New Coach Optimistic

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 games and two WPIAL titles.

Even though practice hasn’t started, he’s pleased with what he has seen of his team at offseason workouts.

“They’ve been working hard over the last few months, and there’s been good participation in offseason training and conditioning,” he said.

“We took them to a seven-on-seven drill last week in Waynesburg, and I thought they did OK.”