At the end of every year, Oxford High School’s gym floor gets a good sanding and refinishing. But after so many years of wear and tear, eventually, just doing the top layer won’t suffice and a complete makeover is in order. This was the case this year, as the Athletic Department shelled out more than […]
The Wildcat booters brought their overall record to 5-2-3 after two tough losses last week. Oxford started their week off with a 5-1 loss to Bloomfield Hills. The Blackhawk’s scored within the first minute of the game and knocked two more in within 10 minutes, making for three unanswered goals in the first half. ‘We […]
Last week was a good one overall for the Lady Cat golfers. Unfortunately they kicked off the week with a 189-176 dual match loss to Troy Athens at Sanctuary Lake Course on Sept. 15 ‘Troy is a well-coached team and they are having a great season,? said Oxford Head Coach Gretchen Gabler. Oxford was led […]
The girls swim team’s record dipped to 2-1 after losing to Farmington Sept. 17. Despite the loss, Head Coach Jackie Rank was proud of many of the swimmers. ‘Farmington just had more depth, but that is something that we can work on. All the girls see now that they must work harder to match up […]
Eighteen new staff members joined the Oxford school district to start the new year. ‘I think we have a great bunch that came in this year,? said Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski. ‘We have a wide variety of experience, some that are new to the profession that are going to be great and […]
Eighty-five percent of all public and private school bus fleets in the state passed the initial safety inspection, according to a Sept. 8 Michigan State Police press release. In that 85 percent is Oxford’s bus fleet. The inspection includes a rating system of ‘pass,? ‘yellow,? or ‘red.? ‘Buses that do not pass the initial annual […]
After losing quite a few seniors last year, Oxford girls varsity Swim & Dive Coach Jackie Rank is looking forward to girls stepping up to fill in those holes. Out of 28 girls, 21 returned this year, Rank noted. She is looking to senior captains Kayla Krebs and Emily Sovis and junior captain Danielle Kemp […]
The Wildcat varsity soccer team’s OAA White match-up against the Avondale Yellow Jackets last week ended in a draw with a 1-1 score, bringing their current record 2-0-2 on the OAA White and 5-0-3 overall. According to Head Coach John Thaler ‘the game was a very physical contest with many hard challenges throughout.? ‘Oxford had […]
The Wildcat varsity volleyball team went 2-4 in last week’s matches, bringing their overall record to 15-8-2. The girls traveled to Flushing on Sept. 9 to play North Branch, Clarkston and Flushing in a ‘quad? match-up. In their first game against North Branch, the girls fell 21-25. ‘The girls started out strong and aggressive, and […]
The Lady Cats varsity golf team continues to impress Coach Gretchen Gabler. The girls placed 10 out of 18 with a score of 399 at a tournament Monday played at the Davison Country Club. ‘It was a good tournament for us to play in because that’s where regionals are at on Oct. 8, so it […]