There are a few things about Mary Ellis that you can’t help but notice the first time you meet her. She has a refreshing, effervescent personality. She is the epitome of positivity. And, more than anything, she has an absolute love for lacrosse that began years ago when her older brother took her under his...Read More

Over the years, the girls’ lacrosse teams from the WPIAL have not fared very well at the PIAA playoffs. In fact, since 2009 when lacrosse became an official PIAA sport, there has not been a boys or girls team from the WPIAL that has ever won or been a runner-up at the state championship. A...Read More

When Director of Athletics Michael O’Brien told Marissa Hardiman that she had won one of only 10 $1,000 WPIAL scholarships awarded to female athletes, she was pretty surprised. She shouldn’t have been, because the tri-sport scholar athlete has excelled at just about everything she’s done since beginning her freshman year at Fox Chapel Area High...Read More

By: Marty Stewart, Friday, April 12, 2019, TRIB-LIVE Mary Ellis, a junior on the Fox Chapel lacrosse team, has helped the squad to a strong start. In a 17-11 win over North Allegheny on April 1, she scored a goal and had nine assists. She followed that with two goals and four assists in an...Read More

By: Marty Stewart , Friday, April 5, 2019, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel girls lacrosse team will be under the guidance of new coach Rebecca Hartrum this spring. She takes over a team that posted a 12-2 mark last year. With realignment, this year’s team will compete in Section 2-3A with Butler, Freeport, Indiana, Moon, North...Read More