Athletics Articles

A look at one of the walls just inside Pennsylvania College of Technology's Field House will tell you all you need to know about the school's archery program. Neatly arranged are the photographs of nine All-Americans.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's archery program has consistently earned national recognition in the male compound-bow division for the past five seasons and, this year, it looks to expand with the addition of teams in two categories.

After his team won its final game of the season to complete a 12-12 campaign, Pennsylvania College of Technology third-year women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin termed the campaign "a stepping stone" to the future.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball team set a modern school record by winning its 14th game Sunday, but there was little time for celebrating. Coach Gene Bruno immediately began focusing on his team's next task at hand, hosting Stevens State in a first round game of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference playoffs. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Thirteen Pennsylvania College of Technology fall-sports athletes were named all-state by the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association, it has been announced. In addition, all 13, along with eight other Wildcat athletes, received all-conference accolades from the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference.

Sports records, like rules, are made to be broken. But a record-setting effort by Lenny Pasquale a Collision Repair student and member of the Wildcat co-ed bowling team will stand forever. "I realized around the seventh frame that I was really throwing the ball well, and, with a little luck, this could be my day," Pasquale told PCToday of his Nov.

It takes some coaches at least half a season to determine the kind of team they'll have, but Pennsylvania College of Technology women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin views Friday's opener as the tell-tale for his club. "They're going to go out on the court and see bigger, stronger, faster players (than they saw in high school).

Their first season ever definitely was one to remember, and the adage, "the third time's a charm," proved true for the Lady Wildcats soccer team.

Led by freshman Christine Seward's first-place finish and a second-place effort by sophomore Scott Morgan (Pocono Mountain), the Wildcat women's and men's teams won Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Championships Saturday. It was the first state titles for Pennsylvania College of Technology teams since 1999, and marked the fifth overall for the women and fourth for the men.

Freshman Josh Wells (DuBois) and sophomore Bryan Vertigan (Emmaus) completed play in the recent two-day Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association Championships on Penn State's Blue Course by shooting a 166 and 178, respectively. "They didn't play to their potential," assessed coach Chet Schuman. "It's kind of sad. The conditions were good. The greens were hard to hold, but they knew that.