Fourteen schools have earned berths into the upcoming Section 9 girls lacrosse tournament. The top seeds are Valley Central (Class A), Warwick (B), Rondout Valley (C) and Highland (D).
The semifinals will be held Tuesday, May 26 (Classes B and D), and Wednesday, May 27 (Classes A and C). Monroe-Woodbury High School will host four sectional finals on Friday, May 29, at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. (D, C, B, A).
Monroe-Woodbury will also host the state quarterfinals on Wednesday, June 7 as the Section 9 champs host the winners from Section 1.
In the 2025 Section 9 finals, No. 1 Valley Central beat No. 3 Pine Bush in the A final; No. 2 Warwick topped No. 1 Minisink Valley in the B final; No. 1 New Paltz beat No. 2 Saugerties in the C final; and, No. 2 Highland beat No. 1 James I. O’Neill in the D final.
In the state tournament, Valley Central lost to Ithaca 15-4 in the A quarterfinals; Minisink Valley beat Vestal 17-6 in the B quarterfinals before bowing to Garden City 21-6 in the semifinals; New Paltz bowed to Owego Free Academy 15-8 in the C quarterfinals; and, Highland lost to Windsor 16-9 in the D quarterfinals.
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Section 9 girls lacrosse brackets
Class A
Semifinals – Wednesday, May 27
No. 4 Pine Bush at No. 1 Valley Central, 5 p.m.
No. 3 Monroe-Woodbury vs. No. 2 Kingston, at Dietz Stadium, 4 p.m.
Finals – Friday, May 29
Semifinal winners, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 7 p.m.
State first round – BYE
State quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 7
Section 1 winner vs. Section 9 winner, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 10 a.m.
Class B
Semifinals – Tuesday, May 26
No. 4 Goshen vs. No. 1 Warwick, at Sanfordville Elementary, 4 p.m.
No. 3 F.D. Roosevelt at No. 2 Minisink Valley, 4 p.m.
Finals – Friday, May 29
Semifinal winners, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 5 p.m.
State first round – BYE
State quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 7
Section 1 winner vs. Section 9 winner, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., noon
Class C
Semifinal – Wednesday, May 27
No. 3 Saugerties at No. 2 Our Lady of Lourdes, 3 p.m.
Finals – Friday, May 29
Saugerties or Lourdes vs. No. 1 Rondout Valley, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 3 p.m.
State first round – BYE
State quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 7
Section 1 winner vs. Section 9 winner, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 2 p.m.
Class D
Semifinal – Tuesday, May 26
No. 3 Red Hook at No. 2 James I. O’Neill, 4 p.m.
Finals – Friday, May 29
Red Hook or O’Neill vs. No. 1 Highland, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 1 p.m.
State first round – BYE
State quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 7
Section 1 winner vs. Section 9 winner, at Monroe-Woodbury H.S., 4 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Section 9 girls lacrosse tournament 2026 brackets