Baseball player Jacob Gruden wouldn’t have mapped out his high school athletic career the way it has unfolded, but the ups and downs have taught him a valuable life lesson: How to turn a setback into a comeback. Now, he’s more than ready to get back on the diamond and make up for lost time. […]
What a great time of life it is for swimmer Zoe Skirboll! The freshman broke four school records this season, set a new WPIAL record in the 100 breaststroke, surpassed the previous record in the 200 IM, and now is Fox Chapel Area High School’s first PIAA gold medalist in swimming in 24 years. Zoe […]
After having a very consistent high school season and receiving great scores, David Manelis felt he could do well at the PIAA Class AAA diving championships that were held March 14-16 at Bucknell University. But he never envisioned how the competition would finally end up. David, a sophomore, earned the silver medal with a score […]
By: Jerin Steele , Monday, March 11, 2019, TRIB-LIVE Dressed in parkas and tassel caps, the Fox Chapel baseball team braved the cold last Thursday, getting in a few minutes of infield work on the turf before heading inside to the batting cages. At each spot on the diamond were several players waiting for an […]
By: Jerin Steele , Monday, March 11, 2019, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel softball coach Lisa Hess is in a situation she hasn’t seen in her five seasons with the program after nine seniors graduated from a team that made the postseason last year. Hess has a roster short on numbers and experience, with 13 girls out […]