For Greencastle girl's basketball coach Doug Greenlee, the belief his team could have a good season has always been there.

But, making the belief a reality took a lot of blood, sweat and strong play from his Tiger Cubs. 

As a result, Greencastle is 23-4 on the year and finds itself among the Elite Eight in Class 2A after capturing the Regional championship Saturday, knocking off Union County, 58-38. 

The Tiger Cubs, who have won 15 straight, will look to add a semi-state title to its resume when they open play at 10 a.m. Saturday against defending state champ Forest Park at Shelbyville High School. 

"It was a great feeling and a great accomplishment to win Regionals. At this point, there are only 32 teams in the State competing next weekend and only 8 of them are in Class 2A," Greenlee told The Putnam County Post.

Along the way, Greencastle continues showing just what it can do, as it has added the titles of Putnam County champions, Northview Holiday champs, Sectional champs and now Regional champs to its impressive record.

The success has Greenlee admitting it has been quite a feat for any athletic team. 

"It doesn't get much better than that,  I attribute this to the girls staying focused all season and working hard to improve each and every week.  They have been really good listeners and want to keep it going. The fun of basketball is winning," Greenlee said.

The success of this year's team can also be traced to the back of their shooting shirts and a simple word -- team. 

"I feel like all of the girls have played a huge part in the team's success. We are a team. Seniors Gloria Brewer, Emma Hunter, and Stephanie Morales have been leaders, while Evie Briones,  Madi Plew, and Ali Dobbs have contributed mightily to our success   It takes all of the girls and Aleeyah Johnson, Bailey Brown, Zoey Doan, Izzy Camara and Becka Rady provide a deep bench," Greenlee said. 

Heading into Saturday's matchup against Forest Park, Greenlee said he is learning about the Rangers, who are 23-3. Forest Park has won six straight, and Greenlee knows about the success the Rangers had a season ago. 

"They are defending 2A State Champs and have seven seniors   They are a very good team that is expected at the Semi State level.  We need to focus on what we do well,  we will have to defend and rebound, two areas that are a must.   We have to realize going in that it is going to be a loud gym and relax and play our style of basketball," Greenlee admitted.