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Going into the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs at Elm Park, coach Roger Harris knew his team was capable of doing well, but he was concerned about whether it would play with consistency.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's 2008-09 Student Activities Awards banquet, a night "filled with rewards, recognition and flavorsome food" dedicated to student leaders and organizations, was held Wednesday in Penn's Inn. The evening included awarding of a $1,000 Student Leadership Legacy Scholarship to Justin A. Ball, of Sandy Ridge, a business administration: management major.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has been monitoring the swine-flu news since this past weekend through the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety. There now have been 66 cases of the swine flu in the United States (believed to have originated in Mexico).

Pennsylvania College of Technology's baseball team enters this weekend's Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs as the defending champ, the top seed and it has a seasoned group of starters. But experience has taught coach Chris Howard that nothing is a sure thing. "It's never a lock, and we proved that two years ago when we went in as the No. 1 seed.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has received a grant to support a summer camp for secondary school students interested in careers in emergency medical services. The EMT-Paramedic camp, scheduled this June, is funded in part by a $1,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety.

Seven-time PGA Tour winner Joey Sindelar will be the visiting pro at the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation's 23rd Annual Spring Golf Classic on Monday, May 11, at the Williamsport Country Club. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the Penn College Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship.

The Madigan Library held its first-ever Saturday night event this past weekend: Mixed Nuts Casino IV! The event was sponsored by the library, Student Activities Office and two student clubs: ACM and Film Hounds. More than 30 students were in the library which stayed open late for the event enjoying poker, blackjack, Scrabble and Xbox 360.

Just days from its Thursday deadline and impressively at 85 percent of its lofty goal, a Penn College student organization got a pep talk from Williamsport Mayor Gabriel J. Campana as it continues its food drive to aid the area's needy. The mayor attended a Students in Free Enterprise meeting, applauding the group for working so diligently for the economic betterment of its neighbors.

The Baking and Pastry Applications Class, the students responsible for the popular campus bake sales throughout the year, completed a semester-ending "trade show" project in the Susquehanna Room from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The show was a presentation of pastry product development, merchandising and marketing techniques, according to Chef Monica J.

Perfect weather and a perfect finish for its three teams; things could not have gone much better for Pennsylvania College of Technology archers last weekend when they hosted the Eastern Regional Intercollegiate Championships. "I'm very happy with the way things went. You couldn't ask for any better weather. Usually we get rain, sleet and high winds, but, this year, it was beautiful.