By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, May 17, 2025, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel softball team’s season won’t end with a trip to the PIAA Class 5A tournament, but the Foxes were able to create memorable moments before they were knocked out 6-3 by North Hills in the WPIAL quarterfinals. In the first round, 12th-seeded Fox Chapel (13-7)...Read More

By: Josh Rizzo Monday, May 12, 2025, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel softball team has been plagued with maddening moments of inconsistency on defense. But when the lights were at their brightest during the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Monday at North Allegheny High School, the 12th-seeded Foxes didn’t melt down. Fox Chapel...Read More

When Brianna Hnatow is playing left field for the Foxes softball team, coach Larry Troutman doesn’t just see a player out there. Rather, he’s watching one of his most consistent, even-keeled, and hardworking athletes whose team-first mentality provides important cohesion for a squad with championship aspirations. As of April 25, the senior, who bats second...Read More

By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, April 26, 2025, TRIB-LIVE The hardest lesson for any team to learn is how to take what they do in practice and apply it to game situations. Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman saw his team learn the hard way plenty of times once Section 1-5A play started this season. The...Read More

New Foxes head softball coach Larry Troutman, a three-sport athlete in his younger days, is a self-proclaimed sports junkie. Athletics have remained a big part of his life, and his enthusiasm has not waned.  “My wife tells me I go to bed watching ESPN SportsCenter, and wake up to it, too,” he says, demonstrating his...Read More