First-year Lady Foxes softball coach Chris Olbrich, M.D., tells a funny story about one of the reasons why he loves coaching the sport. It all began when he convinced his son Nathaniel to play baseball when he was young, and then his daughter Samantha, wanting to be like her older sibling, began playing too. Coach...Read More

What a year it was for Fox Chapel Area High School sports! We had two individual PIAA AAA champions this year, freshman swimmer Zoe Skirboll and senior Robby Shymansky, in singles tennis. Their achievements are extraordinary considering Zoe’s win was the school’s first gold medal in swimming in 24 years, and Robby broke a Foxes’...Read More

By: Jerin Steele , Monday, March 11, 2019, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel softball coach Lisa Hess is in a situation she hasn’t seen in her five seasons with the program after nine seniors graduated from a team that made the postseason last year. Hess has a roster short on numbers and experience, with 13 girls out...Read More

Part I in a series. If you believe in folklore, Phil the Groundhog says spring is coming sooner, rather than later. That’s welcome news for the Foxes’ coaches and athletes who are awaiting milder weather in order to move outside for practices. Here’s a look at how the spring teams are shaping up for the...Read More

By: George Guido, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, TRIB-LIVE Senior leadership will be a key ingredient this year as the Fox Chapel softball team will go for its fourth consecutive WPIAL playoff berth. The Foxes have nine seniors on the roster for third-year coach Lisa Hess. “Our expectations are very high,” Hess said. “We have two returning...Read More