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Boys' Basketball

Foxes Defeat North Allegheny in Quarterfinals

By: Greg Macafee, Friday, March 5, 2021, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel boys basketball team couldn’t have drawn it up any better. Behind 22 points from junior guard Eli Yofan, all five Fox Chapel starters scored in double digits, and the No. 2 Foxes (20-2) took advantage of an early first-quarter run to knock off No. […]

Girls' Basketball

Lady Foxes Win First Round Game

By: Michael Love, Friday, March 5, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel walked the line in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round girls basketball game against Penn Hills. All nine of the Foxes’ points over the final eight minutes came on free throws. It was enough to produce a 39-34 victory over the Indians […]

Diver

PG Athlete of the Week: David Manelis

March 3, 2021 The past week: Manelis posted a score of 571.75 to win the WPIAL Class 3A diving title for the second consecutive year. Check this out: Manelis, a senior and West Point recruit, is the first diver to win back-to-back titles by more than 100 points since Pine-Richland’s Dominic Giordano in 2012-13 and […]

David Manelis Brings Home 2nd WPIAL Gold Medal

Watching David Manelis dive is a powerful, yet beautiful experience. The height he gets on his takeoffs is twice that of his peers, and his picture-perfect, powerful form and major attention to every detail have combined to make him the most dominant diver in WPIAL Class 3A ­– twice. David just won his second consecutive […]

Boys’ and Girls’ BB Teams in Playoffs

By: Greg Macafee, Saturday, February 27, 2021, TRIB-LIVE When the WPIAL announced seedings for the girls and boys basketball tournaments Feb. 23, both Fox Chapel teams found themselves in unique positions. For the second straight year, the boys were awarded the No. 2 seed after putting together a record of 17-2 through 19 games. Their […]