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2 017 - 2 018 f ox c hapel a r ea s chool d is tr ict | s tat e of t he s chools 2017-2018 Athletic Accomplishments   The athletic teams had another great year as evidenced by their performances and the number of individuals and teams that represented the district at PIAA and WPIAL events. A few facts about the Fox Chapel Area athletic program include: – A total of 846 boys and girls at the high school and 467 DMS students participated on athletic teams. – Boys’ cross country, girls’ cross country, fi eld hockey, boys’ tennis, and girls’ tennis had perfect section records. – Twenty-three of the 26 interscholastic teams and/or individuals from those teams qualifi ed for postseason competition. The list includes: baseball, boys’ basketball, boys’ cross country, girls’ cross country, fi eld hockey, football, boys’ golf, girls’ golf, gymnastics, boys’ indoor track, girls’ indoor track, boys’ lacrosse, girls’ lacrosse, boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, softball, boys’ swimming and diving, girls’ swimming and diving, boys’ tennis, girls’ tennis, boys’ track and fi eld, girls’ track and fi eld, and wrestling. – Team section champions included: boys’ cross country, girls’ cross country, fi eld hockey, boys’ lacrosse, girls’ lacrosse, girls’ soccer, boys’ tennis, and girls’ tennis. – A total of 29 seniors were recruited and signed to play sports in college. – All high school teams maintained at least a 3.1 QPA. • Senior Amanda Nord and sophomore Charlotte James were the PIAA Class AAA doubles tennis champions, the WPIAL Class AAA doubles champions, and the WPIAL Class AAA Section 3 doubles champions. Amanda tied a WPIAL record and set a school record winning the WPIAL title all four years of her high school tennis career. She is now the most-decorated athlete in Fox Chapel Area High School history. Additionally, Amanda was the WPIAL Class AAA Section 3 singles champion and was named a winner of the KDKA-TV and Allegheny Health Network Extra Effort Award. Continued on next page FOX CHAPEL AREA ❘ FALL 2018 27