They flip through the air, dance precisely to choreographed routines, and, each year, try to top the pyramid formations they’ve done in the past – all in an effort to raise enthusiasm and school spirit for Fox Chapel Area’s teams and fans. During the past few years, however, the Foxes’ cheer teams also have taken...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

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

It’s only the third year that indoor track and field has been a school-sponsored interscholastic sport at Fox Chapel Area, but the team made it clear that they are on the fast track to breaking even more than the 12 new records they set in 2018. Jing McCann, a sophomore, got things rolling on January...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