By Marty Stewart Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, 9:54 p.m. In his first season as coach at Fox Chapel, Tom Loughran is faced with the daunting task of replacing the Foxes’ leading passer, rusher and receiver from last year’s 4-6 team in graduates Billy Urso, Carrington Vaughn and David Brown. Returning senior Brendan Whelan is confident he...Read More
By William Whalen Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, 11:57 p.m After his team dropped three championship match points to North Allegheny during last year’s PIAA Class AAA doubles finals, Fox Chapel girls tennis coach Alex Slezak identified exactly where the Foxes fell short. “My focus this year is to teach all the players how to manage the...Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, 9:00 p.m. Coach Tom Moul has some big holes to fill on his Fox Chapel cross country team, finding a way to replace stellar performers Elias Graca and Jacob Halasowski. Graca is now running for the University of Pennsylvania, and Halasowski is at Carnegie Mellon. Last year’s boys team...Read More
By Kevin Gorman Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, 10:57 p.m. Tom Loughran is a creature of habit, one who completes The New York Times crossword puzzle every Sunday, carries a rule book in his back pocket on Friday nights and wears a whistle around his neck. But he retired his famous Spot-Bilt coaching shoes, the pair he...Read More
By Joe Koch / Tri-State Sports & News Service Renny LaRue-Holloman was unaccustomed to losing during his first three years of high school when he was a member of the Schenley High School football team. But when that school closed, LaRue-Holloman finished out his high school career at Fox Chapel where the 2011 team finished...Read More