By Bill Beckner Jr. Sunday, May 10, 2015, 10:33 p.m. Class AAAA First round No. 8 Fox Chapel (11-5) vs. No. 9 Seneca Valley (14-3) 5 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: No. 1 Hempfield (15-2) Extra bases: Fox Chapel is making its first playoff trip since 2011 after winning its first section championship since 2004. Leadoff...Read More

By Marty Stewart Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 4:33 p.m. The Fox Chapel High School rugby team is having a successful season as reflected by the fact that, so far, five seniors have committed to continue playing rugby in college. Aidan Carlier will head out West to play for the University of Arizona. He also was considering...Read More

By Marty Stewart Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 4:33 p.m. Fox Chapel senior Jacob Halasowski finished second in the 1,600-meter run at the Baldwin Invitational on Friday. Also a member of the cross country team, he’s been running track since he was in seventh grade. He will continue running track next year at Carnegie Mellon University. “The...Read More

By Bill Beckner Jr. Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 10:09 p.m. Fox Chapel softball players stopped to let the moment wash over them Tuesday at Plum, their worst-to-first story reaching yet another level of wow. A 1-13 team last season, the Foxes had reason to celebrate after an 8-1 victory over Plum that sealed their first section...Read More

Several Fox Chapel Area High School student athletes recently signed and committed to Division I and Division II colleges and universities. The students are: Kelsey Feeney – Softball – University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Elias Graca – Cross Country – University of Pennsylvania, Katherine “Cleary” Johnston – Crew – Mercyhurst University, Miranda Simon – Diving – George Washington University,...Read More