Wildcat Athletics Articles

Under blue skies and on a perfect day for golf, the Penn College team shot one of its better rounds of the past couple of years Wednesday. The team's winning score on its home White Deer course was 303, followed by Penn State New Kensington at 317.

If its first outing of the season is any indication, Pennsylvania College of Technology golfers are in for another excellent campaign.

Penn College hosted a "Meet the Wildcats" night Thursday on the patio outside the Susquehanna Room. More than 100 athletes and coaches in eight fall sports were in uniform and available for photographs and interviews. "Penn College has been one of the most successful colleges in our division over the past 15 years," said Mike Stanzione, director of athletics.

With only six returnees from a year ago, Pennsylvania College of Technology women's volleyball coach Bambi Hawkins is unsure what to expect in her team's opener at 7 tonight at Davis College.

The Penn College golf team victoriously opened its season Tuesday at the Nemacolin Woodlands Mystic Rock Golf Course in Farmington, a Pete Dye-designed course tucked away in the Laurel Mountains of Western Pennsylvania.

Last season saw Pennsylvania College of Technology rebound from a "down" 2005 in team tennis, and coach Davis Santucci thinks this year his squad has enough talent to challenge for the championship.

Throughout its history, Pennsylvania College of Technology men's cross country teams have excelled. And it is the opinion of coach Mike Paulhamus that they just keep getting better and better.

Being first is never easy, but the task coach Chris Howard faces with his Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team is more difficult than for most. Howard met his players on Monday when college classes began. There was a short workout Tuesday ­− between rain showers − and full workouts Wednesday and Thursday.

Although classes won't begin until Monday and athletes have yet to report, seven fall sports coaches at Pennsylvania College of Technology are gearing up for the start of their seasons. The baseball team, under coach Chris Howard who is beginning his second full season, will be the first to get under way when the Wildcats host Westmoreland Community College on Aug.

From Little League to playing professionally, Alison Tagliaferri of Linden has found success whatever the level of athletic competition. Now, she's accepted a challenge that will take her from being a player into a new role as head coach of the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's basketball team. And she expects the success to continue.