After a couple of weeks when the weather created some schedule interruptions, Pennsylvania College of Technology spring sports teams found themselves quite busy last week with 20 games.
Martial artists impressively practice their discipline in this November photo. The PCT Shotokan Karate Club wound down its season with a clinic and belt promotion this past weekend. Students from Nittany Shotokan, Bath (New York) Shotokan, Lycoming College and Bucknell University joined Penn College students Eric M. Russell, Carlos A. Ramos-Sonera, Alton "A.J." Hinson, John B. Preine, Michael J.
John Michael Sabga, left, and Tarik Laroche From the Spring 2016 One College Avenue magazine: Long before becoming Wildcat soccer teammates, John Michael Sabga and Tarik Laroche shared a “football” field in Trinidad. Read more in "Unexpected Reunion."
Thursday's "Take Back the Night" event in Rose Street Commons, part of Penn College's observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, drew survivors and supporters alike into a single-minded alliance against sexual violence. Kacie G.
Amber R. Fleming, of Williamsport, performs a lyrical solo to Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger." Rachel E. Winand, of Nottingham, and Ryan Rousseau, of Pipersville, dance to Ed Sheeran's "Tenerife Sea." Families and friends enjoy the show.
Outdoor temperatures are going up and Pennsylvania College of Technology golf coach Matt Haile is hopeful that the scores of his golfers continue to go down heading into next weekend’s North Eastern Athletic Conference championships. Action will be staged Saturday and Sunday on the 6,163-yard, par-70 Cobleskill Golf and Country Club in Cobleskill, New York.
Marc E. Bridgens, dean of construction and design technologies – who recently was on the other side of a pie toss for charity – exacts a philanthropic payback. Senior softball player Nicole C. Lo Forno, an applied management major from Glen Mills, puts coach Jackie Klahold on the receiving end of a pitched pie. Looking on in shock and awe are women’s soccer coach John F. McNichol Jr.
Pennsylvania College of Technology spring sports teams went 3-2 last week, but the real winner was Mother Nature, which forced postponement of nine scheduled events. Baseball In a Wednesday home doubleheader sweep of Summit University by identical 13-1 scores, the Wildcats pounded out 25 hits and limited the visitors to just six.
All five Pennsylvania College of Technology spring sports teams saw action last week and together they posted a combined 3-6 mark. Baseball In nonconference action against Marywood University on Tuesday, Penn College gave up six runs in the second inning – five unearned – and trailed 11-1 before scoring five runs in the last of the ninth in an 11-6 loss.
By the end of the week, all of the Pennsylvania College of Technology spring sports teams should be in action as the golf and men’s tennis squads get underway, the softball team resumes play after a 21-day layoff, and baseball and women’s tennis continue their seasons.
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