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On the Wrestling Scene

By Marty Stewart Published: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:00 p.m. Coach Ron Frank and his wrestlers at Fox Chapel Area High School are looking to bounce back from last year’s 7-9 record. Frank is confident his young squad will be ready to turn things around. “That was our first losing record in a dozen years,” […]

Athlete of the Week

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, 8:31 p.m. Anthony Veltri, a senior, and his teammates are back on the ice after the Fox Chapel hockey team did not field a varsity squad last season. So far, Veltri has found the back of the net in each of the Foxes’ games. Last week, he had two goals […]

Extra Effort Award Winner

Senior basketball player and Duke University recruit Erin Mathias has been selected by KDKA-TV and as a recipient of the Allegheny Health Network Extra Effort Award. Student athletes are selected on the basis of both academic and athletic excellence. In honor of Erin’s achievement, Bob Pompeani from KDKA,  visited the Fox Chapel Area High School […]

Expectations High for Boys BB Team

By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12:16 a.m. With two of the top scorers in Quad A returning from a team that finished 17-7 and went two-rounds deep in the WPIAL playoffs, much will be expected of Fox Chapel boys basketball. But that comes as no surprise to coach Zach Skrinjar who […]

Girls BB Team Ready for New Season

By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12:16 a.m. Fox Chapel girls basketball players still remember the empty feeling, tears burning their eyes, as they walked out of North Allegheny’s gym after a quarterfinal loss to Mt. Lebanon last winter. But they also remember the thoughts that followed. Redemption was only one offseason […]