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Hoops Camps Train Foxes for Future

When Zach Skrinjar accepted the position to head the Foxes boys basketball program 13 years ago, starting a youth developmental program was one of his priorities. He envisioned it as a series of clinics where children and preteens from the community could learn some skills at whatever level they were at and have a fun […]

Coaches Recall 1997 Postseason Win

Fox Chapel Area football coaches John Alerich and Mark Shemanski share many memories of the various Foxes teams over the years, and some are sweeter than others. But with the team’s upset win over Upper St. Clair in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs this past Friday, they couldn’t help but recall […]

Playoff Win Monumental for Team, Veteran Coach

By Mike White | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 7, 2021 To give an idea of how long it had been since Fox Chapel won a WPIAL football playoff game, consider that the last time it happened was the same year that Tiger Woods won his first Masters tournament at age 21. Fox Chapel knocked off Upper […]

Foxes Relish Underdog Role, Advance in Playoffs

All week long, the No. 10-ranked Foxes were talking about the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs and how badly they wanted to win against No. 7-ranked Upper St. Clair. Some of that conversation revolved around supporting quarterback Khi’lee Patterson, who took over after senior starter Collin Dietz was injured during the Pine-Richland […]

Three XC Runners Qualify for State Meet

Senior Jack Lorence and sophomores Laura Carter and Clara Kelley are headed to the sweetest spot of Pennsylvania – Hershey – for the most competitive race of the cross country season, the PIAA Class 3A championships. It will be Jack and Clara’s first trip to the invitation-only event that draws the most elite runners in […]