Redemption = Providence
Bill Scheibe: Mere minutes into the fourth quarter of Friday night's Class 6A
second-round playoff football game against host Oswego, Providence
tailback Tim Hanrahan sat in silence on the bench, not thinking about an uncharacteristic fumble.
In Friday night's Class 6A second-round playoff game against Oswego, Providence had to get it done in overtime. And sure enough, they had enough in the tank to remain alive.
Dick Goss: The Joliet area has nine teams remaining in the state high school football playoff hunt, with second-round games on tap this weekend. And so far, we still have the potential to send a team to the championship game in any of the six classes from 3A through 8A.
"Make no little plans," famously said the noted urban planner and architect Daniel Burnham.
A year ago both the Lockport boys and girls cross country teams missed going to state. This year, the Porters are back. Lockport advanced both its boys and girls teams to state, each with
fourth place finishes, in the Lockport Class 3A sectional Saturday at
Dellwood Park.
Redemption = Providence
Short-term memory meant a long-term gain in several long runs for Providence. Tim Hanrahan finished with 209 yards rushing on 33 carries and scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime as the Celtics outlasted Oswego 16-10.
North Stars playoff march a long time coming
A look back at the 2009 Courier-News high school football preview offers a reminder why I pegged St. Charles North as the area's top team this fall.
Providence atop list of area title hopefuls
The Joliet area has nine teams remaining in the state high school football playoff hunt, with second-round games on tap this weekend. And so far, we still have the potential to send a team to the championship game in any of the six classes from 3A through 8A.
The season-ender real logic-bender
Marist volleyball coach Natalie Holder told me a story Wednesday. Told me a few stories, in fact. Lord knows, she had plenty to talk about after a Tuesday that started with one of her players getting hit by a school bus while driving down Western Avenue and ended with getting run over once again in the postseason by Mother McAuley.
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