BY KEITH BARNES TRI-STATE SPORTS & NEWS SERVICE Fox Chapel flew under the radar throughout the season, but there were signs this is a team that should not be counted out. “When we played Shady Side Academy, it was our first match back from spring break and they hadn’t picked up a racquet for a...Read More
By: George Guido Saturday, April 9, 2022, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel is off to its typically strong start in boys tennis. The Foxes were 5-0 headed into a week-long spring break for the school district. Fox Chapel won four consecutive WPIAL team titles from 2016-19. Then the pandemic year of 2020 came along and the season...Read More
Each season, there are about 20 hopefuls who try out for the boys tennis team, but this year, nearly double that amount showed up at tryouts. It was a good and bad predicament for coach Alex Slezak – he would have the luxury of a deep team, yet would also have to make some difficult...Read More
Baseball 11-7 WPIAL team qualifier Most wins since 2015 Most section wins since 2007 Dante DiMatteo threw two no-hitters in three games Three consecutive seasons in the playoffs (minus 2020 due to COVID) Big 56 all-section first team: Dante DiMatteo (pitching), Thomas Koch (infield), and Jacob Patterson (infield) Big 56 all-section 2nd team: Luke Hudic...Read More
By: Michael Love Sunday, May 2, 2021, TRIB-LIVE Will Ernharth likes where the Fox Chapel boys tennis team is positioned heading into Monday’s WPIAL Class AAA first-round matchup with Sewickley Academy at the Fox Chapel High School courts. “I definitely think we have a good draw (as the No. 6 seed),” said the senior, who...Read More