By Brian Graham Published: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, 12:01 a.m. Updated 9 hours ago Matt D’Amico School: Fox Chapel Year: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: D’Amico scored a game-high 21 points and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the Foxes’ 63-51 Section 2-AAAA win over McKeesport on Friday. D’Amico also had 29...Read More

By Marty Stewart Published: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:00 p.m. Jenny Papich, a 2010 Fox Chapel graduate, is off to a strong start for the highly- ranked Gannon Knights basketball team. The Knights, who are ranked second in NCAA Division II, recently beat Glenville State, 90-84, to end Glenville’s 27-game home win streak. Papich, who...Read More

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