Tag: Fox Chapel

Fox Chapel hockey hopes to carry momentum into PIHL’s 2nd half

December 23, 2018

Wins don't always show up in the win column, especially in hockey. Ask first-year Fox Chapel hockey coach Cam Raidna which game was his team's best so far this season, and one might expect to hear about any one of the four wins for the Foxes. Wrong. andquot;In a sense,

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Dec. 24, 2018

THURSDAY Boys basketball: The Apollo Trust Company Holiday Tournament tips off with former section rivals Leechburg and Riverview at Apollo-Ridge. Both teams are off to hot starts, with Leechburg leading Section 3-A and Riverview winning its first three games of the season. The nightcap of the Highlands holiday tournament features

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Freeport’s Romanchak, Highlands’ Gillette named Valley News Dispatch Football Players of the Year

December 22, 2018

Offensive player of the year: Austin Romanchak QB/DB, Senior, 5-9, 160, Freeport Austin Romanchak didn't have a particular favorite college football player this fall, but a certain Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma caught his eye. andquot;I think he's a good example of what I was trying to be, at least,andquot;

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Butler helps Latrobe hold off Fox Chapel

December 21, 2018

Latrobe faced a lot of adversity Friday in the WPIAL Section 3-6A opener against Fox Chapel. Not only were the Wildcats coming off a 29-point loss Monday to Allderdice, they played without senior guard Reed Fenton for much of the game because of foul trouble. But the No. 1 Wildcats

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Herald spotlight athlete: Fox Chapel’s Zoe Skirboll

Zoe Skirboll, a freshman on the Fox Chapel swim team, didn't take long to make her mark. In the Foxes' first meet against Shady Side Academy, she won the 100-yard butterfly and was part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team. Against Hampton, she took first in the 100 free

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A-K Valley high school basketball notebook: Teams prepare for meat of section schedules

December 20, 2018

The pre-Christmas portion of the WPIAL basketball season will wrap up this weekend, and teams will get a chance to do evaluations as they prepare for the meat of their schedules. To this point, team schedules mainly involved nonsection opponents, with one or two section games thrown in, providing coaches

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A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Dec. 17-23

December 17, 2018

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Plum and Franklin Regional battled for the last playoff spot from their section down to the final day of the 2017-18 regular season, with Plum securing it. They'll meet in a Section 2-5A game at Franklin Regional, with Plum seeking to shake off a slow start

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Fox Chapel’s Cagley signs on to dive at Duke

December 14, 2018

Jonah Cagley, a senior on the Fox Chapel diving team, made a verbal commitment this past summer to Duke and signed a national letter of intent during the early signing period. He knew that it was the right choice. andquot;As soon as I stepped on campus, I knew Duke was

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A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Ryan Kerr and Deer Lakes’ Anna Solomon

December 11, 2018

Ryan Kerr School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Report card: Kerr returned to the hardwood after sitting out last season because a dislocated ankle and put up a game-high 26 points in Fox Chapel's 68-59 upset of Class 6A No. 1 Pine-Richland in the Plum round-robin tournament. The 6-foot-2

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A-K Valley swimming preview: Fox Chapel’s Cagley aims to defend diving title

December 10, 2018

Fox Chapel's Jonah Cagley is after a three-peat. The 2017 and 2018 WPIAL Class AAA boys diving champion has his sights set on No. 3, and the senior enters the 2018-19 campaign with a lot of positive vibes. andquot;I am just super excited to go into my last year with

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