By Marty Stewart | Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, TRIB-LIVE It was a long 2015 season for veteran coach Tom Loughran, who took over at Fox Chapel after a long, successful career at South Park. “I didn’t think it would take nine games to get a win,” he said of finishing 1-8. “We had some games...Read More
By Marty Stewart | Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, TRIB-LIVE The Fox Chapel girls tennis team finished with a 10-6 overall record last year and lost in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. Coach Alex Slezak must find a way to replace graduated standout Laurel Shymansky, who is now a freshman at Duquesne University. “The...Read More
By Marty Stewart | Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, TRIB-LIVE After a successful summer playing for the Beadling Bulldogs U17 team, Fox Chapel senior Deena DeBaldo is gearing up for the Foxes’ fall soccer season. Last year, DeBaldo was a key performer as the Foxes made it to the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals. “I think we...Read More
By Marty Stewart | Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, TRIB-LIVE Fox Chapel senior Dixon Veltri, is optimistic that the girls soccer team can duplicate the success of last year’s team. “We lost to Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL semifinals,” she said. “They went on to win the WPIAL and the PIAA championships, so we lost...Read More
By Karen Kadilak | Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, TRIB-LIVE Two Fox Chapel graduates will continue their tennis careers with college teams in the fall. Siddharth Rajupet (Case Western) and Laurel Shymansky (Duquesne) made commitments. Rajupet, 18, of Indiana Township was a standout on a Fox Chapel boys squad that won its first WPIAL title and...Read More