The latest edition of Wildcat Weekly, the recap of sports news shared with more than 100 news outlets and student-athletes' hometown newspapers throughout each semester, amplifies the previously announced development for Pennsylvania College of Technology's baseball and softball teams. Home, sweet home.
The loss of the fall and more recently winter sports seasons to the coronavirus pandemic allows time for reflection on some past achievements of student-athletes at Pennsylvania College of Technology and its forerunner, Williamsport Area Community College. Among them: The Moment: Wrestling team wins three conference championships and then adds another five straight titles.
The loss of the fall and more recently winter sports seasons to the coronavirus pandemic allows time for reflection on some past achievements of student-athletes at Pennsylvania College of Technology and its forerunner, Williamsport Area Community College. Among them: The Moment: Men’s cross-country 10 straight championships. When it happened: 2003-12.
“Amazing.” That’s how Joshua Young, Pennsylvania College of Technology esports coach, described the college’s recently completed first full season of competition in the National Association for Collegiate Esports. “We started our first varsity season by competing in one of the top leagues (in NACE).
During a normal October, Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s basketball players and wrestlers are highly anticipating their November season openers. Not this year.
A year of change was in order for most Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes during the 2020-21 academic year with a restructuring of the North Eastern Athletic Conference. And it was compounded when the college’s fall sports also became a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, being canceled like spring sports a few months before.
In a question-and-answer format, John Vandevere, director of athletics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, shares his thoughts on the recently completed 2019-20 sports season. Q: What is your assessment about the school year and athletic accomplishments before the March 12 spring sports cancellation announcement?
The 2019-20 school year for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes will be remembered as much for what took place off the playing field – due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation of the spring sports seasons in mid-March – as what was accomplished on it.
The COVID-19 pandemic took a bite out of the competitive aspect of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s first esports season, but progress was made and coach Joshua Young is optimistic about the future. Last fall, team organization and planning took place on campus for the competitive multiplayer video gaming enthusiasts.
Over the past several weeks, the North Eastern Athletic Conference has paid tribute to student-athletes on spring sports teams whose final seasons were prematurely ended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pennsylvania College of Technology honorees are: Baseball – Colton Riley, of Danville; Clark Jackson, of Columbia Cross Roads.
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