The Penn State Wilkes-Barre athletic department has named junior Abby Collins (women's volleyball) to the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Collins joins Alex Leandri (women's cross country), Keith Moran (men's soccer), and Frank Peters (men's basketball) on the board. They will be tasked with finding initiatives to increase student, faculty, and staff participation at athletic events and enhancing the perception of athletics on campus.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team fought hard at home to defeat PSUAC rival Penn State DuBois 53-52 Friday night. The win improves Wilkes-Barre to 6-8 on the season and 4-3 in the PSUAC. Wilkes-Barre was led by freshman Drew Walker with 14 points. Sophomore Keith Johnson added 10 points for the Mountain Lions, while senior Matt Clemons added in 8 points. Wilkes-Barre will next play Wednesday night, January 25 at 8:00 pm on the road against Penn State Worthington Scranton.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team fell short of a win (64-67) against PSUAC rival Penn State DuBois, Friday night at home. The loss drops Wilkes-Barre to 3-10 on the season and 2-4 in the PSUAC. Junior Catherine Beach and sophomores Michele Vowler and Tiara Brathwaite led Wilkes-Barre with 14 points each. Freshman Aubrey Wargowsky added 10 points for the Mountain Lions. Wilkes-Barre will next play at 6:00 pm on Monday night, January 23, at home against Luzerne County Community College.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre students may have had a day off from classes on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but for a group of students, faculty, and staff from Penn State northeast regional campuses, the day off became a day "on."
On Monday, January 16th, a group of Penn State Wilkes-Barre students and staff traveled to Penn State Schuylkill for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day "ON" Community Service Event.
Members of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Honor Society have completed their second drive for troops serving overseas.
The local honor students recently delivered nearly a thousand pounds of goods ranging from personal grooming products to microwave popcorn, instant hot chocolate, powdered drinks, stationery and envelopes and other items to Give2TheTroops in Fairfield, Connecticut. The most recent delivery was assisted by a collection drive at the Lake Lehman Elementary School under the direction of Mrs. Doreen Johnson.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team improved to 3-9 on the season and 2-3 in the PSUAC with a win at home Wednesday night over PSUAC rival Penn State Hazleton. Down 13-16 at half time, Wilkes-Barre battled back to take a 45-41 victory over Hazleton. Sophomore Tiaira Braithwaite led Wilkes-Barre with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Michele Vowler added in 11 points and freshmen Aubrey Wargowsky scored 8 points. Wilkes-Barre will next play Friday night January 20th at home against Penn State DuBois.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost a close battle at home Wednesday night against PSUAC rival Penn State Hazleton. Tied 39-39 at half time, Wilkes-Barre fell to Hazleton 66-72. The loss drops Wilkes-Barre to 5-10 on the season and 3-3 in the PSUAC. Freshmen Drew Walker led Wilkes-Barre with 15 points, shooting 5-7 from behind the arc. Senior Frank Peters added 14 points for Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre will next play at home Friday night, January 20th against Penn State DuBois.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team lost 28-74 at home to Misericordia University on Monday night. The loss drops Wilkes-Barre to 2-9 on the season and they remain 1-3 in the PSUAC. Sophomore Tiaira Brathwaite led Wilkes-Barre with 10 points and 5 rebounds while sophomore Molly Dincher added 8 points. Wilkes-Barre will next play Wednesday night, January 18th, at home against PSUAC rival Penn State Hazleton.
The World Tang Soo Do Association, a Koren martial arts organization, recently promoted Penn State Wilkes-Barre Chemistry Professor, Dr. Dudley Snyder to a 4th Degree Master Black Belt.
Dr. Snyder, a member of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre faculty since 1981, has been studying Tang Soo Do for over 35 years, having first taken up martial arts while earning his PhD at Purdue University.
"I always had an interest in martial arts but never really felt like I had the time or opportunity to devote time to training until I was at Purdue," says Snyder.