A second-quarter letdown cost the Oxford Wildcats a chance to advance in the state playoff race. The Davison Cardinals scored four TDs in the second stanza en-route to a 35-7 victory over Oxford ending the Cats? season. While the loss ended Oxford’s hopes of advancing, it was a good year for the Wildcats who finished […]
Team. That was Coach Bud Rowley’s explanation how his Wildcat squad was able to win a share of the Flint Metro League title for the first time in seven years. The Cats beat two-time defending champion Linden, 28-7, on Friday to finish the regular season at 8-1 and 7-1 in league play. Oxford finished tied […]
The stage is set once again for the Flint Metro League game of the year this Friday in Oxford. The Wildcats will face Linden in a game that will give the winner at least a share of the league championship. The Eagles lost their first game of the season on Friday against Lapeer West. West’s […]
The Lapeer East Eagles ended Oxford’s hopes for an undefeated season last week with a 42-24 thumping. The win dampened the Wildcats? homecoming and means the team must win its final two games of the season in order to garner at least a share of the Flint Metro League title. The Cats will travel to […]
The Oxford Wildcats took a huge step toward challenging for the Flint Metro League title with a 21-14 win over nemesis Lapeer West last week. The Cats has not beaten the Panthers in four years and Coach Bud Rowley said the victory was important for the team to believe in one another. The win improved […]
Coach Bud Rowley and his Oxford Wildcats could not have asked for a better stage for the coach to get his 200th win last week. The team was playing at Ford Field for the first time in school history against a team that last year manhandled the Wildcats in the second half. But, it wasn’t […]
Oxford varsity football coach Bud Rowley has always deflected personal achievements in his 30 years of coaching Wildcat football. Despite having 25 consecutive winning seasons, Rowley has always credited his players for the teams successes. Wherever credit is due, it should be noted that Friday 35-0 victory over Clio in the Cats home season opener […]
Oxford’s varsity hockey team lost to Henry Ford High School 5-3 over the weekend at the Grand Blanc Invitational in Flint. The Wildcats held a 3-1 lead after two periods by scoring three goals in the second period. Henry Ford answered with four goals in the final period to stop Oxford. The Cats also lost […]
Oxford varsity hockey Coach Dave Hague knows his young team might not have the offensive firepower that some teams have but the group is defensive-minded and improving almost daily. ‘We are improving since day one and getting stronger,? Hague said. ‘We are a very young team and I am pleased so far with how they […]
It wasn’t the way the Wildcats wanted to end their season but a determined Davison squad eliminated Oxford from the state playoffs last week, 34-0. ‘We could never get going,? said Coach Bud Rowley. ‘They won. They’re a good football team. They’re going on and we’re not.? Rowley did not want to comment for the […]