By Bill West Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, 11:00 p.m. The crusted blood around his mouth and elsewhere on his face suggested Fox Chapel’s Andrew Kopco took a beating this weekend at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships, but the junior 113-pounder gladly tolerated the punishment as a tradeoff for a shot at a title. Kopco came...Read More
By Ken Wunderley / Tri-State Sports & News Service January 12, 2015 The 14th annual Allegheny County Tournament will be Friday and Saturday at Fox Chapel High School with 38 teams participating. Central Catholic’s Vincenzo Joseph and North Hills’ Gage Curry are the top returnees, as each has won two previous county titles. Joseph won...Read More
By Doug Gulasy Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, 7:51 p.m. A rare losing season two years ago prepared the Fox Chapel wrestling team for what the Foxes hoped would be a strong 2014-15 season, and the results are in its favor so far. Fox Chapel (7-1, 3-0) beat North Hills, 39-27, and is tied for the...Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, 9:00 p.m. Fox Chapel junior wrestler Derrin Dietz has been a starter for three years now. He wrestles at 170 pounds and last week posted a win to help the Foxes beat Central Catholic. He is sporting a 6-0 record, including four pins this season. For his efforts,...Read More
By George Guido Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 11:03 p.m. More WPIAL wrestlers will be qualifying for the PIAA individual finals. After a 12-year absence, the PIAA will add a fourth qualifier to the Class AAA individual tournament in each weight class. In the Class AA Southwest Region, which includes the WPIAL (PIAA District 7) and Districts 5...Read More