The Oxford varsity girls volleyball team is hoping for a victory against Lapeer East on Thursday after two losses against Fenton and Brandon earlier this week. At Fenton last Thursday, the Spikers were defeated 18-25, 19-25 and 16-25 for their first league loss of the season. ‘We weren’t able to get any momentum against them,? […]
After a rough batch of losses, the Oxford varsity hockey team beat Clio 6-1 last Saturday, which the coach called the team’s ‘strongest game of the year.? Brian Simpson had a hat trick and one assist, Tim Marney had one goal and two assists, Justin Ziegelbaur and Alex Ignagni both and two assists each. Elliot […]
Although the Oxford varsity bowling teams had shinning moments at their Oakland County Tournament last weekend, it didn’t last long at their Sunday match against Walled Lake Western. Western defeated the boys team 27-3, even though Coach J.R. Lafnear said Oxford bowlers showed some nice performances. Alex McKeown bowled games of 218 and 175 and […]
Lake Orion might not have won its showdown with state powerhouse Pontiac Northern on Tuesday night, but they certainly didn’t walk off the court looking like losers. For the Dragons, it marked the third time in four tries against quality Oakland County opponents (Country Day, Southfield-Lathrup and Clarkston, the lone win) they fell just short. […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees selected Neal Porter on Monday night to take the seat created by the resignation of Mike Gingell (who was elected to the County Commission). Porter beat out six other candidates for the position, including Larry R. Mullins, who narrowly missed the four votes required for the appointment just before […]
A plot on Baldwin Road, just east of Brown Road, won’t have a Del Taco after all, but a neighboring plot still could. The Orion Township board granted a request by Carl Chandler to rezone nearly two acres on the east side of Baldwin, between Brown and Jordan Roads, from restricted business and single family […]
A Dutton Partners project, which received approval from the Orion Township board in 2005, will go forward, but with a slight twist. The board approved a request from Dutton Partners LLC on Jan 16 to substitute a Revised Site Plan, which converts Stonegate Villas duplex units to detached single-family lots. Building on the Stonegate Villas […]
The Lake Orion High School DECA club set a new record by qualifying 22 students for the State Conference earlier this month. The District 6 Conference, featuring teams from across Oakland County, was held on Jan. 6 at Waterford Kettering High School. A total of 29 students will be attending the State Conference March 16-18 […]
The dump truck was so heavy its tires were flat as it trundled down Dixie Highway north of White Lake Road, 11:02 a.m., Sept. 10. A deputy on patrol recognized the MO ? a trucker looking to avoid a weigh station on I-75. That has been a problem, but no more, said Independence Township Supervisor […]
Fifty-nine cheer teams competed in seven different categories ranging from middle school through varsity levels at Lake Orion High School last Saturday. The annual Dragon Invitational was again the biggest high school cheerleading competition in metro-Detroit, with Grandville taking first and Rochester edging Lake Orion for second in Division I varsity action. ‘It was one […]