Athletics Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s soccer team will rely on continued outstanding defensive play and opportunistic scoring on Wednesday when it hosts Keystone College in a United East Conference first-round playoff match. Action gets underway under the lights at 7 p.m. on campus at UPMC Field.

Four Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams (men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross-country) will step into United East Conference postseason action this week while the wrestling team opens its season.

Pennsylvania College of Technology joined the United East Conference in announcing the anticipated addition of women's flag football as an intercollegiate and conference-sponsored sport beginning in 2025-26. "We're excited to add another opportunity for women to participate in collegiate athletics," Penn College Director of Athletics Scott Kennell said.

In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, Penn College men’s basketball players are teaming up for a different exercise – reading “Meet Mason” during Children’s Story Time at the Otto Bookstore in downtown Williamsport. Set for Noon to 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, the free event is suitable for kindergarten and preschool-age children (who should be accompanied by an adult).

Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s soccer teams assured themselves of United East postseason action this past week while the golf team’s fall season concluded.

Michael J. Stanzione, the first director of athletics for Pennsylvania College of Technology, died Oct. 15 at the age of 70. Stanzione retired from the college in 2010 after nearly 27 years of service. In addition to athletics roles, he was engaged in vocational-technical administration earlier in his college career.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s men’s golf team dominated the United East Fall Preview and its soccer teams went a combined 3-0 last week. For the third year in a row, the men’s golf team finished at the top and Peyton Mussina of Montoursville medaled in the United East Fall Preview on Monday.

When the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s volleyball team opened its United East season on Tuesday, it was significant in more ways than one. Not only did the Wildcats begin conference play with a victory for the first time since 2013, they snapped a 46-match UE losing streak dating to October 2017 and ended a seven-match loss string this season.

Members of the Williamsport Lions U10 Girls travel soccer teams recently enjoyed connecting with the Penn College women’s soccer players. The college team’s head coach, Ian T. Scheller, and assistant coach, Jakob A. LeMay, held a “Youth Night” and invited the local youngsters to the UPMC Field to watch the pre-game warmups of their “older counterparts” and to join with the Wildcat athletes during player introductions and the national anthem. It was an exciting outing for the little Lions!

A new wrestling coach was named. Three new hall of fame inductees. Wins by the men’s and women’s soccer teams in their United East openers, and both teams won twice. There was plenty to applaud for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletics over the past week.