Scouting local girls golf sectionals

Bishop Noll Sectional

When: 8 a.m. Monday.

Where: Lost March.

Advancement: Top three teams and top three individuals not on advancing teams qualify for LaPorte Regional on Sept. 24.

Favorite: Crown Point.

Darkhorse: Lake Central.

Teams entered: Andrean, Bishop Noll, Clark, Crown Point, Griffith, Highland, Lake Central, Merrillville, Munster.

Individuals to watch: Crown Point -- Christina Hall, Kaylie Slosson, Lucia Bracco, Zoe Matthews, Alyssa Harvey; Griffith -- Rachel Solar; Highland -- Allison Banasiak; Lake Central -- Kylie Shoemake, Jamie Hintz, Kiana Jongsma, Tori Balicki, Megan Falat; Munster -- Sarah Kinser, Hailey Estes.

Fast fact: Crown Point won last season's sectional by a stroke.

Kankakee Valley Sectional

When: 8 a.m. Saturday.

Where: Sandy Pines.

Advancement: Top three teams and top three individuals not on advancing teams qualify for LaPorte Regional on Sept. 24.

Favorite: Twin Lakes.

Darkhorse: Rensselaer.

Teams entered: Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Judson, North Newton, Oregon-Davis, Rensselaer, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.

Individuals to watch: Hanover Central -- Hannah Green, Jamie Frost; Kankakee Valley -- Bethany Jansma; Lowell -- Vickie Nichols; North Newton -- Alicia Watts.

Fast fact: Twin Lakes has won 13 straight sectional titles.

Valparaiso Sectional

When: 10 a.m. Saturday.

Where: Valparaiso Country Club

Advancement: Top three teams and top three individuals not on advancing teams qualify for LaPorte Regional on Sept. 24.

Favorite: Chesterton.

Darkhorse: Valparaiso.

Teams entered: Boone Grove, Chesterton, Hobart, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, Portage, Valparaiso, Wheeler.

Individuals to watch: Chesterton -- Stephanie Drake, Nicole Dutz, Kelly Grassel, Marissa Kroege; LaPorte -- Ariana Mendez-Sota; Valparaiso -- Harley Dubsky, Ellie Gorski, Jennifer Gough.

Fast fact: The Trojans are the four-time defending champions.