By Marty Stewart | Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel football team faced a formidable foe in Friday night’s season opener as it hosted Mt. Lebanon, which earned a 44-13 victory. By the end of the first quarter, Mt. Lebanon showed why it is rated highly in Class 6A. David Harvey, who ended...Read More

By Marty Stewart | Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel girls volleyball team finished with a 10-4 record in section play and ended up 12-5 overall last season. The Foxes’ season ended with a loss to Norwin in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. Eight seniors graduated from that squad, including first...Read More

By Marty Stewart | Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, TRIB-LIVE Last year, the Fox Chapel field hockey team won the Section 2 championship and followed that with a WPIAL title. The Foxes entered the PIAA playoffs with a 20-0 record before falling to Lower Dauphin in the first round. Coach Jen McCrady lost nine seniors from...Read More

by Michael O’Brien (Director of Athletics, Fox Chapel Area School District) Question: What is the history of the WPIAL and PIAA? Answer: The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) was founded in 1906 by a handful of representatives from Allegheny County. Their goal was to create a fair-play environment in interscholastic athletic competitions by regulating...Read More

When Tim Schilcher was appointed the new interscholastic strength and conditioning coach at Fox Chapel Area High School in June, he could barely wait to meet the student- athletes and get them started on the preseason training programs he had created especially for them. “I have so many ideas to help the players gain the...Read More