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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 […]

Softball Coach Sees Regrouped Team as Contenders

Dr. Chris Olbrich was supposed to have started his first year as head coach of the softball team in the 2020 season. He was all set to usher the girls into a new section, WPIAL Class 5A – with more like-sized schools than when they were in 6A –  but had to put aside his […]

Boys Volleyball Brings Hustle and Heart to the Court

Last year, the Foxes boys volleyball coaches and players believed they could have made it to the WPIAL finals, but that never happened because of the pandemic. This year, they have the same expectations, only they are counting on players who were only sophomores and freshmen when the team last competed. Six of the players […]

Winter Season in Review, 2020-2021

All-State David Manelis – diving Sophie Shao – swimming (100 fly) Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao – swimming (200 medley relay team) Sophie Shao, Talia Bugel, Rei Sperry, and Vivian Shao – swimming (400 freestyle relay team)   All-State Honorable Mention Talia Bugel ­– swimming (100 backstroke) Zachary Zornan Ferguson – […]