Elsie Smith is ready for the bright lights in a central role for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. A starter and key contributor since her freshman year, Smith, a 6-foot junior forward, said the time is now to step up her game as six seniors, including Valley News Dispatch all-stars Ellie Schwartzman and Domenica...Read More
By: George Guido Saturday, November 20, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel’s football schedule this season was like a bakery near closing time — no cream puffs. Ten of the 12 teams the Foxes (5-7) played this season were playoff teams. The only two non-playoff teams on the card — Shaler and Kiski Area — were competitive...Read More
Mike Kovak | Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Westminster women’s soccer has been the toast of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this season. Consider Grove City a fast-rising side with serious momentum. And, if the seeds hold in the PAC tournament semifinals, the Titans and Wolverines will clash for a conference championship Saturday. There’s also a...Read More
By: Ray Fisher Tuesday, November 2, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel secured the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A field hockey playoffs for the second year in a row. And for the second consecutive season, the Foxes finished second in the WPIAL. Penn-Trafford (16-0) slipped past Fox Chapel, 1-0, to win the title Saturday...Read More
By: George Guido Saturday, October 30, 2021, TRIB-LIVE With Fox Chapel in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season, it’s a good time to have a conversation with the man who was instrumental in putting the program on the map. Jim Perry started as an assistant in 1964 under coach Ed Boyle...Read More