The team begins organized practices in mid-January and continues through mid-May. Practice is Monday through Friday from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Mark Szczepkowski
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A Chicago Ridge native and 1995 graduate of Saint Lawrence High School, Mark captained his Cross Country and Track teams. He graduated from University of Illinois in 2000 with a History degree and went on to earn his teaching certificate at Trinity Christian in Palos Heights. Mark is in his fourth year at Regina as a Theology and Social Studies teacher.  2005-06 will mark his 3rd year as Head Golf Coach and second year as Head Track and Field Coach.

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The sport of lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey. Anyone can play lacrosse--the big or the small. The game requires and rewards coordination and agility. Quickness and speed are two highly prized qualities in lacrosse. An exhilarating sport, lacrosse is fast-paced and full of action. Long sprints up and down the field with abrupt starts and stops, precision passes and dodges are routine in women's lacrosse. Lacrosse is played with a stick, the crosse, which must be mastered by the player to throw, catch and scoop the ball.In the fall of 2002 the IHSA approved a proposal for boys and girls lacrosse to be recognized as sanctioned sports when enough schools are participating. Both the boys and girls anticipate being a sanctioned IHSA sport within the next few years as more schools start programs. Lacrosse is recognized as an "emerging sport" by the IHSA.

The Lacrosse season runs from the end of February to mid-May . Tryouts begin on February 27, 2006. Games will be held at Regina's new spring sports campus at Techny Divine Word - 2001 Waukegan Road in Techny, Illinois.

While most schools have a JV and Varsity team, Regina currently fields one team that plays on the Varsity level.

Varsity Head Lacrosse Coach:
Elizabeth Rodriguez is a 2005 graduate of the University of Illinois-Champaign where she earned her architectural degree. She was the co-captain and vice-president of the Illinois Women’s Lacrosse Club winning 3 divisional championships. Elizabeth is a native of Lawrenceville, IL where she played basketball, softball, volleyball and track and was class salutatorian. She is currently an architectural assistant at Turley Architects in Evanston.

Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach:
Bridget Gregory is a 2004 graduate of St. Louis University where she co-founded, captained and coached the women’s lacrosse club team. She began her passionate lacrosse career at Loyola Academy as a student there. And she continues to lead and guide young people through healthy life choices as a counselor for Jewish Vocational Services.

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Please visit the Illinois High School Women's Lacrosse Association's exciting new web sitewww.ihswla.org for Regina 's schedule, results, stats and more.

Tryouts to be held February 27th and games are held throughout May. Home fields are at Regina's new spring sports campus at Techny Divine Word - 2001 Waukegan Road in Techny, Illinois.

Varsity Coach- Jason Penyich
Jason is return as 3rd year Varsity softball coach. His family has a rich tradition at Regina as his sisters Melinda ('96) and Elizabeth ('06) and Aunt Ellen Markey ('85) are all Regina Girls! A 1993 graduate of Loyola Academy , Jason played 4 years of baseball and assisted as student athletic trainer. He went on to catch 2 seasons at North Central College and 1 season at IUPUI, and continued into the professional ranks with one season on the Joliet Jackhammers. Jason also served as an assistant baseball coach at Harper College for 5 years. He resides in Schaumburg with his wife Kathleen and son Braden.

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Tryouts to be held March 6, 2006. Games held throughout mid-May. Home fields are at Regina's new spring sports campus at Techny Divine Word - 2001 Waukegan Road in Techny, Illinois.

Melissa Bogdanovich, a Milwaukee area native, comes to Regina in her first year as Head Varsity Soccer Coach. Melissa was a captain and four-year starter on Trinity International University’s soccer team, where she competed in 4 national championship tournaments and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003. She is currently in her third year as an assistant soccer coach at Trinity University and in 2004 led the team to the Christian College National Championship. Melissa’s soccer experiences include ministries with Athletes in Action and the Chicago Eagles in Singapore, Vancouver and Brazil. She also coached girls’ JV and Varsity lacrosse at Libertyville High School for five seasons.

Currently, Melissa is a Physical Education teacher at Oak Grove School in Libertyville and is pursuing her Master’s degree in Teaching at Xavier University.

Asst. Varsity Coach: Cori Schwarz

JV Head Soccer Coach is: Brian Godziszewski

Freshman Head Coach is: Mohammed Shemirani

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