X-country finishes season with wins over East, West

The Varsity Boys and Girls Cross Country teams capped off their Flint Metro League season with victories over Lapeer East and West on Tuesday, Oct 6. The Boys dominated Lapeer East and West, taking five out of the first six places, beating East 15-47 and West 15-46. Junior Dylan Smith placed first for the boys […]

Back-to-back ties for booters

In a tight Flint Metro League title race between Holly and Fenton, the Varsity Soccer team played spoiler on Monday night with their 0-0 tie with Holly. The tie gave Fenton the FML title. According to Head Coach John Thaler, Senior Matt Versteeg played great soccer, seeing two of his shots hit the post and […]

Losses plague spikers despite hard-fought efforts

The Wildcats Varsity Volleyball team battled tooth and nail against Lapeer East their Oct. 6 match, but ultimately lost a heartbreaking three games to one. The Wildcat’s lost the first game 25-23, but battled back to tie the match at one game a piece with a 25-22 win in game two. However, they couldn’t hold […]

Another win for swim team

The Varsity Girls Swim team extended their winning streak to two with a 94-81 victory over Swartz Creek on Thursday, Oct. 8. The results of the meet were as follows: In the 200 Medley Relay, Oxford’s A relay team of Senior Jennifer Sunman, Sophomore Emily Gilmore, Sophomore Claire Patrell and Junior Jenna Mallard came in […]

Leonard Garden Walk July 30

Beautiful gardens, crystal clear ponds and a good time. That’s what garden lovers will find on the First Annual Leonard Garden Walk on Saturday, July 30, from 11a.m.-4 p.m. The walk, hosted by the Leonard Summer Festival Committee, will feature seven lucious, perennial country gardens in Leonard Village. Sandra Walendzik, a member of the committee, […]

Golfers win two out of three

The Varsity Girls Golf team closed out the Flint Metro League by winning two out of their final three games and finishing eighth in the FML tournament on Monday, Oct 5. Junior Emilie DeFrain led the Wildcats in the FML Tournament with her score of 108. ‘It was a difficult course,? said Golf Head Coach […]

Willar studies physics at MSU

Congratulations to Oxford High School student Alan Willar, 17, who has been selected to attend the Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN) program. Willar is joining other students from around the state for the PAN event at Michigan State University July 25-29. The PAN program is organized for high school teachers and students to explore topics […]

Mission to India

When Andrea Koral, a 2000 graduate of Oxford High School, decided to take a missions trip overseas, her plan was to travel to the rolling green hills of Ireland. When there weren’t any spaces left for Ireland, Koral, 23, was told the only place left to attend was India. The Lake Orion resident wasn’t exactly […]

OCA says ‘guten tag’ to German language program

Starting this fall, students at the Oxford Christian Academy will be saying ‘hola!? and ‘guten tag!? to a new foreign language program. The German language will be added to the current Spanish curriculum, taught by Lake Orion resident Kathy Brunner. Brunner has been teaching junior high and serves as the school supervisor at OCA for […]

Olympian offers tips to young gymnasts

On Friday, the young gymnasts of Elite Gymnastics on Glaspie St. got to meet 1996 gold medalist Kerri Strug as part of their Extreme Power! Summer Camp. Strug, 27, made gymnastics history in the Atlanta Olympics after seriously injuring her ankle on the vault, only to nail a perfect landing the second time. Oxford gymnasts, […]