Athletics Articles

The Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s basketball team is set to step into action while Wildcat wrestlers continue their season and cross-country runners have wrapped up their campaign. Men’s Basketball A year ago, young players were pressed into duty perhaps somewhat sooner than coach Chris Lemasters would have liked, but this season he expects it to pay dividends.

The Penn College Martial Arts Team traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, this past weekend to take part in the East Coast Collegiate Karate Union camp and tournament. The two-day event included nearly seven hours of training and a competitive tournament.

Pennsylvania College of Technology cross-country runners competed in the North Eastern Athletic Conference championships for the first time on Saturday and will seek more honors when they run in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships this Friday.

In a flag football game that featured very little defense, a Pennsylvania College of Technology extramural team gave host Lycoming College all it could handle Thursday night. Penn College's extramural flag football team ventures onto Lycoming College turf for a hard-fought contest. Lycoming opened the scoring early and added three on the point-after attempt to take a 9-0 lead.

Hector Guerrero Christian Dressler Two Penn College juniors were among those chosen when the North Eastern Athletic Conference announced its Men’s Soccer All-Conference selections Wednesday. Hector Guerrero, of Mexico City, earned Second Team honors as a goalkeeper, and Christian Dressler, of McAlisterville, was Third Team as a defender.

Valeria Passalacqua Jordan Courter Caitlin McCarthy The North Eastern Athletic Conference announced its Women’s Soccer All-Conference selections Wednesday and Penn College senior Valeria Passalacqua, of McAlisterville; sophomore Jordan Courter, of Mill Hall; and freshman Caitlin McCarthy, of State College, were among them.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestling team is set to hit the mats, the postseason looms for the college’s cross-country squads and the fall sports seasons have concluded for three other teams. Wrestling Coach Schuyler Frey returns for his fifth season with five returnees among the team’s 13 grapplers.

Courtney Gernert Senior Courtney Gernert, of Palmyra, has been named the North Eastern Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for the period ending Oct.

Prior to their respective Sunday matches against Penn State Abington, the Penn College soccer teams honored their graduating seniors. Each of the student-athletes – one on the women's squad and six on the men's – was presented with a framed team photo while being acknowledged by coaches, family and other supporters during the pregame ceremonies.

Hopeful of improvement over its ninth-place finish of a year ago in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships, the Pennsylvania College of Technology golf team placed eighth among 22 teams during two-day competition on Penn State’s Blue Course that ended Tuesday.