Wildcat Athletics Articles

Vol. 8, No. 7 (Through Sunday, Sept. 27) Wildcat TalesFollowing is a weekly recap of Pennsylvania College of Technology's fall sports teams and look ahead to important upcoming games. During the past week, Penn College teams won seven games and lost five. FlashbackThe women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season when it fell 2-0 to crosstown rival NCAA Division III Lycoming College.

Eighteen students have been named to the Wildcat Dance Team for 2009-10, on the basis of auditions conducted Sept. 14-16 by coach Milissa M. Augustine. The team's first performance will be during the men's basketball season opener against Central Pennsylvania College at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in Bardo Gymnasium. Principal dancers are Rebecca M. Boyer, Palmerton; Erika K. Brunner, Bellefonte; Kelsey A.

Impassioned students got the jump on next month's Homecoming observance, readily showing their Penn College Pride at Monday evening's women's soccer game against Lycoming College. The Wildcats came out on the other end of a 2-0 score, but the fan base marked by painted bodies and pure boosterism was strong.

Vol. 8, No. 6 (Through Sunday, Sept. 20) 'Cat TalesCross-CountryPenn College's men's and women's teams finished first in their respective divisions in an invitational at Penn State Mont Alto. Wildcat Mark Cordeiro (Canton) topped the men's field by covering the 5.37-mile distance in 31:45.

Vol. 8, No. 5 (Through Sunday, Sept. 13) 'Cat Tales Cross-Country On Saturday at the Luzerne County Community College Invitational, the Penn College men finished first among four Penn State University Athletic Conference teams in the field and the Penn College women were first among two teams.

Vol. 8, No. 4 (Through Sunday, Sept 6) 'Cat Tales Cross-CountryCompeting at the Delaware Valley Invitational against NCAA colleges and universities, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women finished seventh in a 15-team field and the men ninth in a 17-team field. Tamara Pavlov (Lewisburg) paced the Wildcat women over a 6-kilometer course with a 26th-place finish in 26 minutes, 59 seconds.

When the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's soccer team takes to the field Thursday at Davis College with just enough players to field a team, it can ill afford any red cards or injuries. "We're going into Thursday's game with no subs. It's going to be interesting.

Throughout his first nine years as cross-country coach at Pennsylvania College of Technology, Mike Paulhamus has made some bold predictions on how his teams would fare and they delivered every time. The Wildcat men have won seven conference championships including their last six in a row and finished second once under Paulhamus.

During her first season as coach of the Pennsylvania College of Technology coed tennis team, Aimee Plastow guided the squad to a conference championship. What will she do for an encore? "We really have a solid lineup. I see no reason why we can't be one of the top, if not the top team in the conference," Plastow said.

Vol. 8, No. 3 (Through Sunday, Aug. 30) 'Cat Tales Women's VolleyballThe women's volleyball team became the first fall sports team to open its season, but found the going tough in the Penn State Beaver Classic as it lost all three matches.