Steve Laidlaw has some high hopes for this year varsity basketball team. Laidlaw said the fact that the team has four returning starters bodes well for the Wildcat chances in the Flint Metro League. Last season, the Cats finished third in the league, behind Lapeer West and Lapeer East, who tied for the league title. […]
The Wildcat hockey team has a Flint Metro League title on its wish list this season. Coach Dave Hague is in his second year and sees improvement on this year’s squad. And Hague noted that other coaches in the FML acknowledge that the league, from top-to-bottom, is pretty balanced. It should make for some exciting […]
Some of you may expect this column to be about how the Oxford football team was deprived of the share of the Flint Metro League title and a berth in the state playoffs by a referee’s bad call against Linden. There is no question the referee missed the call. The extra-point kick was wide and […]
Eight Oxford players have been named to the Flint Metro all-League football squad. The eight include senior Kam Mueller, who was named to the first team on both offense and defense. The Wildcats were 5-4 overall and 3-2 in Flint Metro League action, which was good enough for third place, behind Linden and Lapeer West. […]
FENTON ? It was a bittersweet end to Oxford’s football season as the Wildcats downed Fenton, 48-12, Friday night. The team finished with an overall 5-4 record and was 3-2 in Flint Metro League play but failed to make the state high school playoffs or share in the league title. The team can take some […]
Bud Rowley has coached some very good games in more than 30 years on the Oxford gridirons, so when Rowley says the Linden-Oxford match-up last Friday was the best game he’s ever been a part of you know it was a helluva game. Unfortunately, for Rowley and the Wildcats the 36-35 triple overtime loss was […]
The Oxford-Lapeer East match-up on Friday was just what the doctor ordered. After a difficult loss the week before the Wildcats needed a strong showing leading into its biggest game of the year this week against league-leading Linden. The Cats got just what was needed against East, winning 42-0. Coach Bud Rowley said the win […]
A cornered animal is always a dangerous one and the Oxford Wildcats now have their backs against a wall in an effort to win a Flint Metro League title and a trip to the state playoffs. Lapeer West pulled off a 21-14 last-minute victory over the Wildcats on Friday to knock Oxford out of a […]
A packed house Friday night at the annual homecoming game saw the Oxford Wildcats roll to a 30-20 win over Brandon. The victory did not come without a little trepidation as the Blackhawks mounted two scoring drives late in the fourth quarter to narrow the gap. The victory improved Oxford’s record in the Flint Metro […]
Oxford Football Coach Bud Rowley is legendary for always having his teams ready for any foe. Entering his 30th season at Oxford’s helm, Rowley is confident his squad will be ready but said there is more work than usual needed during the next two weeks before the first game on Aug. 28 when Clio comes […]