Providence’s Claire Wajda grabs the ball against Tinley Park during the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional championship game on Friday, May 24, 2024. decided to give soccer a shot during her freshman year at Providence. She never expected to be turned into a goalkeeper.
“I still get worried every time somebody shoots the ball, but I like knowing that I can use my hands. I like being back there as the last line of defense.”She notched four saves to record her 13th shutout of the season and lift the top-seeded Celtics to a 2-0 victory over Tinley Park in the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional championship game.The Celtics will play at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Kankakee Supersectional against the winner of Saturday’s game between Peoria Notre Dame and Peoria Richwoods .
“I hadn’t played soccer since second grade, but a bunch of my friends were playing when I was a freshman,” she said. “They were like, ‘Claire, play, it’s so much fun,’ So, I joined, and here I am.”
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