Free heart screenings for students Saturday

A free student heart screening offered through the Healthy Heart Check Program at Beaumont Hospital will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oxford High School. Students must be registered to participate. Parents can call (800) 328-8542 to sign up. Every year, students die from sudden cardiac arrest due […]

Cats score early, often against Lathrup

If the Oxford Wildcats make the state playoffs, Coach Bud Rowley’s team will have to get by Oak Park High School on Friday. Last week, the Wildcats pummeled Southfield Lathrup, 49-15, to improve to 3-3 in the OAA White Division and 3-4 overall. Teams with six wins automatically receive state playoff berths and many teams […]

Homecoming a romp of a time

One goal was achieved last week but another remains for Lake Orion. The Dragons qualified for the state playoffs on Friday with a 62-13 romp past Pontiac on Homecoming night. Coach Chris Bell congratulated his team on their sixth win of the season, which qualified the Dragons for the state playoffs. Bell also reminded them […]

Blue Jays swallow Cats

The Oxford Wildcats had too many missed opportunities against the best team in the OAA White Division on Friday and lost 21-0 to the Southfield Blue Jays. Oxford fell to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in league play in a game that saw the Wildcats come oh-so-close to the end zone twice only to see the […]

Death on M-24

A 60-year-old Lake Orion man was killed Sunday night when he either tripped or fell onto M-24, west of the Valero Gas Station, and was struck by a car. The man was identified as Mark L. Vance. According to Chief Jerry Narsh, of the Lake Orion Police Department, officers received a 911 call at about […]

Highlanders hand Cats heartbreaking loss

The Oxford Wildcats football team came tantalizingly close once again last week but instead dropped their third game in five and now must claw their way to a playoff spot. The Wildcats lost 28-21 in the final seconds of the game when time ran out as they were less than a yard from the end […]

Lake Orion pedestrian killed by Oxford driver

A 60-year-old Lake Orion man was killed Sunday night when he either tripped or fell onto M-24, west of the Valero Gas Station, and was struck by a car. The man was identified as Mark L. Vance. According to Chief Jerry Narsh, of the Lake Orion Police Department, officers received a 9-1-1 call at about […]

Cats pound the rock on Farmington

When the time came late in Friday night’s homecoming game against Farmington, every Wildcat knew what needed to be done. The score was tied at 28-28 and the Wildcats needed a long drive. It was time for Oxford football. The Wildcats used Ben Line to pound the ball for eight consecutive carries, eating up nearly […]

Cats lose close one to Harrison

Three weeks into the season and the Oxford Wildcats are looking at an uphill battle to challenge for a state playoff berth. While Coach Bud Rowley acknowledged to his team that their backs are against the wall, he is confident they will rebound from a tough 28-25 loss last week to Farmington Hills Harrison. ‘We […]

It’s clobberin? time!

The Oxford Wildcats lit off some offensive fireworks on Friday night, erupting for nine touchdowns in a 62-7 rout of Bloomfield Hills. Coach Bud Rowley’s starters played a little more than one half of the game while the Black Hawks? starters played the entire time. The win improved the team’s record to 1-1 and 1-0 […]