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Special Bond Exists Between Pitcher, Catcher

Part of the story about how well the Fox Chapel Area softball team is doing this year – it has had its best start to the season since 2015 – actually goes back about 10 years when pitcher Mackenzie Borkovich and catcher Amelia Herzer were just little girls and first took up the sport. For […]

Strong Doubles Play Inspires Young Team

From the beginning of the season, boys tennis coach Alex Slezak was looking for leadership from seniors Will Ernharth and Zain Hassan, the only two players on the team who had experienced the thrill of winning four WPIAL Class 3A team championship and advancing to Hershey, PA, for the state’s top tournament. At the April […]

Field Athletes Shining at Track Meets

For many years, when the Fox Chapel Area track and field program has been part of the conversation, a lot of attention was focused on the team’s impressive runners, and for good reason. While there is still a lot of talent and potential there, it’s actually been the Foxes’ field athletes – the jumpers and […]

Brotherly Love Bonds Boys Lacrosse Team

Siblings playing together on the same team isn’t all that unusual, but this season, the boys lacrosse team has a rather unique situation. Among the team’s players are a trio of brothers from one family, two sets of twins, and two other families with two siblings on the team. And, every player is in the […]

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Foxes Open Season with Resiliency, Confidence

By: Greg Macafee, Thursday, April 15, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Heading into this season, Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings wasn’t sure how his roster would shape up after a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic. He only had one player returning with varsity experience, but he knew that he had a few players with talent […]