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Boys' basketball

Player of the Year

By: Greg Macafee, Saturday, April 3, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Heading into this season, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team was set to replace four senior starters from a team that went 21-2 the previous year and earned the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. But while coach Zach Skrinjar was inserting four new […]

Defense, Underclassmen Key for Hungry Lacrosse Team

In 2020, Kellee Cribby was about to start her first year as the Foxes new girls lacrosse coach, but that never happened. Now in her first official season with the team, she’s taking on a challenge to replace some very good players who graduated since the group last played. Luckily, that hasn’t been as difficult […]

Sophie Shao is a PIAA Champ Again

Fox Chapel Area swimmer Sophie Shao won her second consecutive PIAA title in the 100 butterfly at the 2020-2021 PIAA championships on March 20 and joined a very small group of swimmers, male or female, to win a state title. Not only that, but she also became the first-ever in the program to become a […]

Foxes Hope to Rely on Defense and Pitching

By: Greg Macafee, Monday, March 22, 2021, TRIBLIVE Like every softball team in the WPIAL, Fox Chapel is dealing with a lot of unknowns heading into the 2021 season. Chris Olbrich became head coach before last season after serving as an assistant for a few years, and the Foxes only got one scrimmage in before […]

Butterfly Swimmer

FC Swimmers Update from PIAA Championships

By: Michael Love, Saturday, March 20, 2021, TRIB-LIVE After defending her WPIAL title in the 100-yard butterfly two weeks ago, Fox Chapel sophomore Sophie Shao went looking for a similar repeat performance Saturday at the PIAA Class AAA championships at Cumberland Valley. Mission accomplished. Taking to the pool for the third time in a little […]