McKeesport used its size and speed to gain the upper hand on the Foxes. After surrendering the first two points of the game, McKeesport did not trail again. But Fox Chapel never went away, twice cutting McKeesport’s lead to three points late in the fourth quarter. Billy Urso was key in Fox Chapel’s near comeback....Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday,Dec. 10, 2014, 9:00 p.m. Fox Chapel junior Mike Zappala scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds to lead Fox Chapel to a 51-32 win over Baldwin in the consolation game of the season-opening North Hills tournament Saturday. For his efforts, he is The Herald Spotlight Athlete. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound shooting guard...Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, 9:00 p.m. Stu Lyon was the star player on the 1977 Fox Chapel basketball team that won WPIAL and state championships. It was the greatest team in the history of Fox Chapel, and the 6-foot-3 Lyon received a scholarship to Oregon, then coached by Dick Harter. Lyon left...Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, 1:51 p.m. There will be a huge difference in the Fox Chapel girls basketball team this season. The Foxes will be without the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year Erin Mathias, who is now a freshman at Duke. New coach Jennifer Joyce O’Shea isn’t too concerned. “Obviously, things...Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, 1:51 p.m. The big dilemma for followers of Fox Chapel boys basketball will be how to replace a pair of three-year starters who each scored more than 1,000 points. Brian Papich and all-time FC leading scorer Matt D’Amico have graduated and sixth-year coach Zach Skrinjar realizes that it...Read More
