The boys’ basketball coaching staff observed something recently about the way the team was playing that they weren’t happy about it. Their solution was, quite literally, eye opening. “We noticed that we were playing with our heads down too much, missing open people, and not looking at the rim,” says head coach Zach Skrinjar. “Coach...Read More
Four Foxes wrestlers stood out among the nearly 400 competitors at the 18th Allegheny County Wrestling Championships held at Fox Chapel Area High School, January 18 and 19. “Once again, we had a field of incredibly talented wrestlers,” says Foxes’ wrestling coach Ron Frank, one of the tournament’s original founders. “There were many hard- fought...Read More
The 18th annual Allegheny County High School Wrestling Championships will be held January 18 and 19, 2019, at Fox Chapel Area High School. As in the past, some of the region’s most elite wrestlers will be showcased at the event, which is expected to draw more than 400 individual student athletes. “All county high schools...Read More
Ron Frank is always on the hunt for athletes to join his wrestling team, and their gender doesn’t concern him at all. His philosophy is that good athletes can be trained in the techniques of the sport, as long as they have an outstanding work ethic, a desire to learn, and can withstand the rigors...Read More
It has been two decades since a Foxes’ boys’ swim team won a section title, but Coach Dan Taylor thinks this might be the year. His optimism comes on the heels of his concerted effort to rebuild a program that, five years ago, only had about six male swimmers. The 2018-2019 combined boys’ swim and...Read More