Tag: Fox Chapel

A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 2

January 27, 2019

Monday Girls basketball It's a big night for Freeport as the Class 4A No. 4 Yellowjackets (14-2, 9-1) visit No. 1 North Catholic (14-1, 10-0) in a battle for first place in Section 1-4A. North Catholic won the first matchup against Freeport, 75-63, thanks largely to an early 14-2 run

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Allegheny County Wrestling Championships at Fox Chapel a success

January 25, 2019

Despite dire weather predictions, the 18th Allegheny County Wrestling Championships went on as scheduled Jan. 18-19 at Fox Chapel. There were 37 teams participating and 392 wrestlers. andquot;Because of our experience over the years and our wonderful support network of families, staff and sponsors, we made it another wonderful success,andquot;

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Latrobe uses team effort to defeat Fox Chapel

January 22, 2019

To win big games on the road in a hostile environment, you need more than your stars to play well. Latrobe, the No. 1 ranked team in Class 6A by Trib HSSN, got that Tuesday at Fox Chapel. The Wildcats got 29 points from senior forward Bryce Butler and 23

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley’s Hutcherson joins teammate with 100 career wins

Noah Hutcherson wasn't counting down -- or up -- to 100 wins, but he knew how important the accomplishment was when he reached it. The Valley senior 170-pounder earned his century victory last week with an 8-0 major decision over Burrell's Danny McCarthy, joining teammate David Schuffert in triple digits.

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Big schools open 2nd half of section play to hightlight Tuesday’s 3 things to watch

January 21, 2019

The second half of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tipped off for many teams last week, but all of Class 6A and some other smaller sections will get the ball rolling on the final three weeks Tuesday. The three section leaders in 6A will begin the second half on

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 21, 2019

January 20, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: Apollo-Ridge will get a second chance to slow down Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game. The Vikings (10-4, 4-4) have the second-best defense in the section, allowing 36.5 points per game, but the defending WPIAL champion Trojans (12-1, 8-0) scored 76 in

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Alle-Kiski high school notebook: Mowry takes over Knoch football

January 19, 2019

Needing to fulfill a graduation requirement of 2,000 volunteer hours while attending college at Slippery Rock, Brandon Mowry called his former high school football coach Mike King and joined his staff at Knoch as an assistant. And so began a 15-year process that culminated Wednesday with Mowry becoming the eighth

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Quaker Valley’s Redinger rallies, TJ’s Serapiglia pulls surprise at Allegheny County tournament

January 18, 2019

It's not often a quarterfinal-round match features two past tournament champions. But that's what happened at the 18th annual Allegheny County Wrestling Championships Friday at Fox Chapel. Quaker Valley sophomore Conner Redinger, the 2018 champion at 106 pounds, battled Penn Hills senior Justin Perkins, the 2017 champion at 126, in

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Fox Chapel boys, girls swimmers open new year with 3-meet winning streak

The Fox Chapel swimming team started the new year off with three wins to improve both the boys and girls records to 6-1 overall, 2-0 in the section. andquot;I think that a big part of our success has been the depth on both teams, which really helps,andquot; coach Dan Taylor

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The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s David Manelis

David Manelis, a sophomore on the Fox Chapel diving team, has made the cut for WPIALs. He has been diving for three years and made the switch after being involved in gymnastics. Here's a closer look at this week's Spotlight Athlete: If you could go somewhere you've never been, where

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