By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, January 4, 2025, TRIB-LIVE Calyx Kimbrough was hoping to get a better start to the campaign for his junior season with the Fox Chapel wrestling team. But the 152-pound junior had to feel confident after receiving plenty of encouragement from Foxes coach Michael Frank. “He has been working his butt off,...Read More
By: Ted Sarneso Monday, December 23, 2024, TRIB-LIVE Last season, the Fox Chapel wrestling squad went 15-2 and won its first section title since 1971. This season, the Foxes bring back the bulk of that roster. “We have 14 seniors on our team, which is unheard of,” coach Michael Frank said. One of those seniors...Read More
The Fox Chapel Area boys wrestling team’s 2023-2024 season was extremely successful and quite historic. The Foxes captured their first section championship in 53 years, amassed a 15-2 overall record (5-0 in the section), and advanced to the WPIAL tournament, knocking off Peters Township in the first round before falling to Connellsville Area in the...Read More
By: Josh Rizzo Saturday, February 10, 2024, TRIB-LIVE Michael Worsen would like to find a way to stay on the front foot. If Worsen is going to find a way out of the 121-pound bracket at the WPIAL North section qualifier, through WPIALs and to the PIAA championships, being passive won’t be the ticket. “I...Read More
The Fox Chapel Area boys wrestling team just accomplished something that 52 teams before them were never able to do – win a section championship. The team, which is undefeated in Section 1 and has an overall record of 13-1, is now preparing for the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A team championships. The...Read More