Tag: Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy girls heat back up
January 17, 2026
An overtime loss to Pine-Richland during the Peter Sauer Memorial Tournament had the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team on the war path. The Bulldogs bounced back from their second defeat of the season with three consecutive victories where they produced 60 or more points.
Fox Chapel boys show signs of finding footing at important time of season
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar recognized time is getting shorter. After the Foxes lost to New Castle at home, Skrinjar was happy because he felt maybe they had figured things out.
Plum girls grab section lead with win against Fox Chapel
January 12, 2026
The Plum girls basketball team is alone in first place in Section 1-5A as the first half of section play concluded Monday evening.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Goalie stands tall in Fox Chapel loss
January 10, 2026
The Fox Chapel hockey team returned from the three-week break over the holidays with a difficult PIHL Class 3A battle with Peters Township. The Foxes weren’t able to find enough offense to support a strong performance from goaltender Charlie Hill.
Fox Chapel girls taking charge of defensive strategy
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey has seen a higher number of his players spill onto the ground while they are playing defense. That has been the design of this iteration of the Foxes who have wanted to compensate for their lack of size with increased toughness.
Unbeaten New Castle boys use late charge to fend off Fox Chapel
January 9, 2026
Damian Harrison absorbed contact from a defender and somehow launched a 3-point attempt toward the glass that went crashing off the boards and through the net.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Riley Stephans, Fox Chapel’s Grant Fenton
January 3, 2026
Riley Stephans
No. 1 Neshannock girls shake off Fox Chapel for holiday tourney win
December 29, 2025
The Neshannock girls basketball team got in the win column Monday afternoon as it bounced back from a loss two days earlier to state power Bishop Guilfoyle at the Holiday Bash in Butler.
2025 in A-K Valley sports: WPIAL, PIAA champions highlight calendar year
This year was the setting for many memorable moments where Alle-Kiski Valley athletes and teams shined with championship performances and accomplishments in all arenas of competition.
