By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Continuing their trend of being a second-half team, Oxford rallied past the Oak Park Knights, 14-13, at Wildcat Stadium on October 2 to improve to 2-1 (1-1 Oakland Activities Association Red). The loss drops Oak Park, who entered the season ranked No. 10 in the MLive Preseason Top-50, to […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Recognizing the team’s seven twelfth-graders – Julia Blair, Gabby Comito, Cat Dobies, Emma LaBarge, Meghan Lupu, Molly Miller and Brooke Zeiter – and their parents, the Oxford Wildcats defeated the West Bloomfield Lakers, 3-0, on Senior Night at the Ian Smith Gymnasium on Thursday, October 1. Improving to 4-1 […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Featuring an exciting foursome of freshmen, Keira Billis, Ellie Gieselman, Gabby Wait, and Lexie Yankee, plus a trio of senior leaders, Kate Dietiker, Janelle Grech, and Eryn Petriko, Oxford girls’ golf head coach Gretchen Gabler was optimistic about her team’s prospects entering the 2020 season. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Sophomore Ethan Clark ran for three scores and junior Mike DePillo threw two touchdown passes, both to senior Logan Forbes, as the Clarkston Wolves defeated Oxford, 35-14, in the Wildcats’ first road game of the season on September 25. Clarkston raced out to a 21-0 lead after the first […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Five days after traveling to Lake Orion and picking up a four-set victory over the rival Dragons, the Oxford Wildcats volleyball team welcomed the Stoney Creek Cougars to the Ian Smith Gymnasium on September 22 for an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division match. One of the top teams […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Cross country is a sport like no other. A five-kilometer, or slightly above 3.1-mile, race through winding terrain and fall conditions in the state of Michigan, the sport is scored as a team sport, while also presenting the ultimate individual test of mental and physical endurance for young men […]
Middle of the road At 8:20 p.m. on September 23, Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies observed a black 2003 Audi A4 traveling 54 miles per hour in a construction zone on S. Lapeer Road, where the current speed limit is 30 MPH. Initiating a traffic stop, the driver, identified as a 39-year-old Leonard man, stopped in […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer “Washing dishes” At 6:07 p.m. on September 17, a fight broke out between two juveniles, both aged 14, at Crossroads for Youth, located on E. Drahner Road. The victim in the incident stated he was washing dishes in the kitchen and the other juvenile was sitting at a table […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Playing three matches in three days, the Oxford Wildcats sandwiched a September 16 loss to the rival Lake Orion Dragons between two shutout victories. On Tuesday, September 15, the Wildcats traveled to Ferndale for an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division battle with the Eagles, winning each of […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Oxford Wildcat volleyball opened their 2020 season at the Ian Smith Gymnasium on September 12 by hosting the Marian Mustangs, North Branch Broncos and Rochester Falcons in a quad dubbed the “Mercy Power Series.” The Wildcats gave Marian and North Branch, members of the Catholic High School League (CHSL) […]