Wildcat Athletics Articles

Twice last week, Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams stepped into the arena against NCAA Division III crosstown rival Lycoming College and lost. The women's volleyball team forced the Warriors to five games before falling, 3-2, while the women's soccer team was shut out, 11-0.

Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams went a combined 20-12 last week. Leading the way were the golf squad, which went 4-0, and the women's soccer team, which won its only match.

Two years at the helm of the Pennsylvania College of Technology coed tennis team have produced two Penn State University Athletic Conference championships for coach Aimee Plastow, and she has high hopes for this year's team, too.

After the loss of four of his top seven men runners and still one woman runner shy of fielding a complete team, Pennsylvania College of Technology cross-country coach Mike Paulhamus has his work cut out in what he says is a rebuilding season. The Wildcats open Saturday at the Delaware Valley Invitational.

Pennsylvania College of Technology women's volleyball coach Bambi Hawkins describes her team as young, but one with solid experience and a lot of energy. Her hope is that it is enough not only to produce the squad's eighth-straight winning season, but also its second championship during her 11-year tenure.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's soccer teams open their seasons Wednesday at NCAA Division III Penn State University Abington, the men withnine returnees and high hopes and the women somewhat unsettled.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's women's volleyball team opened its season over the weekend by going 1-2 in the Penn State Beaver Volleyball Classic. The Wildcats defeated Penn State Beaver, 19-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-22; and lost to Ohio State Marion, 25-18, 18-25, 19-25, 22-25; and University of Cincinnati Clermont, 25-23, 22-25, 28-30, 13-25.

Over the past decade, Pennsylvania College of Technology golf teams have excelled on an almost unprecedented level, winning eight conference championships and putting together a win streak that reached 155 before being snapped.

Classes for Pennsylvania College of Technology's fall semester get under way Monday and athletes in six sports soon will hit the practice fields or courts in preparation for their season openers. The women's volleyball team will be the first to get under way, on Friday, Aug. 27, at the two-day Penn State Beaver Classic.

Fourteen Pennsylvania College of Technology spring-sports athletes have received postseason honors in baseball, softball and archery. BaseballSenior pitcher Mark Shaffer (Hanover) and sophomore shortstop Tom Hughes (Easton) were named Penn State University Athletic Conference First Team All-Stars and senior outfielder Ryan Weachock (Pottsville) was named to the Second Team.