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volleyball
22
Mar

Depth Key as Foxes Look to Rebound

Fox Chapel Area’s boys volleyball found itself in unfamiliar territory in 2023. A team that traditionally qualifies for the postseason and captured WPIAL championships in 2006 and 2015 struggled last season, amassing a 2-14 record, 1-11 in the always-rugged WPIAL Class 3A Section 2. “We had a bad year,” admitted coach Phil O’Keeffe. “We had...
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29
Mar

Young Nucleus Building Upon Strengths

Volleyball isn’t as popular as some other sports, and that really bothers Foxes’ coach Phil O’Keeffe. In his experience with the game, the former pro player believes that once someone tries it, it’s a game with which they generally fall in love. He has said that for some 40-plus years now, ever since he developed...
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Boys' volleyball
29
May

Boys’ volleyball finds positives after reaching postseason again

By: George Guido Saturday, May 28, 2022, TRIB-LIVE Phil O’Keeffe’s 20th season as Fox Chapel boys volleyball coach wasn’t as lengthy as hoped, but the veteran coach is pleased about the season overall. The Foxes finished 5-7 in section play and 6-9 overall. Fox Chapel made the WPIAL playoffs for the seventh time during O’Keeffe’s...
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04
May

Phil O’Keeffe Celebrates 20 Years Guiding Boys Volleyball

When Phil O’Keeffe first drove over the hill on Fox Chapel Road in 2003 and saw Fox Chapel Area High School nestled in the valley, he wondered how things were going to turn out for him as the new head boys volleyball coach. One thing he never imagined was that 20 years later, he would...
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09
Aug

Alumni Update: Jack Reese Ends Stellar College Career

When 6’8” Jack Reese played volleyball for the Foxes from 2012 to 2015 (he was only 6’5” back then), he was one of the most prolific players to ever come out of the school’s program and the WPIAL. The first-team all-WPIAL and all-state player helped lead the Foxes to win the 2015 WPIAL championship that...
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