BERKLEY ? It always hurts to lose a very important football game. But, the Oxford Wildcat’s 38-6 loss last week to defending state champion Birmingham Brother Rice was a valiant effort against a team that is favored to repeat its state title. It is rare that the Wildcat’s offensive and defensive lines are dominated in […]
ROMEO – The Oxford volleyball team lost its first round match in district play last week against Lake Orion. The Dragons won in straight sets, 25-15, 25-15, 25-16 to knock the lady Cats out of state competition. Oxford’s leader, junior Darien Bandel, had 13 kills and 10 digs while senior Alyssa Wysocki had 10 digs. […]
Oxford’s Brooke Kovacic continues to put exclamation points on her cross country career, this time by leading the Wildcat ladies to the state Division 1 regional title last week. It was the first-ever regional title for the Oxford girls in the Division 1 group. Kovacic finished second in the race but ran an 18:07 ahead […]
BIRMINGHAM ? The road to a state championship will need to go through another Birmingham school for the Oxford Wildcats. Last week, Oxford soundly thumped Birmingham Seaholm in the state playoff opener, 42-8, but this Saturday the Wildcats will need to get by the defending Division Two state champions Birmingham Brother Rice to win a […]
GOODRICH ? Oxford’s freshman volleyball coach Trevor Marshall was pleasantly surprised by his team during their final tournament of the season recently. The girls won the Goodrich Invitational Freshman Tournament by going 12-2 and toppling some very good teams in the process. Marshall said he had confidence in the girls but was pleased at their […]
The Oxford girls swimming and diving team ended their league regular season with a solid victory over Ferndale. The 128-41 win was punctuated by Haley Kornburger who swam to two school records in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. The team’s dual meet record for the season was 4?6. In the OAA blue division, the […]
Oxford’s blue turf group received a huge boost to pay off the synthetic field when Level One Bank stepped forward last week with a $50,000 donation. The donation means that about $150,000 is still owed on the turf, but fund-raising efforts are underway throughout the community. Since mid-August about $150,000, which includes the donation from […]
The Oxford Cross Country team continued to improve in hopes of making a very large statement in upcoming state championships. Coach Matt Johnson said the boys and girls each had strong showings in the OAA league championships with the boys dropping a huge 40 seconds off the team average. On the girls? side, the Wildcat’s […]
The Oxford varsity soccer team ended a very good season with a loss in state district play to Grand Blanc, 1-0. Grand Blanc went on to beat Lake Orion for the district championship, held at Wildcat Stadium last week. Coach John Thaler’s team won its opening match in district play, 7-2, over Flint’s Carman-Ainsworth. In […]
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. But, it’s always better to be lucky and good. Oxford’s sophomore quarterback Glacier Wallington was both lucky and good on Friday when his Wildcats needed a win against Troy in order to guarantee a berth in the state playoffs. The Cats won 34-20 with two touchdowns late […]