Wildcat Athletics Articles

Great from the get-go. That describes the success story of Pennsylvania College of Technology archery teams. "The year we started (1997), we had three guys in the male compound division who, when they got to Penn College, knew how to shoot. They walked in and could compete," explained coach Chad Karstetter, who, as a student, was one of those original three.

Seventeen Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports athletes have been given post-season awards. Ten received all-Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association (all-state) accolades and the other seven earned all-Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference honors. Reaping all-PCAA awards were: Golf Matt Haile (freshman/Shikellamy) and Christian Scheller (freshman/North Pocono).

Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball coach Gene Bruno has one goal for his team this season: stay competitive. With no returning starters, after back-to-back seasons in which his squad reached the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference playoffs, Bruno knows his team has its work cut out. "We're going to be young and inexperienced.

Pennsylvania College of Technology women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin has mixed feelings heading into his team's season opener Friday night. On one hand, he has 15 players on his roster, a true luxury considering that many recent Lady Wildcat teams have had fewer than 10.

After cruising through the regular season portion of its Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference schedule, Pennsylvania College of Technology women's soccer coach Dan Hibbs knew his team would need to keep its focus in Saturday's championship game against Manor College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology golfers had their best showing in 20 years at the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Championship. Matt Haile, a freshman from Shikellamy High School in Sunbury, finished second with rounds of 81-72 and Christian Scheller, a freshman from Moscow, ended fourth with rounds of 78-79 during action Monday and Tuesday on the Penn State Blue Course.

Four Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball players have been awarded Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference postseason honors. Cited for their contributions during the recently completed season were pitchers Travis Pena (Williamsport), Ryan Weller (Fallston, Md.) and Andy Roth (Catasauqua) and outfielder Mike Daciw (Sun Valley). All four are freshmen.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams are ready to step into Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference tournament action. At 1 p.m. Saturday, the Wildcat men's and women's cross country teams will run at Penn State-Scranton in the EPCC Championships, while, at 11 a.m. Monday, the College's golf team will have three players seeded among the Top 10 at Golden Oakes in Fleetwood.

In a very short time, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's soccer program has come a very long way. Two years ago, the Lady Wildcats operated as a club team with very few players. Last year, in just its first full season, the team went 8-2 and won the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association crown.

With only four returning lettermen, Pennsylvania College of Technology men's soccer team faces a rebuilding season. But, according to coach Andy Richardson, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. "There were only three returning players during the 2000 season and we won the states ... It shows you how talented some of these guys are coming out of strong high school programs.