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Seasons came to a close for the soccer and women’s volleyball teams, but first, the men’s soccer team made modern history by reaching the United East Conference Championship match. Also, the basketball seasons got underway, with the women’s team off to its best start in 17 seasons, and the wrestling team had two individual champions. Penn College’s cross-country runners will close out their season Saturday in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.

Penn College hosted a First-Generation Celebration on Thursday – building community, sharing resources and showcasing student achievements.

The women’s basketball team, coming off its best season in the program’s NCAA era, plays its first games this weekend, traveling to Alfred State on Friday and hosting Keuka College on Saturday in Bardo Gym.

The men’s basketball team will play its first game on Saturday at home against King’s College. Last season, the Wildcats advanced to the conference semifinals. “We will never be able to replace last year’s senior class, but instead we tried to reload with some talented transfers and new freshmen to come in and fill those shoes,” said Coach Geoff Hensley.

In just its second season under coach Kyle Hawk, and with all new players this year, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s volleyball team not only has doubled its win total from a year ago, but is headed into postseason play for the first time since 2013.

Among the hundreds of students supplementing their hands-on Penn College education through internships this year was Emma J. Turner, a culinary arts technology, professional baking and applied management student who became the first intern at Fireside Tavern, a busy restaurant and event space in Strasburg.

Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s cross-country teams finished third and fifth, respectively, in the United East Conference Championships – and totaled 10 all-conference honors in the process – while men’s and women’s soccer teams each won their UE quarterfinal matches, the women’s volleyball team concluded its first six-win regular season and three-win UE campaign since 2016, earning a postseason berth, and the wrestling team opened its season.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Medical Imaging Club raised awareness for breast cancer with its annual Pink Out on Oct. 29. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, club members and program faculty donned various hues of pink as they shared vital information about the importance of regular breast cancer screening.

Following last season’s achievements – winning the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference dual championship and boasting the college’s most-ever regional place winners – the Wildcat wrestlers are looking for postseason success again.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology cross-country teams appear to be peaking at just the right time going into this Saturday’s conference championships, hosted by Penn State Brandywine.