), John Carroll (4-6), Liberty (7-4), Roland Park (7-5), Severn (7-5)Baltimore Sun girls lacrosse preview: Storylines, players to watch and top 15 teams for 2025BASEBALLRank, team, record, previous rank1. Spalding (18-4) 12. John Carroll (14-7) 23.

River Hill (11-1) 34. Calvert Hall (12-8) 45. Broadneck (11-1) 56.

Mount Saint Joseph (10-5) 67. Severn (13-1) 78. Curley (15-7) 89.

Liberty (9-1) 910. Reservoir (9-1) 1011. Towson (10-1) 1212.

Hereford (9-3) 1113. Howard (7-2) 1314. Northeast-AA (10-4) 1415.

McDonogh (10-6) 15Others considered: Boys’ Latin (9-2), Centennial (6-2), Fallston (8-5), North County (9-2), Parkville (7-2)Baltimore Sun baseball preview: Storylines, players to watch and top 15 teams for 2025SOFTBALLRank, team, record, previous rank1. Northeast-AA (11-0) 12. Spalding (8-2) 33.

Dulaney (11-0) 54. Glenelg (8-2) 25. South Carroll (7-2) 46.

Patterson Mill (12-1) 77. Mt. Hebron (7-1) 88.

John Carroll (5-3) 69. Francis Scott Key (8-2) 910. Marriotts Ridge (7-3) 1011.

Reservoir (7-3) 1212. Chesapeake-AA (7-4) 1313. Arundel (10-2) 1114.

Broadneck (9-2) 1415. Manchester Valley (9-2) 15Others considered: Catonsville (7-3), Centennial (6-4), Crofton (7-4), Fallston (8-3), Mount de Sales (6-3)Baltimore Sun softball preview: Storylines, players to watch and top 15 teams for 2025BOYS OUTDOOR TRACKRank, team, previous rank1. Calvert Hall 22.

Oakland Mills 33. Crofton 54. Mervo 45.

Mount Saint Joseph 16. Gilman 87. Harford Tech 68.

Hereford 79. Poly —10. Overlea —11.

Digital Harbor 912. Severna Park 1013. Edgewood 1514.

Century —15. Hammond —Others considered: Dunbar, Liberty, Long Reach, Western Tech, Winters MillBaltimore Sun boys outdoor track and field preview: Storylines, athletes to watch and top 15 teams for 2025GIRLS OUTDOOR TRACKRank, team, previous rank1. McDonogh 12.

Hereford 33. Woodlawn 44. Harford Tech 105.

Severna Park 96. Oakland Mills 67. Western 58.

Century 79. Maryvale Prep 210. Crofton 811.

Atholton —12. Broadneck 1413. Centennial —14.

City 1515. Poly —Others considered: Howard, Mount de Sales, Randallstown, Reservoir, Western TechBaltimore Sun girls outdoor track and field preview: Storylines, athletes to watch and top 15 teams for 2025How the polls are conducted: Baltimore Sun polls are compiled by the sports staff after observing events and consulting with coaches..