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basketball
03
Dec

Foxes To Lean on Defense in Return to Class 6A

When it comes to Fox Chapel Area boys basketball, there are usually some high expectations. Why wouldn’t there be?  This is a team that won the WPIAL Class 6A championship as recently as 2021 and continues to have success on the hardwood. In the 2023-2024 season, Zach Skrinjar’s team advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A...
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10
Jul

Eli Yofan Receives Scholarship, Inspires Along the Way

Eli Yofan, Fox Chapel Area’s all-time leading boys basketball scorer, continues to make his mark at Miami University as a member of the RedHawks. The rising junior achieved a significant career milestone in May when he was awarded a full athletic scholarship ­– an especially impressive honor, given that he started his freshman year as...
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07
Mar

Foxes Hitting Stride at Right Time

Fox Chapel Area boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar and company are on the road again, this time traveling to Erieon March 8 for the first round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs, where the Foxes will face Cathedral Prep. Both teams have nearly identical records (the Foxes are 15-11; the Rangers sit at 15-10), but...
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Boys' basketball
20
Feb

Foxes Win in 2 Overtimes

BY KEITH BARNES TRI-STATE SPORTS & NEWS SERVICE February 20, 2024   His team trailing North Hills by two and with 4.1 seconds remaining in overtime, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar called a timeout to gather his team on the sideline. Under normal circumstances he would have had his whiteboard out, diagramming what...
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31
Jan

 Defense Drives Foxes’ Success

Anyone who has followed the Foxes boys basketball program while it has been under the leadership of head coach Zach Skrinjar has witnessed his signature style that wins games – strong, physical defenses at both ends of the court. It’s something that every young aspiring Fox Chapel Area player, from the youth program on up,...
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