By Bill Beckner Jr. Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 11:21 p.m. Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 With the lead leaking away and a golf ball-sized bump growing on the right cheek of their star player, Fox Chapel’s girls could have panicked in their first playoff game in two years. Instead, the Foxes finished with a...Read More

By Chris Harlan Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 10:33 p.m. Updated 7 hours ago Much like junior Brian Papich, Fox Chapel showed it has enough talent to surprise. Papich scored 23 points and delivered a couple high-flying dunks in Wednesday night’s 51-43 victory over Hempfield in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA playoffs. The postseason victory...Read More

Fox Chapel Area High School girls’ basketball standout Erin Mathias has been nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year award.  The prestigious award recognizes athletic and academic excellence and exemplary character.  Mathias, a 6’3” junior, is the leading scorer for the Lady Foxes and also one of the WPIAL’s top scorers. Erin has given...Read More

February 14, 2013 12:31 am By Ryan Riordan / Tri-State Sports & News Service Down by one with 2.3 seconds left in a Jan. 18 game against McKeesport, Fox Chapel junior Matt D’Amico went to the free-throw line with a chance to give his team a key Class AAAA Section 2 win. Just 10 days...Read More

Congratulations to the members of the girls’ varsity basketball for earning a share of Section 2 Quad A Championship this season.   Good luck in the WPIAL Playoffs!Read More