Senior basketball star Matt D’Amico is just one point away from a major milestone in his high school basketball career — scoring his 1,000th point. A varsity starter for all four years, the 6’2” guard most surely will become only the seventh boy’s basketball player in school history to reach the 1,000 point mark when...Read More
By George Guido Published: Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, 10:57 p.m. Burrell coach Meghan Ziemianski said the motto of this year’s Burrell team is “execution.” If Friday night’s opener is any indication, the Bucs will be doing a lot of executing this season. Burrell excelled in all phases of the game, particularly defense, and rolled to...Read More
Senior basketball player and Duke University recruit Erin Mathias has been selected by KDKA-TV and as a recipient of the Allegheny Health Network Extra Effort Award. Student athletes are selected on the basis of both academic and athletic excellence. In honor of Erin’s achievement, Bob Pompeani from KDKA, visited the Fox Chapel Area High School...Read More
By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12:16 a.m. With two of the top scorers in Quad A returning from a team that finished 17-7 and went two-rounds deep in the WPIAL playoffs, much will be expected of Fox Chapel boys basketball. But that comes as no surprise to coach Zach Skrinjar who...Read More
By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12:16 a.m. Fox Chapel girls basketball players still remember the empty feeling, tears burning their eyes, as they walked out of North Allegheny’s gym after a quarterfinal loss to Mt. Lebanon last winter. But they also remember the thoughts that followed. Redemption was only one offseason...Read More
