By Kate Leavell, US Lacrosse Blog, July 27, 2016 You’re hearing it. The message is getting through to parents – Multi-sport athletes get recruited more than specialized athletes. Multi-sport athletes get injured less. Multi-sport is the way to go. Ooh, that athlete we love was also was a multi-sport athlete! But what does that mean...Read More
Fox Chapel Area High School was well represented at the WPIAL and PIAA championships this spring. Seven out of the school’s eight spring sports teams – baseball, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, softball, boys’ tennis and girls’ track and field and boys’ track – all advanced to the WPIAL playoffs. For the first time in school...Read More
Congratulations to Michael Marsico and Brendan Urso for receiving the Northern Area Athletic Directors Association Tri-Athlete Award. Besides lettering in three sports, both Michael and Brendan also have maintained excellent academic records and are very involved in the community. Brendan was on the track, cross country and basketball teams. He will attend Allegheny College in the fall and...Read More
Robby Shymansky and Sidd Rajupet made PIAA history over Memorial Day weekend when they won the bronze and silver medals at the PIAA Class AAA boys’ singles tennis championship held in Hershey, PA. It was the first time in state history that two teammates shared the singles’ winners’ podium. “There are 3,000 players in high school tennis...Read More
The Foxes’ Boys’ Tennis Team concluded their outstanding season this weekend by winning the silver medal at the PIAA Class AAA championships. Their loss inthe finals to Lower Merion High School was the only blemish on an otherwise perfect year packed full of high achievements. In his first season coaching the boys’ squad, Alex Slezak led them...Read More