Carlo Prati is going home. That means the Fox Chapel girls soccer program will be looking for a new boss.
Prati recently was hired to take over as the coach at Shaler, his alma mater. The Titans finished last season 9-9-1 and upset Franklin Regional in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. Prati led Fox Chapel to two WPIAL championships in the past three seasons. The Foxes, who beat Shaler twice in section play last season, beat South Fayette in double overtime to win the WPIAL championship.
Fox Chapel finished 20-2-1 and reached the PIAA quarterfinals before losing to DuBois.
Fox Chapel also won the WPIAL Class 4A championship under Prati’s watch in 2023. The Foxes lost to South Fayette in the 2024 final.
Prati had a 61-19-6 record during his time leading the Foxes.
“I’m incredibly excited and honored to be named the next head coach of the Shaler Area girls soccer program,” Prati wrote on Instagram. “I’m grateful for the chance to give back to the program and community that gave me so much.”
O’Brien added to PSADA executive council
Fox Chapel athletic director Michael O’Brien will add more responsibility to his plate. It was recently announced that O’Brien has been named to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association (PSADA) executive council.
The PSADA has a membership of over 800 athletic directors and is a professional organization that is for the purpose of promoting and enhancing the professional growth and image of the profession.
He also currently serves on the WPIAL board of directors. O’Brien, who has been with the district for two decades, also is part of the WPIAL basketball steering committee.
Fox Chapel beats North Hills
Caroline Grimsley scored three goals and two assists to help the Foxes beat the Indians, 8-5, in girls lacrosse. Caroline Leland and Brooke Leone also contributed a pair of goals for Fox Chapel.
Lydia DeMotte made six saves in the net.
Troutman places at Keystone State Challenge
Fox Chapel graduate Anna Troutman, a sophomore at Lehigh, finished in second place in the high jump at the Keystone State Challenge at Shippensburg. Troutman’s leap of 1.6 meters was second to Shippensburg’s Ashley Laukus.
Troutman also finished sixth in the 100 meter hurdles and 16th in the shot put.
Frank referees NCAA championships
Patrick Frank, a 1998 Fox Chapel graduate, was one of a few Pittsburgh-based people involved with the NCAA Division I wrestling championships. Frank, along with Jason Rivera, was one of the Pittsburgh-based referees calling matches.