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Jill Leonard
09
Dec

Making the Leap to Elite

It’s a little more than a week before the boys basketball team’s first home regular-season game, and the practices are a grind. It’s the toughest part of the season as far as conditioning and preparation as the games near, but this isn’t Coach Zach Skrinjar’s first rodeo. He’s been doing this with Foxes’ teams for...
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08
Dec

New ‘FOCUS’ for Boys Basketball

They have the talent, they have the experience, and, collectively, they are some of the most athletic players Foxes boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar has coached in his 13 years with the team. With those attributes checked off, what the coach is focusing on more than ever is, well, “focus.” It’s something he believes will...
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06
Dec

Why Girls Basketball is Looking Ahead

Left with only one healthy player from last year’s starting lineup, there will be a lot of new faces for fans to get to know as the Fox Chapel Area girls basketball team kicks off its 2021-2022 season. Coach Marty Matvey is especially excited to see what his team, which includes nine freshmen, can do....
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02
Dec

Fox Chapel Grad Annika Urban Shines on National Stage for Emory

Fox Chapel graduate Annika Urban closed out another sensational cross country season with a 12th-place finish in the NCAA Division III meet Nov. 20 in Louisville, Ky. A week earlier, the Emory University sophomore placed first at the South Regional Championships, was named the South/Southeast Regional Female Athlete of the Year and was named to...
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01
Dec

Elsie Smith Fills Unique Role on Team

Even when she was a freshman, Elsie Smith never had a problem speaking up when playing with the older athletes on the Fox Chapel Area girls basketball team. Now a junior, the forward not only uses her voice on the court during games but also has played a big role in practices by talking to...
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