Marty Stewart stories, Page 3

Fox Chapel rising senior Christian Fitch has been a mainstay on the cross country and track teams since his freshman year. He was MVP of the track team as a freshman. For his senior year, Fitch has set high goals for himself and his teammates, but his sights are first...

Carissa Shepherd, a sophomore, is one of the key veterans returning to the Fox Chapel tennis team this fall. As a freshman, she played second singles and teamed up with Lexi Quackenbush to finish third at the WPIAL doubles tournament. “I think we’ll have a very good team this year,”...

Artie Gilkes, a 1993 Shady Side Academy graduate and current track coach at State College, recently was named PTFCA Indoor Track High School Coach of the Year. While at SSA, he participated in cross country, wrestling and track. “I loved being on the teams. Spending time with my teammates and...

Brice Delaney, a rising senior at Shady Side Academy, proved to be one of the top golfers in the WPIAL last year as he advanced to the PIAA individual finals and finished in the top 20. This will be his final year of high school golf, and the four-year starter...

Fox Chapel junior Lexi Quackenbush has been around tennis most of her life. Her father, Allen, was a tennis instructor, and she gravitated toward the sport. “I guess I’ve been playing for around 10 years now,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed it since I first picked up a racket. It’s nice...

The Shady Side Academy softball team made the WPIAL playoffs in 2018 and, with many starters returning, coach Dave Havern was full of optimism for this season. But things didn’t quite work out. “This season looked disappointing on paper,” he said. “We posted a 3-9 record against some much better...

Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings felt his team made some strides this past season. “We qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the second year in a row. Though we lost in the first round, it was to a really strong Mars team,” Hastings said. The Foxes, who finished 10-9...

Although the Shady Side Academy boys track and field team posted an impressive 5-1 record and made it to the WPIAL Class AA team playoffs, it was a season of high hopes that were swept away by injury. “There were some disappointments during the season with the biggest being injuries,”...

The Shady Side Academy girls track team ended its season at the PIAA championships last month. “It was a very exciting season,” coach Paul Bodnarchuk said. “Especially in the WPIAL and PIAA championships.” With the help of captains Sophia McMahon, Gabby White and Aya Youssef, the team finished the dual-meet...

In terms of qualifiers for the WPIAL and PIAA track and field championships, it was a satisfying year for the Fox Chapel track team. “I was happy with the number of WPIAL qualifiers we had,” FC coach Tom Moul said. “It was more than we’ve ever had. We also had...

For the second straight year, Shady Side Academy sophomore Melissa Riggins had a flair for gold at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championships as she successfully defended her 800- and 1,600-meter championships. She set meet records in both events. A week later, she won the PIAA championships in...

This is the fifth in a series of profiles of the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet will be June 8 at Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Dann Kabala, a 1997 Fox Chapel graduate, was a four-sport athlete during his high...

This is the fourth in a series of profiles of the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet will be June 8 at Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Molly (Linhart) Campbell graduated from Fox Chapel in 2006 and excelled in soccer and...

Hannah Conroy graduated from Fox Chapel in 2018 after a successful golf career. She was a four-year starter and qualified for the WPIAL and PIAA individual tournaments all four years. “She matured as a golfer so much in her four years,” her coach, John Broderick said. “She plays hard and...

This is the third in a series of profiles of the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet is Saturday, June 8 at the Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Tracy Sullivan Slater, a 1992 Fox Chapel graduate, left quite a mark as...

Robby Shymansky, a senior on the Fox Chapel tennis team, won his second straight WPIAL Class AAA singles title last month. He also finished undefeated in home matches through his four years. He has helped the Foxes to a perfect record this season. He will attend Yale in the fall....

This is the second in a series of profiles on the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet is June 8 at Harmar House. For more info contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Cory (C.J.) Patrick, a 1995 Fox Chapel graduate, was a dominant figure on the ice...

The road is winding down on the outstanding high school athletic career of Fox Chapel senior Marissa Hardiman. She is going out in style, recently being named one of 10 female recipients of a $1,000 WPIAL scholarship. “I was very surprised,” she said. “Our athletic director (Mike O’Brien) told me...

This is the first in a series of profiles on the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet is June 8 at The Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Doug Ostrosky graduated from Fox Chapel in 1994. He excelled in football and basketball...

Kate Carnevale, a senior on the Fox Chapel track and field team, ran away from a strong field of competitors April 19 at the Butler Invitational. She was named MVP after taking first in the 100 meters, second in the 200, fourth in the 400 and teaming with Sarena Seeger,...

TJ Johnston, a senior on the Fox Chapel baseball team, has helped the team to a 5-2 start this season. Johnston, who plays shortstop and has been on the varsity for three years, also played on the FC football team. He will attend Penn State Behrend and continue to play...

The Shady Side Academy baseball team recently returned from a spring training trip to Florida Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports with hopes of improving on last year’s 8-10 record that included a 5-5 section record and a second-round loss in the WPIAL playoffs. “The trip allows us to practice...

Mary Ellis, a junior on the Fox Chapel lacrosse team, has helped the squad to a strong start. In a 17-11 win over North Allegheny on April 1, she scored a goal and had nine assists. She followed that with two goals and four assists in an 11-10 overtime win...

The Shady Side Academy girls track and field team, despite a 3-6 regular season record, found success at the WPIAL and PIAA championships in 2018. Hannah Steffey, Aya Youssef, Krystyna Rytel and Sophia McMahon finished in 10th place in the 400-meter relay at the WPIAL meet. The 1,600 relay team...

The Fox Chapel girls lacrosse team will be under the guidance of new coach Rebecca Hartrum this spring. She takes over a team that posted a 12-2 mark last year. With realignment, this year’s team will compete in Section 2-3A with Butler, Freeport, Indiana, Moon, North Allegheny, Fox Chapel, North...