Nothing has come easy for Coach Bud Rowley’s Wildcats this season. Each one of the team’s four victories this year has been a nail-biter and the 13-10 homecoming win over Lapeer East on Friday was just another one in the string. Three of the four victories have been by three points and the fourth was […]
Few things have come easy for Coach Bud Rowley’s 2009 Wildcats. The team’s last season in the Flint Metro League has been hard-fought with the Cats clawing for each victory. A 17-9 loss last week to Swartz Creek dropped the Wildcats to 4-3 overall and means they must win their final two games of the […]
Great rivalries should not end this way. Oxford and Linden have had a recent history of great games punctuated by overtime excitement and upsets. But the final game between the two Flint Metro league rivals ended in a disappointing way for Bud Rowley Wildcats. The Eagles rolled to a 49-0 victory over Oxford last week, […]
The Oxford Wildcats ended their era in the Flint Metro League last week as the best football program in league history, finishing with a remarkable 28-year streak of winning seasons. Keeping that 28-year streak intact wasn’t exactly easy at the Wildcats had to top Holly, 24-23, in overtime to finish at 5-4 on the season. […]
The Oxford Wildcat wrestlers continued their drive toward a possible state team title and individual titles with victories in district wrestling competitions last week. The Cats easily defeated Davison, 66-16, and then stormed past Grand Blanc, 55-12, to win the district championship hosted at Oxford High School. Last season, the Wildcats finished second in the […]
ORTONVILLE ? Sometimes important basketball and life lessons can be learned from difficult experiences. Oxford boys basketball Coach Paul Marfia hopes his team learned a lesson last Friday in a 59-48 loss to Brandon. ‘Brandon came out with great emotion and we dug ourselves a hole early that we could not get out of,? Marfia […]
ORTONVILLE – A long-standing basketball rivalry between Ortonville Brandon and Oxford ended very well for the Lady Wildcats on Friday as they rolled to a 49-39 victory in the last meeting of the Flint Metro League rivals. Coach Al Poynter said he was a little concerned during warm-ups if his team was ready for the […]
After winning its first-ever Flint Metro League title in softball, the Oxford Lady Wildcats continued their hot play in state district play by winning three games last week to advance to the regional championship. The Wildcats will host the regional game on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Cats beat Lake Orion, 2-1, in district play […]
The Oxford Wildcat boys golf team saved their best performance of the season last week to qualify for regional play this week. The Wildcats shot a season-best 309 at Oxford Hills Golf Club to finish second in the 12-team district play behind Grand Blanc’s 300 and ahead of Lake Orion, Clarkston, Rochester Adams and Rochester. […]
Oxford’s first-year track Coach Jeff Zoli took nine girls and six boys to the state Division 1 track championships held at Rockford Saturday. Four of the Wildcats picked up all-state honors while Zoli said everyone performed well and underclassmen gained valuable experience heading into next years? challenge of competing in the Oakland Activities Association. Senior […]