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Swimmers Ready for New Season

By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, 9:00 p.m. The Fox Chapel swim team will have a lot of experienced swimmers returning this season. Senior captains Noah Cagley for the boys and Franny Dean for the girls will be counted on to provide leadership and experience. “They will be instrumental in their team’s success,” FC […]

Hockey Star Athlete of the Week

By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, 9:00 p.m. Fox Chapel hockey player Ben Friedland scored a goal and had two assists as the Foxes beat North Hills, 6-4, in their final game before Thanksgiving last week. On the season, he leads the team with eight assists and 12 points. One of his four goals […]

Moving On Without All-Star

By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, 1:51 p.m. There will be a huge difference in the Fox Chapel girls basketball team this season. The Foxes will be without the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year Erin Mathias, who is now a freshman at Duke. New coach Jennifer Joyce O’Shea isn’t too concerned. “Obviously, things […]

Replacing Two Scoring Stars

By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, 1:51 p.m. The big dilemma for followers of Fox Chapel boys basketball will be how to replace a pair of three-year starters who each scored more than 1,000 points. Brian Papich and all-time FC leading scorer Matt D’Amico have graduated and sixth-year coach Zach Skrinjar realizes that it […]

New Girl’s Basketball Coach

By George Guido Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, 12:21 a.m. New Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Jennifer Joyce O’Shea received a huge gift to coincide with the first official practice day on Nov. 17. Her commute from Brentwood High School, where she is a social studies teacher, to Fox Chapel High School was made much easier […]