Celtics edge Joliet East after tense baseball duel
Providence defeated Joliet East 7-6 on the Celtics home field despite five errors and a three-run homer by Joliet East. Coach Jaime Garcia praised his team's resilience and noted three to four crucial mistakes but credited hitters for a four-run fourth inning and a seventh-inning rally led by Yurkanin.
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Providence
Mike Tschida
Joliet East
Celtics
Jaime Garcia
Garcia
Marcia
Voss
East
Zagar
Joliet
Todd Persico
Eric Ulmer
Kingsman
Ulmer
Tim Weber
Eric
Mark Hollatz
Hill
Sandwich Ulmer
Kingsmen
Persico
Tschida
Bob Termik
Joe Jones
Yurkanin
Celtic
Ed Taylor
Tom Siebers
Mark Kickels
John Kostelz
Termik
Mark Kronenberg
Tony Garwood
Luther North
Regional opens Tuesday in IHSA Class A baseball regionals
The Illinois High School Association outlines the Class A regional schedule beginning Tuesday May 18. Providence starts Thursday in game five against the winner of game one, with the rest of the bracket listing matchups across Tuesday Thursday Friday and a Monday regional final.
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Illinois High School Association
Providence
University High School
Morgan Park Academy
Lemont
Chicago
Dhana Christain
Westmont
Leo
Providence tops Nazareth Celtic in Private League title run
Providence girls rally to beat Nazareth Academy 10-5 in a six run sixth inning securing the Private School league title solo with an 11-1 PSL record. Senior standouts Sue Miller Jennifer Athos Kaye Kinsella JoAnn Nielsen led the scoring as Miller pitched and closed strong despite eight walks.
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Joe Shroba
Providence
Nazareth Academy
Celtics
Chicago Christian
Sue Miller
Jennifer Athos
Kaye Kinsella
JoAnn Nielsen
Nazareth
Miller
Kinsella
Nielsen
Celts
St. Francis Academy
Garcia Finalizes Danville Schlar Lineup for State Playoffs
With back-to-back doubleheaders yesterday and today at Danville Schlar, Garcia prepares his team to open the Class A state playoff regional at Providence. He notes injuries but says the lineup is set and hopes to schedule one more tune-up game Tuesday to sharpen for the playoffs.
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Stelter
Joliet Central
Miller
Joliet West
Ellen Ryan
Lockport
Danville
Schlarman
Garcia
Providence
Hard luck stays on Knights' trail
Sandburg catcher Scott Barczi delivered a decisive three run homer in the seventh as the Eagles rallied from a seven run hole to beat Lincoln Way 9-8 in Orland Park. Barczi earned four RBIs while Archie Fields held the Knights to two hits over four innings in relief. Lincoln Way slipped to 2-9 in SICA West while Sandburg improved to 6-5.
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Kevin Nelson
Sandburg
Knights
Sica West
Star Publications
al Seib
John Beacham
Scott Barczi
Barczi
Eagles
Orland Park
Ron Mellen
Barezi
Knight
Don Ducett
Mellen
Archie Fields
Lincoln-Way
Ron Studnicki
Ducett
Mark Watzke
Eagle
Fields
Scott Barnevelt
Mike Hermann
RBI
Reavis
TF South
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Jim Johnston
Bob Zagar
Ray Hill
Walter Yurkanin
Vic Voss
John Murphy
Luther South
Harvard
Celtic Girls
Randy Stelter
Athos
Lisa Drumm
Jackie Hill
Cathy Yurkanin
Tina Eberhardt
Terry Sieger
Sieger
Oak Lawn
Shepard
Argo
South
Stagg
SICA
Hillcrest
Rich Central
Bremen
Oak Forest
Evergreen Park
Tinsey Park
Tinley Park
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