By Strength and Conditioning Coach Tim Schilcher I’ve seen this happen so many times: an athlete jumps in during the first phase of workouts only to complain, “This is too easy,” and quits thinking it won’t help him or her get stronger or faster. Or, there are the athletes who finally join the workouts in...Read More
Written by Hunter Mahon for Fox Chapel Living, September 2016 I’m a junior at Fox Chapel Area High School. My sport is Crew. During the summer before freshman year, I attended a two-week rowing camp offered in Millvale. I immediately fell in love with the sport and knew this would be my passion. Since attending that camp I...Read More
The Fox Chapel Area High School boys’ and girls’ cross country teams swept the Gateway Invitational over Labor Day weekend when both teams brought home first place finishes. Individually, sophomore Annika Urban took first place overall. Sophomore Sarena Seeger won second place and junior Caelan Miller finished third. During the past two years, Caelan qualified...Read More
by Michael O’Brien (Director of Athletics, Fox Chapel Area School District) Question: What is the history of the WPIAL and PIAA? Answer: The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) was founded in 1906 by a handful of representatives from Allegheny County. Their goal was to create a fair-play environment in interscholastic athletic competitions by regulating...Read More
The Fox Chapel Area High School cheerleading squad has been practicing hard over the summer in preparation for the Foxes’ 2016-2017 sports season. Last year, the squad took first place in their division in the Elite Cheerleading Best in the ‘Burgh contest held at the University of Pittsburgh. Second-year coach Aleta Balcer said the girls...Read More
