By Bill Beckner Jr. Friday, March 20, 2015, 12:21 a.m. Duke freshman basketball player Erin Mathias’ bucket list isn’t too complicated. But it’s getting smaller. If the Fox Chapel graduate had her way, she’d spend a day with her idol, singer Taylor Swift, who has held her spellbound for years. Or, maybe she would throw...Read More

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