By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Held at the Ian Smith Gymnasium, the Oxford Wildcats boys’ basketball team fell to the Romeo Bulldogs, 41-40, in a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) District No. 5 quarterfinal on March 23. With the loss the Wildcats rounded out their 2020-21 season at 4-10 (1-5 Oakland Activities Association […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Concluding their abbreviated regular season at 9-4 (7-3 Oakland Activities Association Blue Division), the Oxford Wildcats girls’ basketball program finished in second-place in the league standings, behind only Bob Brydges’ Lake Orion Dragons, a team they beat twice. Coached by Rachel Bryer, Oxford’s final week of the regular season […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Avondale United (OAU) hockey program received some unfortunate news on the eve of their March 16 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Regional No. 5 opener against the Grand Blanc Bobcats, as, due to coronavirus (COVID-19) issues, the team was not medically cleared to continue. Unable to […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Prior to their March 18 battle with the Rochester Falcons at the Ian Smith Gymnasium, a game Oxford would win, 26-23, the Wildcats held their traditional Senior Night festivities, recognizing their eight members of the Class of 2021 and their parents, who have devoted their time and money to […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Second-year head football coach Zach Line has made two additions to his staff, adding Eric Ghiaciuc as a volunteer working with the offensive line and Brandon Groedl as his tight ends coach. Ghiaciuc, a 2000 Oxford High School graduate, played three seasons of varsity football for Bud Rowley and […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer During their February 27 quad with the Croswell-Lexington Pioneers, New Boston Huron Chiefs, and Walled Lake Western Knights, the Oxford Wildcats wrestling program, led by head coach Ross Wingert, held their annual Senior Appreciation Day. This ceremony not only recognizes the young men for all they have given to […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Rounding out their regular season at 11-2 (6-1 Oakland Activities Association White Division), the Oxford Avondale United (OAU) hockey program captured the division title, finishing one game ahead of the Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks (6-6, 4-2) in the loss column in the league standings. Third-year head coach Derek Billis […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer There are few constants in life, but one nearly constant occurrence is the Oxford Wildcat wrestling program claiming their league championship. On February 24, the program captured their second-straight Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division title. Dating to 2007, when the school resided in the Flint Metro League (FML), […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Steve Laidlaw’s boys’ basketball program played three Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division games from March 2-5, winning the first and dropping the latter two to bring their season record to 4-7 (1-4). The victory came on March 2 at the Ian Smith Gymnasium over the Birmingham Seaholm […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Improving to 7-3 (5-2 Oakland Activities Association Blue Division), the Oxford Wildcats girls’ basketball team posted a 2-1 record from March 1-5. The action began with a road trip to Berkley High School on March 1, a game the Bears won, 27-24. Oxford held an eight-point lead, 20-12, at […]