Wildcat Athletics Articles

The Penn College archery team will be featured this weekend on "The Great Outdoors," a regional production for which members were filmed and interviewed during competition at the Bloomsburg Expo on Jan. 27. The feature will be broadcast on Fox 56 from 7:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, and from 7:30-8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, on MyNetworkTV. It also will be streamed on the show's website.

At halftime of Wednesday's Wildcat men's basketball game against Penn State Scranton, it was the Loyalsock Little Lancers' turn to play an intersquad scrimmage before a Bardo Gymnasium crowd. The sixth-grade boys played for 10 minutes, with the maroon team defeating the white team by a 12-to-6 score.

Penn College senior Greg Solyak (Lititz) was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Division II Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 6. Solyak averaged 23 points in a 2-0 week for the Wildcats. In the win over No. 9 Penn State Wilkes-Barre, he broke the Penn College men's basketball all-time scoring record.

The Loyalsock Little Lady Lancers played an intersquad scrimmage at halftime of Saturday's Penn College women's basketball game against Penn State DuBois. The sixth-grade girls played an enjoyable 10 minutes of basketball in Bardo Gymnasium, with the maroon team winning 8-0.

In the second day of theUnited States Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling Championships at Penn State DuBois, the Penn College team took home some hardware with three Wildcat wrestlers earning accolades. Following Friday's dual-meet competition, Saturday's events focused on individual wrestlers.

Men's and women's basketball teams, the men's volleyball team and archers all saw action last week for Pennsylvania College of Technology. While it marked the start of the season for archery and volleyball, the basketball players are headed into the final two weeks of their regular seasons.

Men's and women's basketball teams, the men's volleyball team and archers all saw action last week for Pennsylvania College of Technology. While it marked the start of the season for archery and volleyball, the basketball players are headed into the final two weeks of their regular seasons.

With 1,430 points, senior Greg Solyak has sealed his place at the top of the Penn College men's basketball all-time leading scorers list. Solyak achieved the honor against Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Thursday night. He only needed 15 points to capture the title; he ended up scoring 18. Alumnus Joe Simon, who graduated last year, previously held the honor with 1,425 points.

Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's basketball teams return to Penn State University Athletic Conference action this week after a week during which they each went 0-3 against non-league opponents. Barring the unforeseen, senior Greg Solyak (Lititz) should eclipse the college men's career scoring record some time during the week.

The student team jumped out quickly in Wednesday's annual basketball game en route to a 55-44 victory against its staff/faculty rivals. "The old saying of 'Living by the 3, dying by the 3' could never have been more true," said intramural assistant Jeremy R. Bottorf, recapping the game. "When the students were hitting their 3-pointers, they would have a double-digit lead.