Tag: Fox Chapel
A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018
December 30, 2018
WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong start
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Dec. 30, 2018
December 29, 2018
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 10-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 8-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-0, 3 4. Norwin, 8-0, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 5-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 8-0, 1 2. Mars, 7-0, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 8-1, 3
Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel swimmer Vivian Shao
Vivian Shao, a sophomore on the Fox Chapel swimming team, has had an impressive start to her season. In the meet against Pine-Richland, she took first in the 200 medley relay, the 100 free and was part of the winning 200 free relay team. Against Peters Township, she took first
High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT
December 26, 2018
Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough
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,
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
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;
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
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 freeA-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
