Fox Chapel Area soccer player Addie Piper is very candid about how hard the COVID-19 pandemic affected her, especially in the beginning. But, in the end, and after having a lot of time for reflection, she says it gave her a great opportunity to make some changes in her life and re-evaluate her priorities. Soccer...Read More
The Fox Chapel Area girls soccer team is entering the 2021 season after losing only one regular-season game last year. They had a lot of graduating seniors, but this is a resilient program with talented players who are spread across all grade levels. Coach Peter Torres talks here about what to expect this season. QUESTION:...Read More
In the final days of school before senior Samantha Dunlap graduated in June, the Foxes’ tri-sport athlete was working out on the stadium field when Athletic Director Mike O’Brien approached her. He had good news: She was selected as the 2020-2021 Hines Ward Western Pennsylvania Positive Athlete Award winner in girls soccer. “I was completely...Read More
Regardless of each team’s record this season, the fall signified a huge cumulative victory. Beginning with preseason in the summer, and then into the fall games, there was not a single team that had to forego or forfeit a competition due COVID-19. However, this success was due to the efforts of many people, starting with...Read More
A varsity soccer player for the Foxes since she was a sophomore, Sophia Oehrle decided she wanted to get to an even higher level of play and make the most of her senior year. She trained hard this past summer, from May to August, five days a week, and did a lot of conditioning. As...Read More