FALL ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
It was an exciting and successful fall for Fox Chapel Area High School sports with five teams winning section championships.
Among the seven teams advancing to the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, three finished as WPIAL runners-up. Additionally, the
school was well represented at the PIAA (state) championships by cross country, boys’ golf, and the girls’ doubles tennis team.
Girls’ Tennis
Girls’ tennis team members sophomores Lacey Cohen and Laurel
Shymansky were named the WPIAL Class AAA Doubles Champions, the
WPIAL Class AAA Section 3 Doubles Champions, and earned the gold
medal as the new 2013 PIAA Doubles Champions! Additionally, the girls’
tennis team, as a whole, qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
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Boys’ Golf
Cross Country
The hard-working and focused boys’ cross country team won its second
consecutive WPIAL Class AAA Section 4 championship with a perfect 8-0
record. The team had an outstanding showing at the WPIAL Class AAA
championships where they placed second. Senior Colin Martin became
the new WPIAL Class AAA champ, with twin brother Ethan Martin right
behind in second place. In addition to Colin and Ethan, juniors Aaron
Bliss, Christopher Good, Elias Graca, and Jacob Halasowski; sophomore
Brendon Urso; and freshman Alec Eckman also qualified for the PIAA
championship meet. From the girls’ team, sophomore Mary Humphrey
also qualified for states. At the PIAA meet, Colin was the top finisher for
the WPIAL with a seventh place finish and Ethan placed 17th.
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The boys’ golf team played to perfection
this season. They finished16-0 and won two
invitational tournaments. The team also earned
their second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA
Section 4 championship. The team now takes
its place as only the third boys’ golf team in
school history to go undefeated during the
regular season. The Foxes were also runnersup at the WPIAL Class AAA team finals.
Individually, Fox Chapel Area had three
golfers advance to the finals at the WPIAL
Class AAA championship – seniors Patrick
Sheerer, Jorden Alfery, and DJ Diethrich.
Additionally, Patrick won the PIAA Western
Regional Championship with a 1 under par
71. He advanced to the PIAA Class AAA
state championships where he finished in an
impressive 10th place.
Girls’ Soccer
The Lady Foxes’ undefeated section record of
11-0-1 earned them the WPIAL Class AAA
Section 3 team championship for the first time
since 2009. It also marked the first time in 14
years that the team had gone undefeated in
section play. Their defensive power was evident
through 13 shutouts and by allowing only 10
goals all season. The team went on to compete
in the WPIAL playoffs.