Earlier in the season, one of the local sports reporters approached boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar and, to paraphrase him, told him that Eli Yofan was really a good player, but he hadn’t heard about him. “Where has he been?” he asked Coach Skrinjar. The coach’s response: “Yeah, he’s one of the best players in...Read More
By: George Guido Friday, January 24, 2020 TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel made it official Friday night. The Foxes clinched the school’s 29th WPIAL playoff berth with a 70-46 victory over visiting Hempfield. The No. 1 Foxes (17-0, 7-0) were led by sophomore Eli Yofan who had 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals. “That’s...Read More
From the looks of their record this season, it would be easy to assume the boys basketball team has been rolling along with relative ease. But, with injuries to key players and illness striking others, it really has been a next man up mentality for almost the entire season. Helping make a difficult job look...Read More
When junior Maggie Kelly gingerly does her approach on the diving board plank at a Foxes’ swimming meet, she always feels a bit of trepidation. Originally a gymnast for nine years, Maggie discovered that being airborne when doing a dive is a lot different than when she’s floating midair on the uneven parallel bars. “I...Read More
From the time senior point guard Gabby Guerrieri was a little girl, she dreamed of playing on the Foxes’ high school basketball team. For years, she practiced every day, sometimes dragging her dad out with her, and eventually made one of Fox Chapel Area’s youth travel teams. There, she met two other young ladies, Claire...Read More
