Athletics Articles

Although the Pennsylvania College of Technology men's volleyball season may be short the Wildcats have only three April tournaments before the conference championships in early May first-year coach Patrick Brown hopes it is sweet. "They definitely have some potential," Brown said of his team, which opens its season Saturday in a 10-team tourney at Penn State-Delaware.

Coach Charlie Baum is making some bold predictions for his Pennsylvania College of Technology tennis team this season. And, realistically, he expects it to deliver. "I see us possibly winning a team championship just because of our depth . . . We're ready to go," the fourth-year coach said.

After his Pennsylvania College of Technology softball team went 8-6 during his first season as coach, Roger Harris termed it "pleasing." But, he said, both he and the squad want more this year. "I am looking for more. I know we have more and the girls want more.

Twelve of the 19 players on the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball roster return from the fall squad and, in a surprise, so does coach Mike Stanzione.

Great from the get-go. That describes the success story of Pennsylvania College of Technology archery teams. "The year we started (1997), we had three guys in the male compound division who, when they got to Penn College, knew how to shoot. They walked in and could compete," explained coach Chad Karstetter, who, as a student, was one of those original three.

Seventeen Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports athletes have been given post-season awards. Ten received all-Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association (all-state) accolades and the other seven earned all-Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference honors. Reaping all-PCAA awards were: Golf Matt Haile (freshman/Shikellamy) and Christian Scheller (freshman/North Pocono).

Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball coach Gene Bruno has one goal for his team this season: stay competitive. With no returning starters, after back-to-back seasons in which his squad reached the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference playoffs, Bruno knows his team has its work cut out. "We're going to be young and inexperienced.

Pennsylvania College of Technology women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin has mixed feelings heading into his team's season opener Friday night. On one hand, he has 15 players on his roster, a true luxury considering that many recent Lady Wildcat teams have had fewer than 10.

After cruising through the regular season portion of its Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference schedule, Pennsylvania College of Technology women's soccer coach Dan Hibbs knew his team would need to keep its focus in Saturday's championship game against Manor College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology golfers had their best showing in 20 years at the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Championship. Matt Haile, a freshman from Shikellamy High School in Sunbury, finished second with rounds of 81-72 and Christian Scheller, a freshman from Moscow, ended fourth with rounds of 78-79 during action Monday and Tuesday on the Penn State Blue Course.