Cats put out the Knights? lights

Oxford Coach Bud Rowley is always looking for an opportunity for his players to learn and improve. So, even though the Wildcats beat Oak Park 31-21 and finished the regular season at 7-2, the players knew the effort was not their best. ‘It’s a great lesson to be learned,? Rowley said. ‘You have to work […]

Cats put out the Knights? lights

Oxford Coach Bud Rowley is always looking for an opportunity for his players to learn and improve. So, even though the Wildcats beat Oak Park 31-21 and finished the regular season at 7-2, the players knew the effort was not their best. ‘It’s a great lesson to be learned,? Rowley said. ‘You have to work […]

End of the line for Cats? magical season

Even though Oxford fell short in its state playoff effort, Coach Bud Rowley knew his group had a magical season. The Wildcats lost on Friday, 26-20, to Rochester Adams to finish the season at 7-3 and erase any lingering speculation from last year about whether the school belonged in the more competitive Oakland Activities Association. […]

Loss in districts doesn’t take away from winning season

A loss in the district semifinals did little to detract from the great season enjoyed by the Oxford boys basketball team. Coach Paul Marfia said he was proud of how well his team played this season, earning a 14-7 record and a second place league finish after last season’s mark of 6-15. The season came […]

Icers go 1-1 for the week

The Oxford Wildcats won one and lost one during the past week in Flint Metro League hockey action. The Cats easily got past Clio, 6-1, before dropping a weekend contest to Lapeer West, 5-1. In the Clio game, Oxford got two goals and an assist from Adam McLoskey while his brother, Ben added a goal […]

Track teams ready to build on last season’s success

Senior leadership and a mix of underclassmen will be key in the success of the Oxford boys and girls varsity track teams. Second-year Coach Bob Blunk said he hopes the boys can improve on last year’s excellent season in which they won league championship honors in the Oakland Activities Association White Division. The girls finished […]

Boys LAX off to impressive start

Years of frustrations for the Oxford boys lacrosse team have all but disappeared as the squad has already won three games in the early part of the season, after winning only four games in the prior four years. First-year Coach Greg Normand and his team have started the season 3-1 with victories over Waterford, Anchor […]

Big victory no fluke for girls LAX

Don’t call the inaugural win for the Oxford girls lacrosse team beginners luck. The girls won their first game of the new varsity sport recently, but many of them are not rookies and all of them are excellent athletes. According to Coach Andrew Bausack, many of the girls played lacrosse as a club sport for […]

Baseball team ready physically, mentally

Returning starters and senior leadership should be a great combination to help the Oxford baseball team have a solid season. Coach Jeff Willis said the team is returning four senior starters and a fifth senior also will start. The team is led by catcher and four-year starter, Kyle Hartwick. Other senior leaders are pitcher Matt […]

Solid defense will be booters’ key to success

A solid defense will be the Oxford girls varsity soccer team’s strength this season. Coach Larry Ferris said the team has very good personnel to perhaps improve on the squad’s third place finish last season in the White Division of the Oakland Activities Association. The team lost three seniors from last year and Ferris expects […]

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