TRIPLE TRIUMPH
TRIPLE TRIUMPH
Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Field Hockey Teams Win WPIAL Gold ox Chapel Area
FOX X CHAPEL AREA SCHOOL NEWS
Fall 2025 was one of the best, if not the best, seasons ever recorded for Fox Chapel Area High School athletics. In all, nine teams qualified for the WPIAL playoffs, along with several individuals. For some Foxes, their journeys didn’ t end there; they advanced to the most elite level of high school competition – the state championships.
Congratulations to our all-state athletes, junior Emily McKee( girls soccer) and senior Rocco Didomenico( boys soccer), and Under Armour first-team All-America kicker senior Harran Zureikat, who is also a three-time No. 1 kicker in the nation. In addition, Carson Kittsley was one of 12 golfers in the state named to the inaugural Team Pennsylvania.
Boys Soccer: WPIAL Champs Again After Epic Shootout
Winning one WPIAL championship is a feat of its own, but winning two in a row is something very special. In a dramatic upset over top-ranked Seneca Valley, the Foxes’ match ended with no score after 110 minutes of play before heading to penalty kicks. It’ s never the way players like a playoff game to be decided, but still, the Foxes were brilliant, with seniors Calyx Kimbrough, Rocco Didomenico, Nick Squeglia, and Sean Regan burying the ball under intense pressure. Keeper Brady Matthews, a senior, was outstanding all evening and played the game of his life – remarkable considering it was his first playoff defending penalty kicks.
In the end, the No. 2-ranked Foxes captured back-to-back WPIAL Class 4A titles in a 4-2 shootout win, marking the seventh title in program history.
Longtime coach Erik Ingram wasn’ t surprised by the game’ s intensity or physicality. He had prepared the team to battle, even though his squad had already defeated Seneca Valley twice during the regular season.
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“ The team’ s strengths all year were their unity, work rate, and consistency, along with a great deal of technical ability and heart,” coach Ingram says.“ Facing Seneca Valley was a true indication of how strong both teams are. We had a target on our back coming in as WPIAL champions last year, but it was a good game of soccer. We knew we had to bring our‘ A’ game, and we did.”
Rocco Didomenico, also named a member of the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Team, says many motivators drove the team this season.“ Winning the WPIAL was our main goal, but we also wanted to win the section and beat some of our rival teams,” he says.
Often double- or triple-covered, Rocco drew confidence from knowing his teammates had offensive strength across the field.
The evening also featured two acts of pure sportsmanship. When a Seneca Valley player went down near the goal with a cramp, Brady paused to help stretch his leg while play continued at the opposite end of the field. Coach Ingram and Seneca Valley coach George Williams also stood together as the teams took their penalty kicks.
After winning the WPIAL title, the Foxes advanced to the PIAA playoffs and won their first-round match against Central York, 2-1, before falling to the eventual state champions Abington