By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12:16 a.m. With two of the top scorers in Quad A returning from a team that finished 17-7 and went two-rounds deep in the WPIAL playoffs, much will be expected of Fox Chapel boys basketball. But that comes as no surprise to coach Zach Skrinjar who...Read More

By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12:16 a.m. Fox Chapel girls basketball players still remember the empty feeling, tears burning their eyes, as they walked out of North Allegheny’s gym after a quarterfinal loss to Mt. Lebanon last winter. But they also remember the thoughts that followed. Redemption was only one offseason...Read More

By Marty Stewart Published: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:00 p.m. Kelsey Russo, a 2009 Fox Chapel Area High School graduate and senior at California University of Pennsylvania, was recently selected to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference third team. The midfielder scored four goals for the 17-2-2 Vulcans, who won the PSAC Tournament and qualified for...Read More

By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:41 a.m. Jessie Thiessen had her “hello world” moment this season for the Allegheny College women’s soccer team. Thiessen, a Fox Chapel graduate and freshman midfielder, put together an impressive debut season, earning North Coast Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year. Thiessen led the NCAC in...Read More

It was an exciting and successful fall for Fox Chapel Area High School sports with five teams winning section championships or co-championships, two of them back-to-back. Among the seven teams advancing to the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, three finished as WPIAL runner-ups. Additionally, we were well represented at the PIAA championships by cross country, boys’...Read More