Entering the season, the talk surrounding Providence Catholic mostly centered around two things.

Could the Celtics handle the graduation of Molly Knight?

How quickly would it take transfers Landrie and Layken Callahan to get settled in?

The Celtics have only played four games, but in the short term the answers to those questions appear to be.

Yes.

Not long at all.

The Callahan sisters were in peak form Saturday at Joliet Junior College, as were the rest of the Celtics.

The result was a red-hot start against Minooka that gave Providence enough cushion to fend off a second half comeback attempt by the Indians. Providence got the win 58-50 to take home the fourth annual WJOL Tournament championship.

It’s the first WJOL title in program history.

“This is always a great tournament,

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