Erin Mathias first got noticed by Duke University way back before her freshman year, and now the Fox Chapel Area High School girls’ basketball star has made it official. Last night she gave her written commitment to attend the basketball powerhouse next year as a full scholarship recruit. ESPN has ranked Erin as a five-star […]
Five athletes represented Fox Chapel Area High School at the recent fourth annual WPIAL Summit on Sportsmanship banquet that was held at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum: juniors Vanessa Blazer (soccer and basketball); Leah Eckman (track and volleyball); Margaux Everingham (soccer); and sophomores Zach Burkhart (baseball); and Levi McCrady (lacrosse and golf). This year’s keynote […]
Congratulations to Fox Chapel runners Colin Martin, Ethan Martin and Mary Humphrey who all placed at the PIAA Cross Country Championship this weekend. Colin took seventh place with a time of 16:13 and was the top finisher for the WPIAL. Ethan, who has suffered from an Achilles injury for most of the season, ran a […]
By Daniel Paulling Published: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, 7:12 p.m. Fox Chapel coach Alex Slezak spent weeks telling his doubles team of Lacey Cohen and Laurel Shymansky to be aggressive when they’re in trouble in a match. The advice proved beneficial Saturday afternoon. The sophomores beat the North Allegheny duo of Maddy Adams and Tina […]
By Marty Stewart Published: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, 9:01 p.m. The Fox Chapel girls tennis team saw its season come to a close Oct. 14 as it fell to Peters Township, 3-2, in the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals. “That was a tough loss,” FC coach Alex Slezak said. “We came incredibly close to getting past […]