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The students came onto the basketball court looking for an easy win, and that's just how their Monday game against a staff/faculty team began. In a story that took both halves to play out, they hung on for a 62-54 victory in Bardo Gym. Early in the game, intramural assistant Jeremy Bottorf said, the students could not miss (and the staff/faculty team couldn't buy a basket).

Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's basketball teams both went 0-3 last week, but several wrestlers found individual success in competition at Bloomsburg and Bucknell universities. Flashback Men's Basketball On Tuesday, for the second time this season, the Wildcats played Penn State Hazleton tough, going down to the final two seconds before losing, 62-60.

The men's and women's basketball teams kicked off Healthy Heart Month with a "Red Out" in Bardo Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Both teams wore red shoelaces and other apparel to support the cause, and members of the dance team wore red ribbons in their hair. At halftime of the women's game, intramural assistant Jeremy R.

Penn College sophomore Tyler C. Myers (Centre Hall) was named the Penn State University Athletic Conference "Wrestler of the Week" for the period ending Jan. 29. Myers competed at the Jamestown Open in Jamestown, N.Y., on Saturday, placing third in the 157 weight class and going 4-1 at the tournament. Myers is 10-7 on the year with four pins.

As if scoring a team-high 12 points in a winning cause against University of Pittsburgh-Titusville wasn't enough, senior Casey L. Braun was honored during Saturday's game as the lone 2012 graduating member of the women's basketball team.

The Penn College Martial Arts Club competed in its first East Coast Collegiate Karate Union Tournament at West Chester University on Saturday. Club members Morgan A. Olbrich, Cory L. Buckles and Mathew D.

Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's basketball team both tasted victory last week while the college's wrestlers saw tournament action in Jamestown, N.Y. Flashback Men's BasketballIn a game with seven lead changes and five ties, Penn College defeated Penn State Lehigh Valley, 53-50, Monday night. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak.

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee held a game-day promotion at Wednesday's women's basketball game, honoring the Penn State University Athletic Conference champion cross-country and men's soccer teams. It was the ninth consecutive PSUAC championship for the cross-country runners, four of whom were named to this year's all-conference team.

Senior Day recognition, accorded all graduating student-athletes in Penn College sports, was held this past weekend for wrestling the first time since its reinstatement as an intercollegiate sport. Honored were Thomas C. Ayers (left) and Derek D. Leiby, pictured with his mother and stepfather. Samuel T.Matter, another senior on the team, will be acknowledged Feb. 2. Photo by Michael S.

Pennsylvania College of Technology freshman Kyle Sunseri (Athens) was named both the Penn State University Athletic Conference and the United States Collegiate Athletic Association "Wrestler of the Week" for theperiod ending Jan. 22. Sunseri went 2-0 at the 141 weight class, earning two pins against Penn State Fayette and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.