Tag: Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes football coach picked for PSFCA Hall of Fame
February 7, 2026
Former Fox Chapel football coach Tom Loughran was one of seven coaches chosen for the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School Performing Arts Center.
Fox Chapel hockey steadily adapting to physicality of PIHL’s top competition
The Fox Chapel hockey team has gotten a good look at what the level of competition is like in the PIHL’s Class 3A. Foxes coach Ryan Loebig believes his team has learned plenty of lessons.
Fox Chapel girls look to enter playoffs with momentum
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey wanted his team to have a visual representation of what could be ahead. Before the Foxes finished up the regular season, Matvey had the team look at the resumes of other teams in Class 5A to provide some motivation to close the season strong.
Fox Chapel boys buckle down late in season
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar felt it was necessary to have a meeting with players and coaches following a loss to Pine-Richland on Jan. 20 at home.
Fox Chapel boys clinch spot in basketball playoffs with win over Butler
February 6, 2026
With a clear lane on the path to Petersen Events Center, Fox Chapel boys basketball players knew their assignment: win Friday night at home and qualify.
Terry Smith, Tom Loughran to be inducted into state football coaches hall of fame
February 5, 2026
Two of the most impactful football coaches in the history of the WPIAL, Tom Loughran and Terry Smith, will be celebrated in May as part of the Class of 2026 into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame.
Fox Chapel boys feel sense of urgency as playoffs approach
January 31, 2026
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar appreciates what he has seen from the seniors on the team. They realize the Foxes have little margin for error over the final few weeks of the season if they want to escape from the WPIAL’s Section 1-6A to make the postseason.
Fox Chapel wrestlers gearing up for postseason tournaments
The Fox Chapel wrestling team is grateful to have a few weeks between the end of its dual season and the start of the individual wrestling tournaments. The Foxes’ lineup accrued a large number of bumps and bruises throughout the season.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Foxes’ Lyla Jablon surpasses scoring milestone
January 24, 2026
Lyla Jablon is tasked with doing much more than scoring for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. The senior guard has been asked to try and set the tempo for a team with a young roster hoping to make a run at the playoffs in Section 1-5A.
Trip to county finals rewarding for Fox Chapel senior wrestler
Adam Haines remembers his worst loss from the 2024-25 wrestling season vividly. The Fox Chapel senior dropped a 1-0 decision to Gateway’s Luke Pawlowski in the blood round of the Allegheny County Tournament at 139 pounds.
