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O’Brien Appointed to WPIAL Board of Directors

Fox Chapel Area School District Athletic Director Michael O’Brien is again a member of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Board of Directors. He was appointed to the board on July 19, 2021. Last year, O’Brien became the district’s first administrative representative to serve on the governing organization, which oversees all activities and decisions regarding […]

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Boys’ Basketball Gets Boost from Summer Competition

By: Jerin Steele Saturday, July 10, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar looks at summer team camps as a good way to self scout and grow as a unit in a more relaxed environment compared to the grind of a WPIAL basketball season. Winning is always good too, no matter where the […]

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Alumni Update: Grace Sisson

Duquesne University News, June 22, 2021 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Duquesne’s Brianna Schwartz (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shaler) has garnered Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team accolades while freshman Grace Sisson (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel) earned a spot on the league’s All-Rookie Team released on Tuesday afternoon. The Academic All-Conference teams comprise six student-athletes who were selected […]

One Final Honor for Sammi Dunlap

In the final days of school before senior Samantha Dunlap graduated in June, the Foxes’ tri-sport athlete was working out on the stadium field when Athletic Director Mike O’Brien approached her. He had good news: She was selected as the 2020-2021 Hines Ward Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete Award winner in girls soccer. “I was completely […]