By Marty Stewart Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, 12:06 a.m. After 32 years as football coach at South Park, which included a pair of state championships, Tom Loughran is hoping for some of the same success at Fox Chapel. Loughran, a 61-year-old Oakmont resident, made the playoffs 14 times during his South Park tenure and won 186...Read More
By Marty Stewart Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 1:06 p.m. After 32 years as head football coach at South Park High School, which included a pair of state championships, Tom Loughran is hoping for some of the same success at Fox Chapel. Loughran, a 61-year-old Oakmont resident, made the playoffs 14 times during his tenure and won...Read More
By Joe Bendel / Tri-State Sports & News Service July 24, 2015 The big and burly Pitt offensive lineman – the one with the prolific beard and shoulder-length hair – morphs into a gentle giant when he enters Children’s Hospital to visit ailing youngsters. Junior Adam Bisnowaty — all 6 feet 6, 300 pounds of...Read More
By Marty Stewart Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 9:00 p.m. Billy Urso, a standout on the Fox Chapel football and basketball teams, will be attending Allegheny in the fall. In a throwback to days past, he will play two sports. “That was one of the things that cemented my choice,” he said. “The coaches at Allegheny said...Read More
By Kevin Gorman Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 10:48 p.m For Fox Chapel athletic director Mike O’Brien, the hardest part was not finding a football coach but keeping the selection a secret. Even if it was the worst-kept secret in the WPIAL. When Tom Loughran resigned at South Park, it didn’t take long to connect the...Read More