When the girls’ basketball team took on Shaler Area High School on January 28, they knew there was a lot riding on the game. It was their chance to clinch a WPIAL Class 6A playoff spot and they weren’t about to squander the opportunity. They didn’t and won the critical game 41-29. “I think during...Read More
When Rachel Himmel and Nicole Garcia-Tunon joined the Foxes’ gymnastics team as freshmen four years ago, there were no seniors on the squad to mentor the younger girls. It was also Nadine Buchanan’s first year as head coach of the team. All of that has changed now, and more. The 2019 team has more depth...Read More
Down the road, Grace Gackenbach would like to be a physician. But in the meantime, she’s focused on academics, serving as president of her junior class, and clocking about 80 miles a month in the water with the Foxes’ girls’ swim team. It’s a grind for sure, but it’s paid off for Grace, one of...Read More
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