First-year Lady Foxes softball coach Chris Olbrich, M.D., tells a funny story about one of the reasons why he loves coaching the sport. It all began when he convinced his son Nathaniel to play baseball when he was young, and then his daughter Samantha, wanting to be like her older sibling, began playing too. Coach...Read More

Freshman Sophie Shao took home her first high school gold medal in the 100 butterfly at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships, but she doesn’t remember much about it. Her winning time of 54.74, a personal best, beat her own school record and she swam even faster than her WPIAL qualifying time of 55.12 that...Read More

Seniors Christian Fitch and Grace Sisson, and sophomore Nele Frank each locked up individual invites to the PTFCA (Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association) state meet after their great performances at the qualifying meet held Feb. 22 at Edinboro University. The girls distance medley relay (DMR) team, comprised of all seniors, also advanced. The members...Read More

It had been two years since a Fox Chapel Area wrestler won a section title, but senior Alex Wecht powered his way through the 160 lb. weight class at the Feb. 22 WPIAL 3A Section 3 tournament to change that. He now advances, along with four of his teammates, to the WPIAL Class 3A tournament...Read More

David Manelis crushed the competition at the WPIAL 3A diving championship on Feb. 22 and, by doing so, continued the Foxes’ four-year flow of gold medal winners. His victory came after a few years of watching and learning from Foxes’ alum and the schools’ all-time best diver (so far), Jonah Cagley, and with the help...Read More