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Foxes Sending Record Number to States

When all was said and done, the Foxes swimming teams brought home four gold medals from the WPIAL Class 3A championships; the girls team was the runner up, finishing behind perennial powerhouse North Allegheny; and the boys finished fourth with what is believed to be the best finish in team history. Overall, this season, the […]

Sophie Shao Sets Sights on More

Many people might not know it, but All-American swimmer, three-peat WPIAL champion, and two-time state champion, Sophie Shao, also is quite an accomplished artist. But even she couldn’t have painted a better picture of what happened at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships, when the junior came away with four gold medals. As if that […]

Doubters, Underdog Role Provide Fuel for Foxes

It wasn’t too long ago that the Foxes were largely underestimated in WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball and the commentary said, “It’s North Hills … and then the rest.” However, at the championships held March 5 at the Petersen Events Center, the Foxes powered through a tough defensive game, proved they are no underdog, and […]

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Sophie Shao Breaks WPIAL 38 year old Record

By: Michael Love Thursday, March 3, 2022, TRIB-LIVE A 38-year WPIAL record is no more. Fox Chapel junior Sophie Shao captured the Class 3A girls 100-yard butterfly title — her third in as many years — Thursday at the WPIAL swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Her time of 53.85 seconds — her personal best […]