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

Congratulations to senior Patrick Sheerer, whose outstanding performance in golf earned him an athletic scholarship to St. Bonaventure, a Division I college. Patrick capped off his final year of high school golf with a 10th place finish at the PIAA Class AAA state championship. He is the first boys’ golfer to qualify for the state...Read More

By Marty Stewart Published: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:00 p.m. Becky Schoenecker had an outstanding soccer career at Fox Chapel. The 2011 graduate was four-year letterwinner for the Foxes and made the all-section team as a senior. She earned team MVP honors as a junior and helped the Foxes win a section title in 2009....Read More

Erin Mathias first got noticed by Duke University way back before her freshman year, and now the Fox Chapel Area High School girls’ basketball star has made it official. Last night she gave her written commitment to attend the basketball powerhouse next year as a full scholarship recruit. ESPN has ranked Erin as a five-star...Read More