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05
Sep

Coach Griggs Focuses on More than Xs and Os

Foxes’ head football coach Tom Loughran says he likes to hire coaches who bring fresh perspectives to the team. It looks like he’s done that with the addition of outside linebackers coach Anthony Griggs. A former 1982 fourth-round NFL draft pick by the Philadelphia Eagles, Coach Griggs approaches his new job by teaching more than...
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23
Aug

Girls’ Golf Has Plenty of Experience

John Broderick might have retired from teaching at the end of the last school year, but he has no intention of stepping back from coaching the girls’ golf team. Now entering his 26th year heading the program, Coach Broderick is very optimistic about the team’s promise in 2019. “This season we will be relying on...
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19
Aug

Jessica Klein: Ultimate Team Player

Jess Klein took some time off from volleyball and training this summer to take a life-changing trip to Europe. While visiting London, England, and Berlin, Jess and a group of about 12 other Fox Chapel Area students learned more about the history of World War II and other cultures. But, by the time she landed...
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15
Aug

Auspicious Start Leads DeMartino to Success

Senior soccer standout Claudia DeMartino plays with the utmost confidence and is a team leader, but as she tells it, her parlay into becoming a young varsity starter began under very different circumstances. Her promotion up to the varsity team came unexpectedly at the 2016 WPIAL 4A playoffs in a high-pressure game that determined whether...
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12
Aug

Set for a Smashing Season

Carissa Shepard is a much different person than she was a year ago. The sophomore, who played singles and doubles tennis for the Lady Foxes during the 2018 season, worked hard all summer with a singular focus to take her game to a higher level. And it appears she’s done just that. Only a week...
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