Month

January 2019
Girls basketball players
31
Jan

Team Unity a Key in Lady Foxes Return to Playoffs

When the girls’ basketball team took on Shaler Area High School on January 28, they knew there was a lot riding on the game. It was their chance to clinch a WPIAL Class 6A playoff spot and they weren’t about to squander the opportunity. They didn’t and won the critical game 41-29. “I think during...
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30
Jan

Uplifting Times for Foxes’ Cheer Squad

They flip through the air, dance precisely to choreographed routines, and, each year, try to top the pyramid formations they’ve done in the past – all in an effort to raise enthusiasm and school spirit for Fox Chapel Area’s teams and fans. During the past few years, however, the Foxes’ cheer teams also have taken...
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Gymnast on beam
28
Jan

Gymnasts Happy With Team Direction

When Rachel Himmel and Nicole Garcia-Tunon joined the Foxes’ gymnastics team as freshmen four years ago, there were no seniors on the squad to mentor the younger girls. It was also Nadine Buchanan’s first year as head coach of the team. All of that has changed now, and more. The 2019 team has more depth...
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Swimmer Grace Gackenbach
23
Jan

Grind Worth it for Swimmer Grace Gackenbach

Down the road, Grace Gackenbach would like to be a physician. But in the meantime, she’s focused on academics, serving as president of her junior class, and clocking about 80 miles a month in the water with the Foxes’ girls’ swim team. It’s a grind for sure, but it’s paid off for Grace, one of...
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22
Jan

Eyeing a Return to WPIAL Playoffs

The boys’ basketball coaching staff observed something recently about the way the team was playing that they weren’t happy about it. Their solution was, quite literally, eye opening. “We noticed that we were playing with our heads down too much, missing open people, and not looking at the rim,” says head coach Zach Skrinjar. “Coach...
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