Devona Wassil and her husband Mike sold many of their possessions and moved out to Australia when they were younger so Mike could take a new job for a few years. While they were gone, they rented out their Oxford home. When they returned, they had a house mostly vacant of any furniture and in […]
Honoring their years of service to Oxford, village Police Chief Mike Solwold and township Parks and Recreation Director Ron Davis were given leadership accolades by the chamber of commerce on Jan. 22 during a breakfast at Independence Village of Waterstone. Both men spoke of the community as a family, with Davis noting that family and […]
After being briefly discussed at the Jan. 8 Oxford Board of Education meeting, PrePlanLive’s emergency preparedness tools in the district were put on full display at the Jan. 22 meeting. Dan Flanders, PrePlanLive’s founder and CEO, presented to the board. Flanders developed the PrePlanLive software after serving as a first-responder in several ways throughout his […]
This week’s play held no hope for the Oxford-Avondale United hockey team. Taking on Lapeer and Bloomfield Hills, the undermanned team picked up its 15th and 16th losses of the season this week. On Saturday, OA hosted Lapeer and fell 6-4 in the non-conference game. Just 30 seconds into the game, the Lightning broke away […]
As their state competition in April looms closer, students from Oxford High School’s DECA (Distribution Education Clubs of America) class came to the Oxford Board of Education’s Jan. 22 meeting to showcase a few of the projects they’ll be looking to compete with at the state and national levels. OHS Principal Steven Wolf and teacher […]
Despite their best efforts, the Lady Cats basketball team dropped a match against the West Bloomfield Lakers on the road on Jan. 24. Oxford lost 63-53. The first half went back-and-forth, ending 27-26 in the Lakers’ favor. Sophomore guard Makenzie Methner, junior forward Aleah Dymond and sophomore guard Emma Morris kept Oxford competitive throughout the […]
Last week, Oxford’s boys extended their record-setting basketball winning streak to 13 games. Hazel Park and Royal Oak proved no match for the Wildcats and lost by wide margins. On Friday, Oxford hosted Royal Oak and took home a win with a 66-38 final score. Though the first quarter started out close, Oxford quickly picked […]
The powerhouse girls and boys bowling teams took their first losses of the season last week, ending their winning streaks. But, both teams still sit stop their respective leagues and plan to keep it that way during the season’s second half. In a weekend match on Jan. 26, the boys and girls traveled to Troy […]
Oxford’s swimmers and divers beat Clarkston and fell to Bloomfield Hills last week. Despite the inclement weather causing an inability to practice, the boys continued their winning streak for one more game and came within a few points of a tough team. Head Coach Jackie Rank said she expected the Bloomfield Hills meet on Jan. […]
Now 11 games strong, the Wildcat boys’ winning streak on the basketball court is breaking records. Facing two tough teams last week, the boys proved they could be in it for the long haul. Pontiac and Lake Orion proved no match for the Wildcats this season, and the boys now hold the record for the […]