Athletics Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s soccer teams open their seasons this week, and the women’s volleyball squad got off to a good start by winning its opener. Men’s Soccer In six seasons under coach Enrique Castillo, the Wildcats have won five Penn State University Athletic Conference championships and finished second once. Some things, such as winning, never get old.

Student whiffle-ball team Rivalry renewed under late summer shadows Staff/faculty squad The fall semester is barely two days old, but the athletic rivalry between Penn College students and employees is already heating up. Taking to the whiffle-ball field Tuesday night, students started the scoring with two runs in the top of the second inning – thanks to costly errors by the staff/faculty team.

When the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s volleyball team opens its season Saturday at Luzerne County Community College, it will have had just two weeks of practice under its belt, and that wasn’t with the full squad. Several players are expected to join this week once classes begin.

A $4,731 grant will add to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s arsenal of archery equipment and increase the attractiveness of the sport to students who might not otherwise fulfill their interest in competing on the intercollegiate coed team.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced its 2012 inductees for its Athletics Hall of Fame. The class is the first for the new Hall of Fame, started by Athletic Director Scott E. Kennell, and features individuals and student-athletes from Penn College and Williamsport Area Community College history. “Setting up a Hall of Fame has been a priority since I started,” Kennell said.

Members of the Penn College Dance Team perform "Welcome to the Jungle" Coach Milissa Augustine, with a young (and portable) student, during "Wipe Out" Academy students don baseball garb for the "Shoeless Joe" number from "Damn Yankees" Dance team members Kelly M. Daum, of Wysox (left), and Brandy L.

For the fourth year in a row, Pennsylvania College of Technology has won the Penn State University Athletic Conference Chancellor’s Cup. Penn College is the only school to ever hold it since its inception in 2009. The cup is awarded to a member institution with the most accumulated points for the year. Points are awarded based on finish of each conference team.

Chad Karstetter “retired” as the Pennsylvania College of Technology archery coach a year ago, but honors continue to come his way as he recently won the 2012 Graham-Ryder Award for significant and extemporary service to the U.S. Collegiate Archery Association. In 11 seasons under Karstetter, Penn College teams finished second in the nation twice and took one third and one fourth-place finish.

Three Penn State University Athletic Conference champions, along with two seconds, one third and one fourth, and eight All-Americans in archery and wrestling. Those are the standout numbers for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes during the 2011-12 seasons.

For the third straight year, the Pennsylvania College of Technology archery team is No. 2 in the nation. During competition over the weekend (May 18-20) at the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championships in Harrisonburg, Va., the Wildcats of first-year coach Brian Parker had two individual champions and four team champions.