Wildcat Athletics Articles

Thirteen Pennsylvania College of Technology fall-sports athletes were named all-state by the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association, it has been announced. In addition, all 13, along with eight other Wildcat athletes, received all-conference accolades from the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference.

Sports records, like rules, are made to be broken. But a record-setting effort by Lenny Pasquale a Collision Repair student and member of the Wildcat co-ed bowling team will stand forever. "I realized around the seventh frame that I was really throwing the ball well, and, with a little luck, this could be my day," Pasquale told PCToday of his Nov.

It takes some coaches at least half a season to determine the kind of team they'll have, but Pennsylvania College of Technology women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin views Friday's opener as the tell-tale for his club. "They're going to go out on the court and see bigger, stronger, faster players (than they saw in high school).

Their first season ever definitely was one to remember, and the adage, "the third time's a charm," proved true for the Lady Wildcats soccer team.

Led by freshman Christine Seward's first-place finish and a second-place effort by sophomore Scott Morgan (Pocono Mountain), the Wildcat women's and men's teams won Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Championships Saturday. It was the first state titles for Pennsylvania College of Technology teams since 1999, and marked the fifth overall for the women and fourth for the men.

Freshman Josh Wells (DuBois) and sophomore Bryan Vertigan (Emmaus) completed play in the recent two-day Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Championships on Penn State's Blue Course by shooting a 166 and 178, respectively. "They didn't play to their potential," assessed coach Chet Schuman. "It's kind of sad. The conditions were good. The greens were hard to hold, but they knew that.

Having already won Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference regular season crowns, the Pennsylvania College of Technology's men's and women's cross-country squads are primed to complete their final goals claiming Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association 2001 team and individual championships. "We're looking pretty good. Berks County is our main competitors.

Although it won't be in the running for a team title, Pennsylvania College of Technology will be represented by two golfers seeking individual honors Monday and Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Penn State's Blue Course.

It's not how you start, but how you finish. Pennsylvania College of Technology's baseball team closed out its regular season by winning five of its final six games jumping from fifth to second in the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference standings and coach Mike Stanzione likes his squad's changes going into this weekend's conference tournament at Keystone College in La Plume.

Although low in number of runners, Pennsylvania College of Technology second-year cross country coach Mike Paulhamus is optimistic about the possibilities for his men's squad. "I'm hoping for a conference (Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference) and state (Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association) championship. I have five guys who are very talented . . .