There will be something a little bit different for the Fox Chapel Area boys volleyball team this season. After about two decades in a grueling section that featured perennial power North Allegheny, which has won 22 WPIAL championships since 1985 and two-time WPIAL champion Shaler Area, the Foxes have been moved to a different section....Read More

After the Fox Chapel Area boys volleyball senior night game, the Foxes team, coaches, and some alumni gathered on the court for a final photograph. Years from now, it will serve as a nice memento, especially for the six seniors, half of whom played all four years and roughly 120 games together. Three other seniors...Read More

Fox Chapel Area’s boys volleyball found itself in unfamiliar territory in 2023. A team that traditionally qualifies for the postseason and captured WPIAL championships in 2006 and 2015 struggled last season, amassing a 2-14 record, 1-11 in the always-rugged WPIAL Class 3A Section 2. “We had a bad year,” admitted coach Phil O’Keeffe. “We had...Read More

Volleyball isn’t as popular as some other sports, and that really bothers Foxes’ coach Phil O’Keeffe. In his experience with the game, the former pro player believes that once someone tries it, it’s a game with which they generally fall in love. He has said that for some 40-plus years now, ever since he developed...Read More

By: George Guido Saturday, May 28, 2022, TRIB-LIVE Phil O’Keeffe’s 20th season as Fox Chapel boys volleyball coach wasn’t as lengthy as hoped, but the veteran coach is pleased about the season overall. The Foxes finished 5-7 in section play and 6-9 overall. Fox Chapel made the WPIAL playoffs for the seventh time during O’Keeffe’s...Read More