Editor’s note: Fox Chapel Area School District athletics are paused until Monday, January 4, as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts ordered statewide by Gov. Tom Wolf. Foxes swim coach Dan Taylor is feeling very good about the potential of both his boys and girls teams. They have been in the pool since early June, and...Read More

When rising sophomores Sophie Shao and Talia Bugel hit the pool as freshmen in the winter, to say they made a splash would be an enormous understatement. Both swimmers broke a number of school and pool records throughout the season, sometimes repeatedly breaking their own records, and Sophie won a PIAA gold medal on her...Read More

Foxes’ student-athletes and their teams did a fantastic job during the fall and winter seasons. Unfortunately, during this unprecedented time, the spring sports season was unable to be played. Although we truly wish the circumstances were different, in an effort to recognize the senior athletes who did not get to play their final high school season,...Read More

Freshman Sophie Shao took home her first high school gold medal in the 100 butterfly at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships, but she doesn’t remember much about it. Her winning time of 54.74, a personal best, beat her own school record and she swam even faster than her WPIAL qualifying time of 55.12 that...Read More

The energy on the deck was crazy on Feb. 3, when the girls swimming team beat Franklin Regional and all but wrapped up the WPIAL Class 3A section 3 title. On Feb. 13, they made it official, and in grand style, with an easy win over Shaler Area High School. For the seniors, going undefeated...Read More