After a big win last Tuesday that put the Oxford Wildcats into a first-place tie atop the Flint Metro League basketball standings, it was important for the team to not let up. The Cats continued their tough play, jumping to a 20-4 lead over Holly and in the first quarter and then coasting to a […]
BRANDON ? It’s official. The Oxford varsity basketball team is among the elite teams in the Flint Metro League. The Wildcats stunned undefeated Brandon, 59-52, on Tuesday night and are now tied with the Blackhawks for first place in the FML. Coach Steve Laidlaw said the game was the best his squad has played this […]
Sometimes the toughest losses are the close ones. The Oxford hockey team has had some very close ones. The latest loss, 3-2, to Linden, dropped the Wildcats to the middle of the Flint Metro League standings as 3-6. The six losses have been by a total of seven goals. And the one two-goal loss featured […]
After a brief stint at the top of the Flint Metro League standings, the Oxford basketball team suffered its first league loss Friday to defending co-champion Lapeer West. The final score of 70-52 was a little deceiving because the Wildcats were in the game until the fourth quarter when West outscored them 27-14. The teams […]
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 […]