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GIRLS GOLF SECTIONALS MARK START OF FALL TOURNAMENTS
The fall state tournament season begins this weekend with sectionals in the 38th Annual IHSAA Girls Golf State Tournament.

A total of 288 schools and 1,915 players, both IHSAA record numbers, are entered with rounds played at 28 courses around the state on Friday, Saturday and Monday. The top three teams and the top three individuals not on an advancing team will move on to regional play. A new rule this year calls for a playoff at the sectional and regional levels to break any ties for third place to determine the advancing golfer. In previous years, any player tied for third place automatically advanced.

Twin Lakes, which will play at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte, on Saturday, will be chasing a state record 13th consecutive sectional championship. The Indians share the current mark with Martinsville which also won 12 straight from 1990 through 2001.

Top-ranked Roncalli will be playing for its fifth straight sectional title at Southern Dunes Golf Course in Indianapolis on Friday.

Seven regional sites will serve as hosts on Saturday, Sept. 25, to determine which golfers will play in the Oct. 1-2 state finals at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.

Results from each site will be posted to www.ihsaa.org as they become available throughout the weekend.

A glance at the 2010-11 state tournament dates in each sport is available here: IHSAA State Tournament Calendar

Girls Golf Sectionals
Dates: Sept. 17, 18, 20.
Admission: Free.
Advancement to Regionals: Top three teams who post a team score; Top three low individuals excluding those individuals who advance with a team. Ties for 3rd place must be played off in order to advance.

Girls Golf State Tournament Assignments

Notables

Defending Sectional Champions (28)
Beech Grove, Carmel, Chesterton, Columbus North, DeKalb, East Noble, Evansville North, Floyd Central, Greensburg, Hamilton Southeastern, Homestead, Huntington North, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, Jennings County, Lafayette Jefferson, Lake Central, Lebanon, Martinsville, Penn, Richmond, Rocalli, Terre Haute South, Twin Lakes, Warsaw, Washington, Western, Yorktown.

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
12 by Martinsville, 1990-2001; 12 by Twin Lakes, 1998-2009.

Active Sectionals Championship Streaks
12: Twin Lakes.
10: Greensburg.
7: Martinsville
6: DeKalb.
5: Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central.
4: Huntington North, Roncalli.
3: Carmel, Chesterton, Columbus North, East Noble, Jasper, Jennings County, Lafayette Jefferson, Richmond, Terre Haute South, Washington.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
25: Lafayette Jefferson.
24: Greensburg.
23: Martinsville.
20: Valparaiso.
18: Richmond.
17: North Central (Indianapolis).
16: Marion.
15: Columbus North, Noblesville.
13: Logansport, Twin Lakes.

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FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DRAW DATES ANNOUNCED
The dates for this year’s state football and basketball tournament pairings shows have been set.

The sectional pairings for the 38th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts will be announced on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT on the IHSAA Champions Television Network. The show will originate from the Indianapolis studios of WTTV-4, the network’s flagship station and carried live throughout the state.

The girls basketball tournament pairings will be drawn Sunday, Jan. 30, at 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT while the boys basketball pairings will be revealed Sunday, Feb. 20, at 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT.

Each of the pairings shows will be televised on the network’s seven affiliates (listed below), carried on the IHSAA/Methodist Sports Medicine Championship Radio Network (affiliates TBA) and also web-streamed at www.ihsaa.org.

IHSAA Champions Television Network Affiliates | Coverage Map

• “Indiana’s 4” WTTV-4, Indianapolis.
• WTTK-29, Kokomo.
• “News 25” WEHT-25, Evansville.
• “Indiana’s 9” WNDA-9, Clarksville.
• “Indiana’s NewsCenter” WISE-18, Fort Wayne.
• WHME-46, South Bend.
• “Lakeshore Public Television”, WYIN-17, Merrillville.

Other fall state tournament pairings will be drawn according to the following schedule:

Monday, Sept. 27: Boys Team Tennis (Sectionals drawn by host sites).
Monday, Sept. 27: Boys Team Tennis (Regionals, Semi-States, State Finals by IHSAA), 8 am ET.
Tuesday, Sept. 28: Boys and Girls Soccer, 8 am ET.
Monday, Oct. 11: Volleyball, 8 am ET.

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FALL AREA PRINCIPALS MEETINGS BEGIN THIS WEEK
The Indiana High School Athletic Association will conduct meetings in each of the three legislative districts over the course of the next five weeks. Member school administrators, athletic administrators and superintendents should plan to attend one of these meetings designed to provide information on recent changes in IHSAA rules and procedures as well as future changes under consideration. The meetings also provide elected Board representatives and the Commissioner the opportunity to listen to your concerns and opinions.

Note: All meetings are ET unless otherwise noted.

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STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled by VarVee.com, the IHSAA’s official statistics gathering partner. The IHSAA encourages each of its member schools to participate by registering at www.varvee.com and updating statistics by each Monday through the end of the season. Weekly reports will be issued each Tuesday throughout the season.

Football: State Statistical Leaders | Weekly Report 
Volleyball: State Statistical Leaders | Weekly Report
Boys Soccer: State Statistical Leaders | Weekly Report
Girls Soccer: State Statistical Leaders | Weekly Report
Boys Tennis: State Statistical Leaders
Girls Golf: State Statistical Leaders