PRESS RELEASE – MECHANICSBURG, PA – FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 The PIAA Board of Directors met this afternoon to review Governor Wolf’s statement strongly recommending no interscholastic and recreational sports until January 1st. As we have noted, our member schools have worked diligently to develop health and safety plans in accordance with the Department of...Read More

STEVE ROTSTEIN AND MIKE WHITE, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 31, 2020 The WPIAL has decided to push back the start of football season to Sept. 10 and also delay the start of a few other fall sports. The move was made because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic and comes after the PIAA voted Wednesday to...Read More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 5, 2020 While high school sports teams in the state are still waiting to hear when they are permitted to start offseason workouts because of the COVID-19 pandemic, youth sports and club teams around Pennsylvania can start practicing and playing games this weekend. That situation has high school athletic directors frustrated. “Not...Read More

The WPIAL board of directors met Monday afternoon, May 18, and released baseball and softball section alignments for the next two years. The biggest change is in the number of teams in Class 6A. Both sports lost about one-third of their teams, including Fox Chapel. For the next two years, WPIAL Class 6A baseball will...Read More

The recent decision by the PIAA Board of Directors to cancel all remaining winter and spring sports and championships was a difficult one for everybody, especially our senior athletes who were looking forward to their final year of high school athletics.  While very disappointing, the health and safety of Fox Chapel Area’s student-athletes, coaches, and...Read More