After the Oakland County swim and dive meets on Feb. 1 and 2, freshman Carson Wolf is heading to the state championships and Head Coach Jackie Rank is hoping to send a few more athletes with him. At the meet, the Wildcats placed 15th overall and earned 52 points. In the 200 Medley Relay, Wolf, […]
It wasn’t too big of a deal for those in the building, but the record-breaking freezing temperatures that hit the Midwest last week resulted in two reheat coils to crack, then burst when Oxford High School students returned to class on Friday. Due to the damage, one restroom is closed. According to Tony Sarkins, the […]
A season’s worth of work culminated on Feb. 2 as Oxford’s competitive cheerleaders took on their final OAA competition of the season. They left the league champs and now have districts on their minds. Avondale has been a fierce competitor for the team all season, but the Wildcats overcame Avondale for the first time this […]
Putting another check in the win column, Oxford’s girls basketball team pulled off a close 39-35 win at home on Jan. 29 against the Troy Colts. Senior guard Ashley Hershman got the Wildcats started in the first half with two 3-pointers. Senior forward HaLaya Cato also put up a number of rebounds in the first […]
For the first time since the 1990s, Oxford’s boys varsity basketball program is a state-ranked team. After winning over Berkley on Feb. 2 in a 61-44 game, the Wildcats extended their winning streak to 14 games and was ranked 24th in the state, something that hasn’t happened since 1993. Junior forward Trey Townsend led the […]
The entire state-ranked Wildcat basketball team showed up early to practice on Friday night. They talked and joked amongst themselves while they warmed up, but they clearly weren’t there to play games. Their record-setting winning streak is now 15 games deep, and they have no plans of letting it end there. The team’s three captains, […]
The polar vortex that hit much of the Midwest last week left school and sports events cancelled. It was frost bite weather and the last “snow day” of the foreseeable future, but the entire 31 person cheer squad was up at the high school for a four-hour optional practice on Jan. 31 in preparation for […]
Coming back from some tough, surprising losses last week, Oxford’s bowlers came back and defeated the Avondale and North Farmington teams this week. On Feb. 4, both the boys and the girls hosted North Farmington at Collier Lanes. At the time, North Farmington was undefeated. Though the boys started out close, they ended their match […]
House left wide open An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy was out on patrol in the early morning of Jan. 23, 2018 when he noticed a home with its front door wide open. According to the report, there were no signs of forced entry, no footprints in the snow and everything inside appeared to be undisturbed. […]
While celebrating the “state of the community,” Oxford Village officials looked toward the upcoming M-24 reconstruction project and the anticipated growth it will bring to the downtown area during the Oxford Chamber of Commerce’s community breakfast on Jan. 22. The audience included the community leaders, business owners and officials that will experience the project’s effects […]