The definition of a sports dynasty is a team that dominates their sport or league for multiple seasons. The Oxford Wrestling team is coming off a second place state finish in 2011-12, following the 2010-11 state championship. Coach Brandon Rank believes his team will once again be among the best in Michigan in 2012-13. ‘Our […]
Oxford varsity basketball Coach Paul Marfia likes what he has seen on the hardwood in the preseason and wants to see how the group can respond to the challenges ahead in the OAA Gold Division. There are four returning seniors on the team, and Marfia said he expects Nathan Brubaker, Jacob Wysocki and Robert Norfolk […]
It might not be one of the more visible sports but the Oxford boys and girls bowling teams are poised for some great things this season. On Monday, the bowling Wildcats participated in the Second Annual OAA singles bowling tournament at Collier Lanes and showed why they may be one of the best teams in […]
On paper, it was a match between the second and third best teams in the state last week in Oxford with the No. 3 Wildcats hosting second-ranked Davison. But paper didn’t mean too much as the Cardinals rolled past Oxford, winning 12 of 14 matches en route to a 56-9 victory. What was not evident […]
Oxford bowling has been busy to start the season. The boys and girls had their first losses of the year in head-to-head competition to Clarkston. The boys lost 21-9 and the girls, 23-7.?? Senior captain Shawn Donaldson’s threw games of 235 and 214, Sophomore Drew Pappas rolled games of 206 and 204 and senior Kevon […]
The Oxford Wildcats? boys basketball team got off to a great start in the season opener with a 43-35 victory over Hamtramck but then faltered in a matchup against Lake Orion. In the Hamtramck game, Coach Paul Marfia said his team looked good against a very athletic Hamtramck squad. ‘We did some good things and […]
Success sometimes leads to bigger and better challenges. Oxford’s boys swim and dive team will face greater challenges this season after the team moves to a higher division within the Oakland Activities Association and must face better teams. The Wildcats will swim in the White Division this year after they were co-champions last season in […]
The Oxford boys swimmers lost their first meet of the season, but Coach Jackie Rank said she was happy with the team’s showing in their first meet in the OAA White Division. The squad lost to North Farmington, 95-83. Last season the Wildcats swam in the Blue Division. ‘Although this meet was a loss on […]
The Oxford boys basketball team won a nail-biter last week in non-league action and then dropped a game to undefeated Rochester Adams. The Wildcats edged Almont, 38-37, but fell to Adams, 71-44. In the Almont game, Oxford ran to an 18-11 lead at halftime but had to hold on in the second half. The Cats […]
The Oxford girls varsity running Wildcats won their fifth consecutive league game to remain undefeated last week. The girls? up-tempo and pressing game has been difficult for teams in the OAA White Division to handle and Rochester Adams was the latest to fall, 45-35. The Cats held Adams to seven points in each of the […]