Athletics Articles

Both sides played well in Wednesday's Staff/Faculty vs. Students volleyball match, according to Jeremy R. Bottorf, intramural/Fitness Center assistant, who said the night produced lots of great volleys between the two teams.

Penn State University Athletic Conference baseball and softball championships are scheduled to be played in Williamsport next week. On Wednesday, baseball games are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1, 3 and 8 p.m. at Bowman Field. Softball play gets under way that same day with games at 5 and 7 p.m. at Elm Park. Four teams will compete in each sport in the double-elimination tournaments.

This weekend, members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology archery team get their final tune-up prior to next month's season-ending nationals, and it will come on their home turf. The Wildcats host the Eastern Regional Intercollegiate Championships Saturday and Sunday on campus, just outside the Field House along College Avenue. "So far this season, all of our teams have been doing well.

Women in Sports Day was observed Sunday in Penn's Inn, where more than 70 current female athletes, recruits, coaches and special guests celebrated women's sports at Penn College and honored this year's theme of "All In." Featured speaker Alison Tagliaferri, Wildcat women's basketball coach, talked about Title IX and the women who have had the most influence in her life.

Tiffany Deihm of Mohnton, a graduate of Twin Valley High School, has been named Penn College's "Student-Athlete of the Week" for April 7-13. Deihm, a freshman pre-nursing student, has excelled on the mound for the Lady Wildcats women's softball team, posting a 4-0 record with 28 strikeouts in 24 innings of work and a 2.08 earned run average.

After 25 years at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the last 17 as athletic director, Michael J. Stanzione has announced his retirement, effective Jan. 25, 2010. "Athletics has grown exponentially at Penn College.

The Village/Campus View team set the tone early on its way to beating College West/Rose Street, 14-0, in Sunday's Powder Puff Football game. The Village/Campus View team was led by two touchdowns from Melissa Berrier, one by her arm and the other from her legs. Berrier sneaked in her first touchdown early in the first quarter and Alyssa Giedroc added the extra point to make the score 7-0.

"Meet the Wildcats Night," an opportunity to get acquainted with the student-athletes and coaches of Penn College's spring sports, was held Thursday at the Field House. Free hamburgers, hot dogs and other treats were served, door prizes were awarded, and fun activities were offered for athletes and fans alike.

Despite a 6-win, 10-loss record this season, and the fact thathis teamfailed to reach the postseason playoffs for the first time in five years, Pennsylvania College of Technology men's volleyball coach Wes Strayer found plenty to be optimistic about. "It was a good year. We might not have been .500, but they played a little bit better than I thought they would. They were just that close.

Three Penn College basketball players earned Penn State University Athletic Conference All-Conference honors. Erica Logan, a freshman forward from Montoursville, and Amanda Ault, a junior forward from Milan, were named to the women's First Team, while Joe Simon, a sophomore from Renovo, was named men's Honorable Mention.