By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer When the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) playoff football matchups were unveiled on October 25, the Oxford Wildcats drew a familiar foe and a team many view as one of the state’s ten best, the Clarkston Wolves. Heavy underdogs entering the clash, which was played at Clarkston High […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Announced on October 28, three Oxford Wildcats, seniors Nolan Kutchey and Silas VonAllmen and junior Chasten “Chase” Maier, were named to the All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division tennis team for their performance throughout the 2020 season. VonAllmen, whose brother, Dane, graduated in 2020, received the recognition at No. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In their final quad meet of the year, the Oxford Wildcats traveled to Notre Dame Preparatory to clash with the Fighting Irish, Lake Orion Dragons, and Clarkston Wolves on October 21. Delivering a nearly flawless performance, Oxford won all three matches, taking six of the seven total sets. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In the final contest of the abbreviated six-game regular season, Oxford fell to the Southfield A&T Warriors, 21-0, on October 23 at Wildcat Stadium to finish their regular season at 2-4 (1-3 Oakland Activities Association Red Division). Doubling as Homecoming and the annual Senior Night, each of the program’s […]
Shared property line A verbal argument between two Lake Villa Mobile Home Park neighbors escalated into a loaded handgun being pulled at 12:10 a.m. on Oct. 26. The callers, Humphrey Drive residents, were sitting and talking on their front porch, where they were admittedly “a little loud.” Shortly after the couple retreated inside, their Maynard […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Before joining Oxford Township as Communications and Grants Manager in November 2019, C.J. Carnacchio spent two decades as a staff writer and editor at The Oxford Leader. While still shy of the one-year anniversary at his current post, the impact Carnacchio has made through his efforts to secure funding […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer On Wednesday, October 14, the Oxford Township Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting. As they have done since April, the meeting was held remotely via Zoom video conference. Lasting approximately one hour and twenty-five minutes, the board voted on or addressed several wide-ranging topics and the meeting […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer “Ramen Noodles” A fight broke out between two brothers at a residence on Gill Street at 4:52 p.m. on October 17. The younger brother, 15-years-old, told Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies he and his two friends were playing video games in his bedroom, when his 16-year-old brother entered the […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In a match originally scheduled for four days prior, the Oxford Wildcats volleyball team made the trip to Clarkston High School to battle the Wolves on Monday, October 12. The Wildcats took Clarkston, one of the top teams in the county, the distance, but ended up falling in five […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The first home loss for the team in the 2020 campaign, the Oxford Wildcats were tripped up by the North Farmington Raiders, 14-3, on October 16. Oxford dropped to 2-3 (1-2 Oakland Activities Association Red) with the loss, while North Farmington improved to 3-2 (2-2 OAA White). The Raiders […]