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15
Jan

Best of the Best Wrestlers Will Grapple at Foxes’ Annual Tournament

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...
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10
Jan

“She’s Not a Girl, She’s a Wrestler”… and That’s a Compliment

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...
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10
Jan

Boys’ Swimming Eyes Section Title

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...
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Swimmers in WPIAL finals
09
Jan

Divers Plunge Into Familiar WPIAL Waters

It didn’t take long for senior divers Jonah Cagley and Magnus Loeffler and sophomore David Manelis to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA championships coming up in February. In fact, they did it at the very first meet of the regular season. In order to qualify, divers must attain a cumulative 9.7 difficulty on five...
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30
Dec

Lady Foxes Capture Tournament Title

Winning the Peter Sauer Memorial Tournament held over the holidays was the perfect and well-earned present for the Foxes’ girls’ basketball team. The Foxes defeated Avonworth in their first game, 53-22, and then scored a come-from-behind win against Shady Side Academy 42-38. Shady Side previously was the top-ranked team in their conference and had a...
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