Tag: Fox Chapel

Central Valley’s Christiane Frye battles Blackhawk’s Mady Aulbach for a loose ball during their game Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at Central Valley Middle School.

WPIAL awards $1,000 scholarships to 20 scholar-athletes

April 17, 2019

The WPIAL announced the 20 winners of its annual scholar-athlete scholarship contest. Each receives $1,000 and will be honored at a banquet May 13 at the DoubleTree in Green Tree.

Fox Chapel’s Robby Shymansky plays against Franklin Regional Monday, April 23, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.

Fox Chapel’s Shymansky, Indiana’s Palko win WPIAL singles titles

April 16, 2019

Zachary Palko made history. Robby Shymansky repeated it.

Defending champion Shymansky leads field of WPIAL tennis singles finalists

April 15, 2019

Robby Shymansky has an opportunity to double his WPIAL singles success.

Pine-Richland’s Sam Skirpan looks for an opening against Hill Academy as the Rams won 5-3 on Saturday, April 6.

Trib HSSN boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse power rankings for week of April 14, 2019

April 14, 2019

For the first time, the TribLive High School Sports Network is compiling weekly Power Rankings for boys and girls lacrosse.

Pine-Richland’s Sophia Zappa (40) defends against Fox Chapel’s Mary Ellis (2) April 3, 2019 at Fox Chapel.

The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s Mary Ellis

April 12, 2019

Mary Ellis, a junior on the Fox Chapel lacrosse team, has helped the squad to a strong start. In a 17-11 win over North Allegheny on April 1, she scored a goal and had nine assists. She followed that with two goals and four assists in an 11-10 overtime win over Pine-Richland on April 3. Mary is also on the FC field hockey team. She recently committed to play lacrosse at Maryland-Baltimore County, where she plans on majoring in business or finance.

Highland’s Noah Gillette during fielding practice Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Highlands High School.

A-K Valley notebook: Pitchers finding early-season success

April 11, 2019

There’s been a call to arms in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Whether it’s from a mound or a circle, local pitchers are dealing.

Fox Chapel’s Jacob Gruden during batting practice April 4, 2019 at Fox Chapel Area High School.

With arm surgeries behind him, Fox Chapel’s Gruden again playing at high level

April 9, 2019

A year ago at this time, every one of Jacob Gruden’s throws ended the same way: with the ball going straight down to the ground. He wondered if the same was happening to his once-promising baseball career.