The boys’ basketball coaching staff observed something recently about the way the team was playing that they weren’t happy about it. Their solution was, quite literally, eye opening. “We noticed that we were playing with our heads down too much, missing open people, and not looking at the rim,” says head coach Zach Skrinjar. “Coach...Read More

Posted on: January 19th, 2019 by Drew Karpen, Big 5/6 Athletic Conference  Friday night’s Fox Chapel at Penn Hills boys basketball game had no barring on the section standings, but it had the excitement level of two teams battling for first place. With 20.7 seconds left in double overtime and his team down by two...Read More

By: Dave Mackall, Friday, January 11, 2019, TRIB-LIVE One look at Fox Chapel’s basketball lineup won’t likely make much of an impression on the average fan. But, boy, do the Foxes know how to win. “We don’t look spectacular. Everyone says that,” Fox Chapel boys coach Zach Skrinjar said following a 69-54 Section 3-6A victory on...Read More

Posted on: January 9th, 2019 by Drew Karpen, PABig56 The Fox Chapel boys basketball team only scored 48 points on Tuesday night, but it was enough to win comfortably at Norwin in Section 3-6A action, 48-39. The two teams were tied for second place in the section entering the game. The Foxes didn’t allow more...Read More

By: Paul Schofield, Friday, December 21, 2018, TRIB-LIVE Latrobe faced a lot of adversity Friday in the WPIAL Section 3-6A opener against Fox Chapel. Not only were the Wildcats coming off a 29-point loss Monday to Allderdice, they played without senior guard Reed Fenton for much of the game because of foul trouble. But the No....Read More