Providence Celtics Face Do or Die Regional Showdown
Providence coach Jaime Garcia warns of no mistakes as the Celtics chase a Class A Illinois regional title. After trailing 3-0 to University High, Providence rallied for a 14-4 win with key hits from Yurkanin and Siebers, and now aim to beat Illiana Christian and possibly Aurora Central Catholic while staying focused on the next opponent.
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Providence
Illinois High School Association
Jaime Garcia
Celtics
Garcia
University High School
Harvard
Maroons
Ulmer
Hill
Murphy
Yurkanin
Mark Rickels
Tschida
Rich Bednar
Illiana Christian
Aurora Cen
Tral Catholic
Aurora Central Catholic
Chargers
ACC
Bob Kipper
Aurora
Lincoln-Way District Tennis Action In Rain
Lincoln-Way Knights hosted a district tennis action as Paul Allercuzzo battled a tough opponent amid light rain. A full wrapup of the Lincoln-Way action will appear in Thursday's Star.
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Paul Allercuzzo
Knights
Star
Star Publications
Jerry Marmozewicz
Tschida Chooses Iowa Baseball Scholarship Over Basketball
Iowa bound pitcher Mike Tschida, star of Providence, will attend the University of Iowa on a baseball scholarship next fall. The 6-5 right-hander, who helped lead Providence and was a Private School league honoree, will skip basketball after the Celtics season ends to pursue baseball. He also considered Southern Illinois, Oklahoma, and Nebraska before selecting Iowa.
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Mike Tschida
University of Iowa
Tschida
Dick Mandella
Celtics
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Lincoln Way Baseball Faces Steep Regional Challenge
Lincoln Way, 7-16 overall in SICA West, opens regional play against Bolingbrook with coach Ron Studnicki hoping for an upset. The Knights, who have lost 12 of 16 and sit 3-11 in conference, would then face Joliet Catholic if they advance, while Joliet Catholic dominates with a 24th straight win and 45-5 record.
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Katie Studnicki
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Ron Studnicki
Star Publications
Jerry Marmozewicz
Sica West
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Terry O'Brien
Don Ducett
Ducett
Scott Johnson
Jim Orsay
Rich Sciackitano
Reavis
Lincoln-Way
O’brien
Craig Cypress
Rams
Bremen
Midlothian
Cypress
Johnson
Chuck DeGroot
Jack Gerat
Jack
Rob Korneta
Kevin Nelson
Paul Prospero
DeGroot
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