Wildcat Athletics Articles

This season, Penn College tennis teams have had unprecedented success, and third-year coach David Straub is hopeful that it continues on Saturday as both of his squads enter the United East Conference playoffs seeded third.

“We’re ready to rock and roll,” Penn College golf coach Rob Lytle said as his team prepped for this weekend’s United East Conference Championship, where it seeks its fourth straight title.

In one of the best combined weeks in program history, six Wildcat teams tasted victory, with the men’s and women’s tennis teams each posting two wins and qualifying third for the United East Conference playoffs, the men’s lacrosse and women’s softball teams both going 2-0, the golf team finishing first in a six-team field, and the archery squad claiming two gold, two silver, a bronze and six All-Region honorees at the USA Archery East Region Outdoor Championships.

28/22 News reporter Joe Garrison covered the Penn College softball team’s strong start at its new home field: the Williamsport Lumber Yards.

During a busy 10-game week, a new era began on Tuesday for the softball team with two wins in the opening of its new facility at the 28-acre Lumber Yards on Rose Street.

On Tuesday, Penn College’s Mackenzi Tice became the first pitcher to take the mound at the Williamsport Lumber Yards, a new baseball and softball facility built just south of campus by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce.

Tennis, lacrosse and golf teams all saw action, with the men’s and women’s tennis teams each picking up two wins in United East Conference play.

Stepping into United East Conference play for the first time this season, the men’s lacrosse team gave perennial champion St. Mary’s (Md.) College all it could handle, while the softball team got off to a 2-0 start. Also, three Wildcats received UE recognition for their outstanding performances the week before.

The women’s softball and men’s lacrosse teams each had double-win weeks, with the softball team extending its win streak to eight games and the lacrosse team knocking off an undefeated team that it had never beaten before. Also, the women’s tennis team opened its spring season with a shutout win, and a men’s golfer placed second in his first spring outing.

After completing their fall seasons and taking a winter break, spring play with United East Conference action gets underway for the Penn College tennis and golf teams.