Last year’s season for the Fox Chapel Area High School boys basketball team could be classified as one of transition. Fresh off a WPIAL championship, some Foxes had to learn new positions or fill different roles than they had in the past. Head coach Zach Skrinjar hopes that bodes well for the upcoming season. “A...Read More

By: Paul Schofield Wednesday, February 22, 2023, TRIB-LIVE North Hills freshman Eric James put on a show in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal game against Fox Chapel. Maybe he was trying to impress Pitt coach Jeff Capel, who was sitting at the press table watching the game. James scored 20 of...Read More

By: Liam Belan Friday, February 17, 2023, TRIB-LIVE Despite Thomas Jefferson earning the sixth seed in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs and the right to host No. 11 Fox Chapel in first-round action Friday night, it was all Foxes as they dominated in a 62-45 upset victory. Fox Chapel (14-9) took full advantage of the...Read More

When coach Zach Skrinjar ends his day job as a middle school history teacher at North Hills Middle School, he doesn’t leave that identity far behind when he walks out the door. Rather, for many months out of the year, he begins his second part of the day as head coach of the Foxes boys...Read More

By: Josh Rizzo Sunday March 5, 2023, TRIB-LIVE Getting punched in the gut several times hasn’t deterred the Fox Chapel boys basketball team. The Foxes closed the season on a three-game losing streak and backed into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. After opening the playoffs with a win over Thomas Jefferson, the Foxes lost 67-62...Read More