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Lady Foxes Lose First Game Before Shutdown

By: Michael Love , Friday, December 11, 2020, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel girls basketball team gave host Oakland Catholic all it could handle in a non-section game Friday night. The Foxes rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half and were within two possessions heading into the fourth quarter, but the Eagles held off […]

Foxes Get Win Before Three Week Shutdown

By: Greg Macafee , Friday, December 11, 2020, TRIB-LIVE Before his team met Hampton on Friday for its only game in the next three weeks, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar wrote a message on the whiteboard. It was a simple question mark. Big and bold. “We always have a last word before the […]

Fall Sports in Review

Regardless of each team’s record this season, the fall signified a huge cumulative victory. Beginning with preseason in the summer, and then into the fall games, there was not a single team that had to forego or forfeit a competition due COVID-19. However, this success was due to the efforts of many people, starting with […]

Athletics Across State Paused Until Jan. 4

Per an announcement Thursday, December 10, by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, “All sports at K-12 public schools, nonpublic schools, private schools and club, travel, recreational, intramural, and intramural sports are paused” until 8 a.m. Monday, January 4. These restrictions will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 12.  At this time, the Fox Chapel […]

Girls Basketball Seniors Ready to Face New Foes

The Lady Foxes will compete in WPIAL Class 5A Section 2 this season. It’s a big change from the past when they were in 6A and competed against perennial powerhouses such as North Allegheny, Bethel Park, and Norwin high schools, but 5A also is filled with plenty of talent. The teams that comprise the Foxes […]