By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer After having the start of their season delayed by two weeks because of coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ lacrosse team finally took to the field on April 21, dropping an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White Division game to the Stoney Creek Cougars, 14-6. Two days later, April […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Two of the most instrumental figures in the history of Oxford Wildcat tennis crossed paths in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the April 9 women’s matchup between the Michigan Tech Huskies and Saginaw Valley State Cardinals at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. In his first season […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Improving to 4-0, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ soccer program picked up two convincing victories, routing the Walled Lake Western Warriors, 8-0, on April 12, and the Lapeer Lightning, 6-0, three days later. The Wildcats have now outscored their opponents by a whopping 20-1 margin, with senior Mackenzie “Mackie” Methner […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Wildcats baseball program won all three games they played from April 14-16, extending their win streak to four and bringing their season record to a strong 6-1. Completing a four-game road swing, the first two of these contests came as the visiting team, as the Wildcats topped […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Ahead of the girls’ soccer season-opener against the Fenton Tigers on April 6, a game Oxford would win, 4-0, six members of the Class of 2021 signed their National Letters of Intent (LOI) to continue their student-athlete careers at the collegiate level. In alphabetical order, here is a rundown […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In their first game action in 670 days, the Oxford Wildcat baseball team won their first two games of the 2021 season in convincing fashion, topping the Troy Athens Red Hawks, 10-0, on April 6 and the Oakland Christian Lancers, 10-4, three days later. Against the Red Hawks, a […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Opening their campaign on April 6 against an old Flint Metro League (FML) foe Fenton Tigers, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ soccer program began their first season in two years with a 4-0 victory. Junior Carly Boyd scored Oxford’s first goal of the year with 17:30 remaining in the first […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The final Oxford Wildcat winter student-athletes still competing, sophomores Koen Eberhard and Tate Myre represented the program in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division I Individual Wrestling State Finals at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo on April 2. Eberhard took to the mat at 103 pounds, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Seven Oxford Wildcats swimmers and divers made the trip to Hudsonville High School to represent the program in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division I State Meet on March 26 and 27. Scoring 30 points, the Wildcats finished in 19th-place among the 35 represented schools, two points […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer On the heels of a 9-4 (7-3 Oakland Activities Association Blue Division) regular season, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ basketball team traveled to Grand Blanc High School to face the host Bobcats in a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) District No. 4 semifinal on March 24. With Grand Blanc […]