Herald notebook: Zoe Skirboll chasing NCAA cut times at Virginia

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Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 11:01 AM


Zoe Skirboll competed in the U.S. time trials to try to earn a spot on the Olympic team last summer. The Fox Chapel graduate would like to utilize that experience to help her junior year at Virginia be a big success.

While the season is still young, Skirboll already has picked up an NCAA “B” cut in the 200 breaststroke by swimming 2 minutes, 10.83 seconds at the Tennessee Invite. Skirboll finished in fifth in the 200 breast and 200 IM at the Tennessee Invite.

Skirboll also picked up a second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke during a meet at Florida.

Fox Chapel wrestling opens with win

The Fox Chapel wrestling team is coming off one of its best seasons in program history. The Foxes wasted no time letting other teams around the area know that they were not planning on letting that momentum fall by the wayside.

Fox Chapel opened the season with a 42-29 win over Peters Township last Wednesday. Daniel Noel, Jack Viti and Joseph Geller picked up wins by pin for the Foxes.

Quackenbush has big matches ahead for Bloomsburg

Lexi Quakenbush has become an important part of the lineup for the Bloomsburg tennis team. While the Huskies are on winter break, the Fox Chapel grad will be a pivotal part of the team’s success when the schedule resumes in early February against Morgan State.

Quackenbush, a senior, teamed with Jen McDonald, to beat Lock Haven during the team’s senior day.

Foxes survive comeback to open season with win

Fox Chapel boys basketball had an interesting opponent to open the season. The Foxes opened the year against Shaler, which had a first-year coach in Brandon Sensor and a roster that needed to try to replace eight seniors.

Fox Chapel trailed by seven points going into the fourth quarter but rallied for a 58-50 win. Caden Kaiser led Fox Chapel with a career-high 17 points.

Asher White added 14 points.

SSA boys open with tough defeat

The Bulldogs boys basketball program knew replacing Eli Teslovich was going to lead to some growing pains. But Shady Side Academy took an especially difficult defeat to open the season. The Bulldogs struggled to make shots and lost 70-38 to Knoch.

The Bulldogs, though, will have plenty of opportunities to turn things around. Shady Side Academy will play several larger opponents at the Freeport tournament that will give the team an opportunity to continue to improve.

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