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Aimee Plastow, in her first season as coed tennis coach at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has her sights set high. "I think we're going to be able to do at least as well (as in the recent past), and I'm hoping that we'll be able to do better because we have such a strong team all the way down the lineup," Plastow said.

Kim Antanitis enters her third season as coach of the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's soccer team seeking answers. "We definitely have a lot more difficult schedule. It will be a year to find out where we are heading. We've gone from not very hard to extremely difficult, so it will be a good year for evaluation," Antanitis said.

Members of the Penn College community had the opportunity to meet the players and coaches of the Fall 2008 athletic teams during a "Meet the Wildcats" night Wednesday in the Field House. Attendees had a chance to win prizes, and there were games and T-shirt giveaways, as well as free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, soda, cotton candy and slushies.

Douglas T. Byerly has been named director of athletics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University. "Byerly joins Penn College with 22 years of athletic experience: first as an athletic director, coach and teacher at Line Mountain High School, and later in athletic development and admissions at Lock Haven University.

An unbeaten streak of 148-0. Tradition. Five consecutive conference championships. Tradition. The achievements of the Pennsylvania College of Technology golf team over the past five years speak for themselves. They also set a very high standard each fall when a new season begins. "They all know what's on the line.

Even though its personnel changes each year by 50 percent or more, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women's volleyball team consistently is among the best in the Penn State University Athletic Conference. Under coach Bambi Hawkins, who is entering her ninth season, the Lady Wildcats took top honors in 2004 and have placed second during each of the past three seasons.

When the Pennsylvania College of Technology men's soccer team takes to the field in its opener Saturday, it will do so as the defending Penn State University Athletic Conference champion. The Wildcats also own a 16-match win streak. "The players have taken the initiative that they are going to be the team to beat.

Pennsylvania College of Technology cross-country teams are coming off one of their best years ever. Wildcat runners Greg Kammerle and Tamara Pavlov captured Penn State University Athletic Conference individual titles. The men's team swept the top five places in the end-of-the- season conference meet to easily claim its fifth straight conference championship and the women's squad finished second.

When Chris Howard took over the reins of the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball program two years ago, as a former major-league player he had a vast knowledge of the game as a player, but not much as a coach. "I've learned a lot," Howard said of his transition. "One was just dealing with different personalities on the team.

One national champion, four All-Americans, six conference champions and three conference runners-up: it has been one of the greatest years ever for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletic teams, which collectively won 207 of 293 games, a .706 winning percentage.