Tag: Fox Chapel

Valley’s Joe Lang tags out Highlands’ DJ Loveland during a Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League game last year.

Created out of pandemic necessity, league plays ball for a 2nd summer

August 4, 2021

The Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League’s second season didn’t have the same number of teams as the inaugural version last summer in the midst of the covid pandemic, but for programs such as Highlands, Fox Chapel and Kiski Area, the on-field experience held just as much weight.

Canonsburg’s Rocco Salvitti hits a shot on No. 18 at the AJGA Southpointe Tournament on Thursday.

Salvitti a shot back after Day 1 of the AJGA Southpointe tournament

August 3, 2021

Central Catholic junior Rocco Salvitti knows Southpointe Golf Club well. Being from Canonsburg, Salvitti has played the course numerous times.

Nick Turowski puts on the 16th green during the Westmoreland County Junior Amateur golf tournament Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Latrobe Country Club.

Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski among local golfers set to test their skills at AJGA Junior Tournament

August 2, 2021

Nick Turowski has big aspirations.

Fox Chapel’s Wes Carnevale will play for MLS Next League in Manheim in Lancaster County.

Fox Chapel’s Wes Carnevale joins elite youth soccer club, commits to Cornell

July 24, 2021

A Carnevale family reunion is set for fall 2022 in New York’s Finger Lakes region.

Former Fox Chapel southpaw Patrick Monteverde was drafted by the Marlins in the eighth round.

Marlins draft former Fox Chapel, Seton Hill left-hander Patrick Monteverde

July 12, 2021

Patrick Monteverde’s left arm has carried him to several far-flung places — from Fox Chapel to Virginia Beach, Va., to Greensburg and, eventually, to Lubbock, Texas.

Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan scores during a game on Jan. 9 at Fox Chapel.

Valley News Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Year: Eli Yofan, Fox Chapel

July 10, 2021

Eli Yofan made the most of his athletic opportunities during the 2020-21 school year.

From left, Fox Chapel assistant coach Josh Randall, Erik Wilson, JP Dockey, Will Siegel, Jefferson Moorefield-Brown, Jimmy Hanna, Kam Griel, Eli Yofan, Russell Fenton, Jake DeMotte, Mert Yanar, assistant coach Gabe Skrinjar, head coach Zach Skrinjar, assistant coach Tom Reighard

Fox Chapel basketball gets boost from summer competitions

Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar looks at summer team camps as a good way to self scout and grow as a unit in a more relaxed environment compared to the grind of a WPIAL basketball season.