By: Marty Stewart, Friday, December 21, 2018, TRIB-LIVE Zoe Skirboll, a freshman on the Fox Chapel swim team, didn’t take long to make her mark. In the Foxes’ first meet against Shady Side Academy, she won the 100-yard butterfly and was part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team. Against Hampton, she took first in the 100 […]
Vernon Yenick has coached the Fox Chapel Area diving teams since 2007, but this is the first time the girls’ team has been this large and filled with so much promise. The members of the 2018-2019 team are senior Kate Eames, sophomores Zoe Boychuk and Maggie Kelly, and freshmen Hanna Essey, Sarah Guiffre, and Claire […]
At 5’3”, Claire Fenton is one of the smaller players on the basketball court, but it would be a mistake to underestimate what this impressive athlete is capable of achieving. This season, Claire has been one of the Foxes’ top point earners. Going into the school district’s holiday break, Claire has scored double digits in […]
The days can be long and the workouts can be grueling, but for 13 members of the Foxes’ wrestling team, their status as multisport athletes has been a very positive experience and one that they highly recommend. It’s also a practice that their coach, Ron Frank, wholeheartedly supports for many reasons. “In a school the […]
By: Marty Stewart, Saturday, December 8, 2018, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel wrestling coach Ron Frank is optimistic his youthful squad will be in the mix for a playoff spot in Class AAA, Section 3B. “There are many tough teams in our section,” he said. “North Hills and Shaler have returning state champions and then we’ll be going […]