Wildcat Athletics Articles

Volume 3, No. 36 Records/Upcoming Games (Through Sunday, April 18) Archery Friday-Sunday, April 23-25 − at Atlantic City Classic Saturday, May 1 − at Battle of Bull Run (Centreville, Va.) Thursday-Sunday, May 13-16 − at U.S.

Mike Murzynski, a Construction Management student from Erie; and Elizabeth Brown, a Culinary Arts Technology student from Sayre, were the men's and women's overall winners in Tuesday's first "Penn College Field Day." In the Women's Division, Brown won the push-ups (36), sit-ups (38) and shuttle run (11.3 seconds).

Making bold predictions for his Penn College tennis team is nothing new for coach Charlie Baum. And he's at it again. A year ago, Baum forecast that two of his freshmen players (Theresa Burrill of Jersey Shore and Kristie Boyd of Parkland) would win conference and state women's singles and doubles championships. They did.

Improved pitching, backed by a solid defense, good speed and power hitting, could translate into something very special for the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's softball team this season. The Lady Wildcats are scheduled to open Wednesday with a doubleheaderat Luzerne County Community College.

With new players joining as recently as Wednesday, the Pennsylvania College of Technology men's volleyball team has had little time to jell before its season opener Sunday. "They're a little rough. But without a doubt there's some talent there and hopefully I can whip them into shape and we can have a pretty good season," said Wes Strayer, who enters his first season as coach.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's male and female compound archery teams closed out the indoor portion of their season in fine fashion with first-place finishes in the Eastern Regionals and second-place finishes at nationals.

To say that the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's bowling team dominated the recent Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association championships would be an understatement. For the first time in school history, every member of the squad came home with either a first or second place finish in each of four categories and produced state champions in three of them all-event, doubles and team.

Last fall, the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team advanced to the semifinals of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference. This spring, coach Mike Stanzione would like to take his team one step further. "(In the fall) we had a lot of depth on our team. We had 10 reliable pitchers, two people for each position and defensively we were sound.

Pennsylvania College of Technology archers took two state team championships and had an individual state champ at the Pennsylvania Indoor Championships in late January. Results were just recently posted.

A new league and new opportunities in athletics are creating excitement at Pennsylvania College of Technology. This fall, Penn College, a special mission affiliate of Penn State, will join Penn State's Commonwealth Campus Athletic Conference and athletes competing on Wildcat men's basketball and women's volleyball teams gain four-year eligibility. Michael J.