Month

January 2019
10
Jan

Defense Leads Foxes to Section Win

Posted on: January 9th, 2019 by Drew Karpen, PABig56 The Fox Chapel boys basketball team only scored 48 points on Tuesday night, but it was enough to win comfortably at Norwin in Section 3-6A action, 48-39. The two teams were tied for second place in the section entering the game. The Foxes didn’t allow more...
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10
Jan

“She’s Not a Girl, She’s a Wrestler”… and That’s a Compliment

Ron Frank is always on the hunt for athletes to join his wrestling team, and their gender doesn’t concern him at all. His philosophy is that good athletes can be trained in the techniques of the sport, as long as they have an outstanding work ethic, a desire to learn, and can withstand the rigors...
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10
Jan

Boys’ Swimming Eyes Section Title

It has been two decades since a Foxes’ boys’ swim team won a section title, but Coach Dan Taylor thinks this might be the year. His optimism comes on the heels of his concerted effort to rebuild a program that, five years ago, only had about six male swimmers. The 2018-2019 combined boys’ swim and...
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09
Jan

Alumni Update: Walker Brooke

Walker Brooke is a 2015 graduate of Fox Chapel Area High School and ran cross country for two seasons. Currently, he is a senior at the University of Oklahoma where he is studying finance and sports management, and is an intern in the school’s athletic department. Q: What are you doing now that’s related to...
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Swimmers in WPIAL finals
09
Jan

Divers Plunge Into Familiar WPIAL Waters

It didn’t take long for senior divers Jonah Cagley and Magnus Loeffler and sophomore David Manelis to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA championships coming up in February. In fact, they did it at the very first meet of the regular season. In order to qualify, divers must attain a cumulative 9.7 difficulty on five...
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