By Bill Beckner Jr. Saturday, March 7, 2015, 8:42 p.m. Bound and determined to extend its season, Fox Chapel gave highly touted Allderdice all it could handle before finally succumbing to the two-time defending City League champions in a tension-filled PIAA playoff opener. Fox Chapel cut a 12-point deficit to four in the second half...Read More
By Bill Beckner Jr. Thursday, March 5, 2015, 12:27 a.m. Fox Chapel had a steep hill to climb in the WPIAL playoffs, but coach Zach Skrinjar thinks the state playoffs will be even steeper — as in Powers Run Road steep. After a couple of days off following a loss in the WPIAL semifinals, the...Read More
By Doug Gulasy Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, 10:42 p.m. North Allegheny wanted no part of another Fox Chapel upset. An airtight defense and nearly flawless free-throw shooting prevented it from happening. The No. 1 Tigers (23-2) shot 39 of 45 from the free-throw line, nearly equaling Fox Chapel’s point total, in a 71-44 win in...Read More
By Paul Schofield Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, 10:57 p.m. Fox Chapel pulled off its second consecutive upset of the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs. After taking down No. 5 Pine-Richland last week, No. 12 Fox Chapel (16-8) defeated No. 4 Hempfield, 44-39, in a quarterfinal-round game Monday in front of a standing-room only crowd at Norwin....Read More
By Bill Beckner Jr. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, 11:06 p.m. Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar finally got his wish: a healthy starting lineup. Now he’s able to apply it to the WPIAL playoffs. So far, it is working. Fox Chapel lost four of its first seven games to start the season, but the...Read More