Joliet West Edges Lincoln-Way In Regional Thriller
Joliet West defeated Lincoln-Way 8 to 7 in seven innings at Lockport in a regional semifinal pitched by both teams stars Terry OBrien and Chuck Georgantas. Joliet West advances to Tuesday regional final while Lincoln-Way finishes 16-7. game featured 13 Joliet West hits and two homers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln-Way
Joliet West
Lockport
Tigers
Lincoln Way
Terry O’brien
Juliet West
Chuck Georgantas
Ron Studnicki
Craig Spiers
Goergantas
O’brien
O'Brien
Georgantas
Knight
The
Knights
Jack Gierat
Gierat
Scott Johnson
West
Greg Studer
Steve Korbel
Chris Chekytis
Jeff Heilstedt
Chuck DeGroot
Kapinas
Keigher
Studnicki
Johnson
Ostrom
Providence
Plainfield
Providence Celtics Rally Past Plainfield 12 9 In Thick Pearl River Game
Providence outslugged Plainfield 12 9 as 25 Celtics reached base and Vic Voss battled through. Key hits by Hollatz Kostelz and Featherson helped build and maintain the lead with Plainfield mounting late pressure before Providence secured the win and set up a semifinal with Joliet Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Shroba
Providence
Plainfield
Celtics
Vic Voss
Scott Baran
Mark Hollatz
John Murphy
Burke Masters
Mark Kickels
John Kostelz
Voss
Chuck McCann
Brian Zielinski
Tom Tibble
Dave Featherson
Tibble
Doug Plat
Featherson
Mark Elliott
Gerry Gadomski
Garcia
Celts
Joliet Catholic
Bolingbrook
Celtic Classic Baseball at Providence High Starts Tomorrow
Eight teams including St. Rita Marist Joliet Catholic St Laurence Montini and Benet Academy compete in the Celtic Classic at Providence High School starting tomorrow. The Celtics meet Benet at 11 am in the bottom bracket with the Joliet Catholic Montini winner to follow higher bracket. Championship is set for Saturday at 2 pm with consolation final at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence High School
St. Rita
Marist
Joliet Catholic
St. Laurence
Montini
Benet Academy
Celtics
Providence
Joliet Catholic-Montini
Shepard
Catholic-Montini
Ingalls
Sorenson and Carstens Respectable at State Tennis
Lincoln Way doubles duo Mark Sorenson and Don Carstens fought through five matches at the Arlington state tennis tournament. They defeated Decatur Eisenhower and edged Homewood-Flossmoor before a 6-1 6-1 consolation loss to Barrington. Their run included a notable upset of Marist 6-3 6-4 and a 6-4 6-3 win over Palatine, with coach Corradetti praising their effort and reflecting on finishing roughly 45th among 120 doubles teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Way
Mark Sorenson
Don Carstens
Arlington
Sorenson
Carstens
Steve Sell
Ed Rorney
Barrington
The
Knights
Dave Brown
Tim Dell
Decatur Eisenhower
Homewood-Flossmoor
Jerry Bonfitto
Greg Brown
Lincoln
Palatine
John Corradetti
Redskins
Corradetti
Knights and Celtics fall in regional doubleheader
Lockport defeated Lincoln Way 5-2 in eight innings as the Knights fail to advance. Sandburg outlasted Providence 12-9 in 10 innings, riding Mary Lou Avolio’s relief and Karen Triebald’s two RBI double plus four RBIs by Triebold as Providence’s rally to 9-9 unraveled in the extra frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Way
Providence
Lockport
Knights
Sandburg
Eagles
Karen Triebald
Triebold
Cathy Yurkanin
Ellen Ryan
Eagle
Bill DeVries
Mary Lou Avolio
Celtics
DeVries
Avolio
Triebald
Denise Coogan
Dawn Brownfield
Beth Bulow
Laura Desmond
Porters
Cheri Boltz
Desmond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kevin Seichert
Vince Gray
Andy Kofoid
Seichert
Chris Lopez
Kendall Kapinas
Terry Keigher
Scott Huss
Tom Ostrem
Gordy Keach
Ted Hutton
Huss
Korneta
Chekytis
Studer
Joliet
Heilstedt
Star Publications
Jerry Marmozewicz
Celtic
Jaime Garcia
DePaul
Kostelz
Senffner
Eric Ulmer
O’neil
Murphy
Senfiner
Gadomski
Catholic High
Hilltoppers
Mike Papierski
Mark
Don
Suzie Schmitz
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!