All three Grand Island high schools with girls golf programs — Grand Island Senior High, Northwest, and Central Catholic — qualified for their division’s state tournaments this year. Northwest high school will play the Class B tournament in Scottsbluff, Central Catholic the Class C event in North Platte, and Grand Island’s Riverside Golf Club will host the Class A girls golf championship.
The Class A teams have been in Grand Island since 2023, and will play their tournament at Riverside through 2026. Diane Rouzee, Grand Island Tourism’s Sports Marketing Director and Northwest High School’s golf coach, said “We are excited to bring the girls golf championships to Grand Island. Our community is ready to provide these girl competitors with a top notch experience.”
The event draws 75-100 athletes — along with their coaches, families and fans — to Grand Island
Qualifying teams this year include Omaha Marian, North Platte, Lincoln East, Millard West, Fremont, Omaha Westside, Millard North, Norfolk, Papillon LaVista, South Sioux City, Lincoln Northeast, Columbus, Lincoln Southwest, Grand Island, Millard South, Bellevue East, Kearney, Elkhorn South, Lincoln Southeast, Omaha Westview, and Papillion LaVista South. “We are excited to showcase our quality golf courses to people from around the state. We are blessed to have excellent golf courses in our area,” Rouzee added. “Riverside Golf Course, Jackrabbit Run Golf Course, Indianhead Golf Course, and Centura Hills Golf Course in Cairo all have excellent staff and do a tremendous job in growing the game of golf for men and womenm — but especially for our young people.”
Grand Island Tourism’s mission is to define Grand Island as a destination and grow its tourism economy. Rouzee is a part of a team that recruits and supports events of all kinds at the great facilities in Hall County, Nebraska.
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