By the time tri-sport athlete Patrick Frank had graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School in 1998, he had earned eight total varsity letters in baseball, cross country, and wrestling. At one point, he even held the high school wrestling record for most career wins. Little did he know then that the success he had...Read More

Written by Drew Karpen on Monday, 27 March 2017, Tri-State Sports & News |postgazette.com HARRISONBURG, Va. -James Madison defeated Duquesne 6-1 on Saturday at the Hillside Courts. After winning the double point, JMU took five of the six singles points. Laurel Shymansky, a Fox Chapel graduate, recorded Duquesne’s only point came at No. 5 singles....Read More

Written by Drew Karpen on Thursday, 16 March 2017, Tri-State Sports & News |postgazette.com HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Slippery Rock University women’s tennis team recorded a 9-0 shutout against regional foe East Stroudsburg University Sunday morning at the Evian Tennis Complex in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. With the win, Slippery Rock improves to...Read More

Written by Drew Karpen on Monday, 20 February 2017 9:08 pm. MEADVILLE, Pa. – Visiting Ohio Wesleyan clinched the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title, while also dashing Allegheny’s post-season hopes, with a 110-55 win over the Gators on Senior Day at the David V. Wise Center. The loss ends Allegheny’s season at 7-18...Read More

Written by Drew Karpen on Friday, 17 February 2017, Tri-State Sports & News |postgazette.com BETHANY, W.Va. — The Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team held a plus-17 advantage in made free throws against Bethany, powering it to a 72-61 road win on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11, in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. Mike Zappala, a Fox...Read More