By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, 9:00 p.m. The Fox Chapel girls tennis team finished 15-4 and made it to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL team tournament last season. Coach Alex Slezak lost four seniors who all were in the starting lineup. He also lost one half of his PIAA doubles championship duo as...Read More
By Dave Yohe Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, 11:24 p.m. Last season, Fox Chapel had the most accomplished local girls tennis players in Laurel Shymansky and Lacey Cohen. The duo won it all, earning a postseason sweep: a Section 3-AAA title to go with WPIAL and PIAA doubles championships. This season, however, only half of that...Read More
Fox Chapel Area High School senior Kaitlyn Schaffer was presented with the title of Western Pennsylvania’s “Most Positive High School Athlete” in the sport of Girl’s Tennis on May 3, 2014, by former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, and Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the late Pirates Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. Kaitlyn was...Read More
Many Fox Chapel Area High School students go over and above the norm in their pursuit of excellence in athletics. Hundreds of them also put that same determination into their scholastic efforts and are standouts in the classroom. Each year the Athletic Department issues a Scholar Athlete Award to student-athletes who have achieved substantial academic achievements. One...Read More
The Senator John Heinz History Center will host the third annual Western Pennsylvania Positive High School Athlete Awards on Sat., May 3 at 12:30 p.m. Student athletes representing 26 different boys’ and girls’ high school sports along with two coaches and one high school will be honored by current and former local professional athletes, including...Read More
