Penn State Wilkes-Barre Student Government Association held its annual Leadership and Athletics Awards Ceremony on April 25 at the Irem Clubhouse Ballroom, presenting campus awards and honoring outstanding student leaders and student-athletes at the campus.
Members of two campus organizations joined together for a campus cleanup as part of an overall University event in April. Student-athletes from Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s golf team, along with members of the campus Surveying Society, took part in the cleanup as part of the fourth annual Penn State University Athletic Conference Volunteer Week, which ran from April 1-12.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre men’s basketball team is heading back to the USCAA Basketball Small College National Tournament again this year. This year’s tournament kicks off Sunday, March 10, in Petersburg, Virginia.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre men’s basketball coach LeShawn Hammett attained his 200th career win during the team’s 92-84 victory over Central Penn College at home on Dec. 18.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Athletics recently held its first all-sport Media Day on campus for its student-athletes. Parents, students, staff and the community were invited to attend the event, which served as an introduction to the 2023-2024 sports season and showcased more than 70 athletes and coaches from the baseball, golf, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has appointed Joe Domino as its new head soccer coach for the 2024 season. A native of upstate New York, Domino has more than 25 years of experience coaching girls junior varsity and boys varsity soccer at Ichabod Crane Central School District in New York.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre has appointed a head baseball coach for the 2023-24 season — and he is no stranger to the campus. A former student-athlete at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Jason McManus coached the baseball team from winter 2013 to spring 2016 and brings more than 18 years of experience to the Mountain Lions as returning head coach.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre took home the title in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) Division II National Championship with a win over Miami-Hamilton. It marked the second time Head Coach LeShawn Hammett has led the team to a USCAA national win.
The start of the 2023 baseball season is under way, with Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Mountain Lions taking on Elmira College on March 16 for their first game.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s fall sports teams are coming into mid-season form, showcasing the teams' talented players, which include many from the greater Wyoming Valley.
