Girls Golf Sectional Primer: Local squads eye regionals with four sites to watch

Sectional week is here, and the road to regionals runs through four key sites featuring our area teams. Admission is free, and advancement rules are straightforward: the top three teams (after tiebreak play-offs if necessary) and the top three individuals not on advancing teams move on.

Sectional 25 — Bedford North Lawrence (Otis Park GC)

Sat., 8:30 a.m. ET
Field highlights: BNL hosts a deep Southern Indiana draw featuring Seymour and Trinity Lutheran, plus a pack of solid small-school programs (Paoli, Springs Valley, Orleans) hunting individual slots.

Sectional 26 — Bloomington North (Cascades GC)

Mon., 8:30 a.m. ET
Circle this one in red. It’s the city showdown site with Columbus East, Columbus North, Brown County, Edinburgh, Hauser, and more (Bloomington North/South, Edgewood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Owen Valley). Both East and North are peaking at the right time after posting season-best nines—this is the Otter Creek rivalry, reloaded at Cascades.

Sectional 27 — Greensburg (Greensburg CC)

Sat., 9 a.m. ET
Featuring Batesville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, and a strong small-school slate. Expect tight margins and a potential individual playoff for the final ticket.

Sectional 28 — Center Grove (Hickory Stick GC)

Mon., 10 a.m. ET
A central-Indiana gauntlet with Center Grove, Franklin Community, Whiteland, Southport, Roncalli and more, where the cut line typically moves late thanks to Hickory Stick’s finishing stretch.

Reminder: Entry list deadlines have passed; ties for third (team or individual) must be played off to determine advancement. Bring your gallery voices and golf claps—postseason pressure makes every up-and-down a headline.