In the first season of the Fox Chapel Area girls wrestling program, there were a number of successes on which to build. As the program enters its second season, it has significantly increased the number of team members and looks forward to even more success on the mat. “I would say it was successful,” said...Read More

The entire Frank family, from former longtime Fox Chapel Area head wrestling coach Ron to current coach Michael to brother Tim, never tire of talking about the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships, hosted every year at Fox Chapel Area High School. It’s in their blood and something they’ve all lived and helped organize for 22 years...Read More

By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, January 13, 2024, TRIB-LIVE  Vie Filar got the Fox Chapel girls wrestling team in the win column for the first time in history. Filar pinned Valley’s Amaya Hayden in 1 minute, 37 seconds during their 235-pound match Jan. 10 to give the Foxes a 36-33 win at home. It was the...Read More

Caroline Slember never saw a wrestling match before her first practice last season as a member of the Foxes team. A year later, she and her pioneering teammates are making history as part of the school’s first all-female squad, and it’s something she never anticipated. “The sport of wrestling wasn’t on my mind in the...Read More

As the winter sports season begins at Fox Chapel Area, there is a new offering available. For the first time, Fox Chapel Area has a girls wrestling team. Girls wrestling had never been a sanctioned standalone sport in Pennsylvania until the summer of 2023. A roster of 15 girls is taking to the mat for...Read More