Flint Metro League hockey is becoming synonymous with close, hard-fought games. The Wildcats lost a 4-3 overtime match with Lapeer West last week. In mid-December, the Wildcats had beaten West by the same score also in overtime. Most of the FML matches this season have been close games as most of the team are evenly […]
The Oxford basketball team made some huge strides last week when it clipped the Lapeer East Eagles, 62-52. The Wildcat win was the first against East in seven years. But, more important, it gives the team some hope that it can contend for a Flint Metro League crown. East is a defending league co-champion. Coach […]
While Detroit Lions? fans were in the doldrums this week with another loss, one of Oxford’s native sons, his friends and family were celebrating. Oxford’s Eric Ghiaciuc returned to the area as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals and participated in the 41-17 drubbing of the Lions. The victory clinched the AFC North Division championship […]
Sometimes learning to win means taking a couple of close losses. Oxford basketball Coach Steve Laidlaw is confident his team is progressing well but needs to learn how to prevail down the stretch to win those close battles. The Cats dropped a 50-49 game to Richmond on Tuesday in a game the Cats could have […]
The Oxford hockey team picked up its first victory in the Flint Metro League on Saturday with a convincing 6-2 win over Clio. With a little luck the Cats could easily be 3-0 in FML play after losing an overtime game, 4-3, to Lapeer East and dropping a close contest to Fenton, 4-2. Junior Alex […]
The Oxford Wildcats basketball team played like Wildcats in the first quarter of a 58-36 victory over Clawson on Friday. The Cats jumped to a 21-6 advantage after the first eight minutes and easily outdistanced Clawson the rest of the way. Coach Steve Laidlaw said his squad opened the game with a flurry. ‘I was […]
Steve Laidlaw has some high hopes for this year varsity basketball team. Laidlaw said the fact that the team has four returning starters bodes well for the Wildcat chances in the Flint Metro League. Last season, the Cats finished third in the league, behind Lapeer West and Lapeer East, who tied for the league title. […]
The Wildcat hockey team has a Flint Metro League title on its wish list this season. Coach Dave Hague is in his second year and sees improvement on this year’s squad. And Hague noted that other coaches in the FML acknowledge that the league, from top-to-bottom, is pretty balanced. It should make for some exciting […]
Some of you may expect this column to be about how the Oxford football team was deprived of the share of the Flint Metro League title and a berth in the state playoffs by a referee’s bad call against Linden. There is no question the referee missed the call. The extra-point kick was wide and […]
Eight Oxford players have been named to the Flint Metro all-League football squad. The eight include senior Kam Mueller, who was named to the first team on both offense and defense. The Wildcats were 5-4 overall and 3-2 in Flint Metro League action, which was good enough for third place, behind Linden and Lapeer West. […]