The Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association held its annual state finals tournament this past Sunday at Oxford High School. The event was hosted by the Oxford Wildcat Wrestling Youth Organization through Oxford Parks and Recreation. According to organizer and state MMWA president Doug Myer, 663 wrestlers from across the state between the ages of 6 and 14 […]
Oxford senior and varsity ski team member Dan Offer, 17, recently received three honors for his winning season on the slopes – he was named Most Valuable Player of the Brandon-Oxford ski team, received an Honorable Mention All-State and was named a scholar athlete. “I was pretty excited about it all,” said Offer. Offer, who’s […]
With the Iraqi war in full swing, the country at orange alert and friends and family abroad, schools across the country have once again become faced with the complicated assignment of helping the nation’s children to understand and cope with a difficult topic. “Our biggest responsibility is to reassure the students that they are safe,” […]
Sitting with the girls first in the Flint Metro League and the boys second is just not good enough for Oxford varsity track coach Ben Kaszeta – he wants both teams to improve their 5-1. “Our goals this year are to improve, get even better league standings with both the boys and girls at the […]
With eight returning players and eight new members, the Oxford varsity soccer team is working hard to become one fighting unit. “I need to get them to gel as a team,” explained coach Val Cerato. “We have about six different club team’s represented – each with their own techniques and training – and we have […]
A slew of experience in combination with a 60-20 record helps this year look brighter than ever for Oxford’s varsity softball team. Top that with head coach Sue Roeher and team captains Andrea Olesky and Elise Rendell providing leadership, and the girls are primed and ready to succeed. “We have two goals for this year,” […]
Five year’s into a varsity program and the Oxford golf team is ready to take control and climb to the top of the Flint Metro League. “We have some experience this year,” said coach Terry Kelly. “We’re really shooting for next year, but this should be a watershed experience for the team. Hopefully we’ll do […]
A new Oxford Middle School support group is taking a proactive approach to helping students with family members away at war: they are making and selling handmade patriotic bracelets. The OMS Military Family Support Group was organized for students with family members who have been deployed or are soon to be deployed. The group currently […]
The electors of Addison Township voted 14-6 at the annual meeting March 29 to give the township supervisor, clerk and treasurer two percent raises for the upcoming fiscal year. Resident John Elsarelli made the motion to increase each official’s salary by two percent of the base amount. The increase did not apply to benefits. “This […]
With between 80 and 85 percent of the school district’s budget being salaries and benefits, Oxford Schools district administrators decided that offering teachers an earlier buyout option would be a smart way to save some cash over the years. “The district will definitely save money with the buyout,” said personnel director Nancy Kammer. “Most of […]