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Boys Swimming Seeks First Section Title in 21 years

When junior swimmer Nate Ross finished his 200 freestyle event in the first meet of the season against Woodland Hills and looked up at the scoreboard to view his time, he couldn’t believe what he saw. He had easily met the qualifying time necessary to advance to the WPIAL Class 3A championships and broken his […]

Foxes Named Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week

By: Don Rebel, Saturday, January 23, 2021, TRIBLIVE Two of the biggest Fox Chapel boys basketball fans around got an early birthday gift Friday. Dick and Barb Skrinjar each celebrate birthdays this week, but their most exciting gift came early courtesy of their son, Foxes coach Zach Skrinjar. The Foxes capped off a four-game road […]

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 […]