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New Football Coach No Stranger to the Foxes

David Leasure has been appointed the new head coach of the Fox Chapel Area High School football program. He succeeds Tom Loughran, who retired from the position in November.                          Coach Leasure is no stranger to Foxes football. From 2005-2010, he was the program’s defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. He was instrumental in helping the […]

Boys' Basketball Team

Boys’ Basketball Seeks Consistency and Leadership

Every preseason when Foxes boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar is asked how things are going, his answer is the same: “Crazy!” – As in crazy busy. The hustle is even more intense this year as the coach and his staff search for a brand-new main cast after losing their five starting seniors who led the […]

Girls' Basketball Team

Foxes in ‘100% Better Shape Than Last Year’

When girls basketball coach Marty Matvey took over the Fox Chapel Area program four seasons ago, one tradition he continued from his years coaching at South Park High School was an annual “Iron Challenge.” The idea is to get his players in top physical shape, while simultaneously encouraging important team bonding. The Iron Fox, as […]

Lady Foxes Ready to Climb Up Section Ladder

By: George Guido Friday, November 18, 2022, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey works for a company that provides horizontal people movers at airports and other facilities. But the Foxes are looking for a vertical move this season — not horizontal — as in rising up in the Section 3-Class 5A standings. Fox […]

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Foxes Tackle 5A with new starting 5

By: George Guido Friday, November 18, 2022, TRIB-LIVE After a spectacular rise to the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball title last season, Fox Chapel finds itself at a new address with practically a new team. The Foxes defeated North Hills, 43-36, in the title game at Petersen Events Center. Fox Chapel made it to the […]