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Seniors Not Afraid of Hard Work, Lead with Tenacity

There were two basketball games last season that still weighed upon the minds of the Foxes’ players and coaches as they began their 2020-2021 schedule. One was versus Upper St. Clair when the Panthers upset Fox Chapel Area and ruined what had otherwise been a perfect season with 20 consecutive wins. The other was the […]

Wrestling match

Foxes Show Grit and Team Mentality in First Two Wins

By: Greg Macafee , Saturday, January 23, 2021, TRIB-LIVE With a young and inexperienced lineup, Fox Chapel wrestling coach Michael Frank has been preaching to his wrestlers about competing at a high level this season. He’s wanted his guys to go into matches and just give it their all. Early on, the wrestlers have responded. […]

Boys' Basketball

Foxes Defeat Number One Upper St. Clair

Keith Barnes, Tri-State Sports & News Service, January 22, 2021 Fox Chapel senior guard Kent Baldauf might have entered the real estate market. In fact, he found a really nice patch in the left-wing corner behind the 3-point line in the Upper St. Clair gymnasium that rather appeals to him. “I should,” Baldauf said. “Throughout […]

Mulhern Jumps from Slopes to the Springboard

Jake Mulhern has soared through the air as a skilled freestyle skier and sprinted the soccer field as a left wing for the Foxes, but not that long ago he expanded his athletic interests even more to include the springboard. Although he is still learning about the techniques that are unique to diving, his talent […]

Promising Young Players Add to Team Depth

Even before they were members of the Foxes varsity basketball team, sophomore Elsie Smith and freshman Sarah Slember spent many hours going to youth clinics and watching what the high school players did on the court, how they did it, and why. Now, as the building blocks for the program’s future in WPIAL Class 5A, […]