Wildcat Athletics Articles

After 16 days and more weather-related postponements than you can count on two hands (14), the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team finally returned to action Wednesday.

For the second week in a row, all Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball and softball games were postponed due to inclement weather, but the Wildcats hit the jackpot as men's basketball player Leroy Joiner was named the Penn State University Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

The Penn State University Athletic Conference named Penn College junior Leroy Joiner (Williamsport) as its men's basketball Player of the Year. The honor is voted on by all the PSUAC coaches. Joiner led the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding, averaging 21.5 points and 11.7 rebounds. He also was named a United States Collegiate Athletic Association All-American for the third straight year.

Penn College sophomore Kierstin Steer (South Williamsport) and freshman Tosha Stover (Bellefonte) earned Penn State University Athletic Conference women's basketball honors Thursday. Steer was named an All-Conference selection, while Stover was an honorable mention. The All-Conference team is comprised of top players from the PSUAC voted on by conference officials.

Junior Danny Wido is featured in the Faces in the Crowd section of the April 4 issue of Sports Illustrated. Wido, of Shickshinny, is a two-time national collegiate men's compound champion and, in September, represented the college at the World University Archery Championships in Shenzhen, China, where he won a team gold medal and an individual silver medal.

Junior Leroy Joiner (Williamsport) and senior Greg Solyak (Lititz) have been named Penn State University Athletic Conference All-Conference selections. It marks the third time Joiner has been honored by the PSUAC and the first time for Solyak.

The sixth annual Women In Sports Day was held Sunday, as current and prospective Penn College female athletes, coaches, athletic staff and campus administrators gathered in Penn's Inn for an inspirational address by featured speaker Lindsey K. Fackler.

Mother Nature,14; Pennsylvania College of Technology, 0. That was the result of college athletic teams last week, as all 14 scheduled games six in baseball and eight in softball were postponed due to snow and cold temperatures. But that doesn't mean nothing happened.

Penn College junior Skylar Gingrich, of Lititz, was named the Penn State University Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week for theperiod ending March 20. Gingrich hit .417 (5 for 12) in a 5-1 week. He notched 10 RBIs and had two home runs. His slugging percentage for the week was 1.000 and he had a .650 on-base percentage. This is Gingrich's first PSUAC honor this season.

Penn College sophomore Amanda N. Baney, of Williamsport, was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's softball Player of the Week. Baney led the Lady Wildcats to a 2-0 week, hitting .571 (4 for 7) with two home runs and six RBIs. She had a slugging percentage of 1.429 and an on-base percentage of .625.