By: Marty Stewart, Friday, April 13, 2018, TRIB-LIVE
Fox Chapel girls lacrosse improved to 4-0 after overwhelming Norwin, 19-2, on April 9. Kate Goodwin led the way with nine goals and an assist. Mary Ellis added a goal and five assists, followed by Sloan Rost with three goals and an assist, Margeaux Essey and Mariisa Hardiman each with a pair of goals and an assist, Sarah Sinnott with a goal and Makenna Blazer with a goal. Goalie Hannah Humes made two saves.
Track
The Fox Chapel track team opened up the season April 3 in a tri-meet with North Hills and Butler. The boys defeated North Hills, 77-67, but fell to Butler 117-33. The girls posted an 86-59 win over North Hills but suffered a 119-31 loss to Butler.
Boys first-place finishers were Christian Fitch (3,200), Ryan Santilli (800), Jon Folkerts (1,600), Evan Kieffer (400), Korey Simmons (300 hurdles), Dom Mcgriff (high jump), Seth Bowman (discus and javelin) and Andrew Jeffrey (200).
Girls winners were Kate Carnevale (100 and 200), Caelan Miller (800 and 1,600), Sarena Seeger (3,200), Jing McCann (shot put), Maddy Kieffer (400) and Jessica Michel (300 hurdles).
Boys tennis
Fox Chapel boys tennis cruised to a 5-0 win over Plum on April 10. In singles, Robby Shymansky, Jared Nord and Milo Baron each rolled to 6-0, 6-0 wins. At first doubles, Kurran Singh and Jay Kashyap won 6-2, 6-0 and, at second doubles, Brandon Wei and Karsten Lagerquist posted a 6-0, 6-0 sweep.
The Foxes (8-0) defeated Baldwin, 4-1, on April 11. Robby Shymansky and Jared Nord won in singles, along with the doubles duos of Kurran Singh/Jay Kashyap and Brandon Wei/Karsten Lagerquist.
Boys lacrosse
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse team is of to a 5-2 start, including wins over Chartiers Valley, Sewickley Academy, Shaler, Norwin and Plum. The Foxes have outscored those opponents 57-12.