A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Lyla Jablon, Freeport’s Aiden Bauman
Lyla Jablon School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Jablon dropped 24 points to power the No. 7-seeded Foxes to a 60-58 win over No. 10 seed Latrobe in the Class 5A first round. She then led Fox Chapel in scoring with 22 points in a 72-44...
Shady Side Academy boys ride another upset to WPIAL semis
Jim Dudas practically was speechless. When he did manage to utter a sound, his voice was so hoarse he was barely audible. And that’s OK with the Shady Side Academy boys basketball coach, who is in his first season at the Fox Chapel-based private school. The 13th-seeded Bulldogs did most...
Shady Side Academy sails away with rousing performance of ‘Anything Goes’
Love, hijinks and mayhem on the high seas rounded out a nautical performance of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” at Shady Side Academy. Performances were held Feb. 13-15 at the Richard E. Rauh Theater in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts. Led by The Gargoyle Society, the student performing arts organization...
Art depicting life: Blawnox’s historic sculpture is symbol for small town
A wooden sculpture titled “The Steelworker and Family” has long been the symbol of Blawnox, but only recently has the artwork’s backstory come to light. Historian and author Tom Powers said the sculpture is enjoying renewed interest after he chose it to adorn the cover of the borough’s recent centennial...
Fox Chapel residents ask local leaders to consider resolution for noncooperation with ICE, Border Protection
Several Fox Chapel residents encouraged their elected leaders to pass a resolution establishing a policy regarding enforcement of noncriminal federal immigration laws. Specifically, they asked for something stating borough police will not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or those from U.S. Customs and Border Protection related to civil...
Teammates lend hand to big man Ryan Robbins as Upper St. Clair pulls away from Fox Chapel
Ryan Robbins was feasting in the first half against the smaller Fox Chapel front line in No. 1 Upper St. Clair’s first playoff game of its WPIAL Class 6A title defense. By halftime, the 6-foot-7 junior had 16 points. The only problem was that the rest of his team had...
Maggie Spell hits 2,000-point mark as Thomas Jefferson drops Fox Chapel in 5A quarterfinals
With 15 seconds left in the first quarter of Thomas Jefferson’s 72-44 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinal victory over Fox Chapel, Maggie Spell made a layup. Right after, Jaguars coach Matt Gould called a timeout. “I was like, ‘What was he doing?’ ” Spell said. A strange response coming...
Ready, set, fresh as Harvest on Main Community Market announces opening date in Sharpsburg
The long-anticipated Harvest on Main Community Market has announced an opening date in Sharpsburg. The nonprofit, fresh foods market will debut March 2, according to Bonnie DeMotte, executive director of Second Harvest. The grocery store will feature a deli, freshly prepared to-go foods, a bakery, quality meats and cheeses, fresh...
Father-son financial advisers share love of golf, family and service in Fox Chapel area
James “Jim” Wallisch of Indiana Township left Pittsburgh as a teen to pursue an Ivy League education and learn the financial investing ropes. With a keen interest in finance, he excelled at Princeton University, majoring in engineering and minoring in economics. After graduating with honors from Princeton, he set his...
Fox Chapel hires new police chief
Fox Chapel officials have selected a longtime Swissvale officer as its new police chief. Council voted 6-0 on Feb. 16 to hire Charles Ellis Watson as the borough police department head starting next month. Council President Andrew Bennett was absent. Watson, 54, of Monroeville was selected following an extensive nationwide...
‘Something Rotten!’ going on at Fox Chapel Area High School
It is Benjamin Murray’s job this year to turn 110 energetic and precocious high schoolers into “Something Rotten!” The PG-13 musical is packed with ensemble numbers, tap dancing and adult humor. Murray, a longtime Fox Chapel Area High School musical director, was in rare form during rehearsal Feb. 11 refocusing...
In brief: Happenings from throughout the Fox Chapel area
To have your news or event listed in our briefs section, email editor Marje Horvath at mhorvath@triblive.com. District’s senior citizens invited to free dress rehearsal of spring musical Senior citizens in the Fox Chapel Area School District are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of the spring musical “Something Rotten!”...
Rivertown Changemakers program helps people shape life in Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale
The Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization is kicking off a new season of its Rivertown Changemakers initiative — for people with big ideas on how to improve their hometown. The program is meant to empower residents to become ambassadors for change in Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale. “We know that Sharpsburg, Etna and...
Fox Chapel does little things right in Class 6A 1st-round win over NorwinVideo
Joe McGivney wants to make impactful moments throughout a basketball game. The Fox Chapel junior guard believes they eventually will add up to something meaningful. McGivney scored 20 points Monday night during Fox Chapel’s 52-49 win over Norwin in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball playoffs....
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Fox Chapel Foxes girls Coach – Marty Matvey (Seventh season) Record – 15-8 overall, 9-3 and runner-up in Section 1-5A #Earned – Near the end of December, special things started to happen with the Fox Chapel girls basketball program, As the year...
Fox Chapel real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 15
Aspinwall Ryan Jenkins sold property at 206 Second St. to Matthew David Vona for $355,000. Indiana Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 3341 Lenox Drive to Abhaykumar Padamchan and Purva Mohnot for $770,835. Twin Oaks Development LLC sold property at 3332 Waterford Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $158,427. O’Hara...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Bella Geller, Deer Lakes’ Evan Moore
Bella Geller School: Fox Chapel Class: Freshman Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Geller finished with 10 points and scored the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter to help No. 7-seeded Fox Chapel (15-8) to a 60-58 win over No. 10 Latrobe in the first round of the...
Shady Side Academy shakes off early season woes to earn playoff bid
The length of the high school boys basketball season was a benefit for Shady Side Academy. First-year coach Jim Dudas and his team had an opportunity to spend the first month of the season ironing out the kinks that come with a program transitioning to new leadership. The Bulldogs won...
Fox Chapel relay team making noise in indoor season
Fox Chapel indoor track coach Tom Moul has a good problem. The Foxes’ girls 3,200-meter relay team has five athletes capable of competing in the event. When Fox Chapel went to Youngstown State on Feb. 7 to compete, the Foxes continued what has been a winter of records by placing...
Fox Chapel notebook: Shady Side Academy grad shines in Olympic debut
Gwyneth Philips didn’t waste her first opportunity to start in net for the Team USA hockey team. Philips, a Shady Side Academy graduate and native of Athens, Ohio, made 20 saves to help the Americans blank Switzerland during group play at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Philips played collegiately with Northeastern...
Focused Fox Chapel boys get job done in section to reach playoff goal
When the smoke cleared, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team did what it needed to in order to qualify for the playoffs. The Foxes closed the season by winning five of their final six games. In a Section 1-6A schedule filled with potential pratfalls, the Foxes collected an emphatic 75-51...
Lyla Jablon keeps her cool, helps Fox Chapel advance past Latrobe in Class 5A 1st round
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey believes guard Lyla Jablon won’t wilt at the first sign of trouble. During her four seasons with the Foxes, she has been challenged by Matvey to be ready for the tough moments. During Fox Chapel’s 60-58 win over Latrobe in the first round...
Faces of the Valley: O’Hara runner makes Three Rivers Heritage Trail a better place
When Keith Arner committed to running the Pittsburgh Marathon in 2023, he hit the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Millvale regularly. Fast-forward three years, and the O’Hara resident is still running. But now he spends more time on the trail making sure it’s at its best for other walkers and...
Pastor of Aspinwall Presbyterian Church is retiring; last service set for Feb. 15
The Rev. Scott Hill is retiring after about 36 years in ministry, including the past decade leading Aspinwall Presbyterian Church. His last service is set for 11 a.m. Feb. 15 at 299 Center Ave. Many Aspinwall-area residents know Hill for his community initiatives such as Kids Bus Stop Ministry, Blessing...
Sharpsburg continues to rack up funding for multimillion-dollar Allegheny Shores development
Transformation of the Sharpsburg riverfront continues to chug along, with officials shoring up streetscape plans expected to improve safety and access to the site. Councilman Roman Mason believes work near the 19th Street entrance of the proposed Allegheny Shores development will “be amazing.” The project targets 19th to 21st streets...
