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Jill Leonard
26
Jan

Foxes Named Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week

By: Don Rebel, Saturday, January 23, 2021, TRIBLIVE Two of the biggest Fox Chapel boys basketball fans around got an early birthday gift Friday. Dick and Barb Skrinjar each celebrate birthdays this week, but their most exciting gift came early courtesy of their son, Foxes coach Zach Skrinjar. The Foxes capped off a four-game road...
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26
Jan

Seniors Not Afraid of Hard Work, Lead with Tenacity

There were two basketball games last season that still weighed upon the minds of the Foxes’ players and coaches as they began their 2020-2021 schedule. One was versus Upper St. Clair when the Panthers upset Fox Chapel Area and ruined what had otherwise been a perfect season with 20 consecutive wins. The other was the...
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21
Jan

Mulhern Jumps from Slopes to the Springboard

Jake Mulhern has soared through the air as a skilled freestyle skier and sprinted the soccer field as a left wing for the Foxes, but not that long ago he expanded his athletic interests even more to include the springboard. Although he is still learning about the techniques that are unique to diving, his talent...
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21
Jan

Promising Young Players Add to Team Depth

Even before they were members of the Foxes varsity basketball team, sophomore Elsie Smith and freshman Sarah Slember spent many hours going to youth clinics and watching what the high school players did on the court, how they did it, and why. Now, as the building blocks for the program’s future in WPIAL Class 5A,...
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18
Jan

Wecht and Schutzman Like Challenge on Mats

It’s quite evident to anyone who has watched Emma Wecht and Sydney Schutzman play soccer that they are very physical players who push themselves and don’t shy away from challenges. Now, they have taken that moxie to another level by joining the Foxes wrestling team. Emma, a senior, and Sydney, a freshman, have always been...
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