The fifth class of Wildcat athletes was inducted into Oxford’s Hall of Fame, at ceremony held Sept. 6 at the Fine Arts Center. The class of inductees included Ted Freymiller, Coach and Contributor, Terry Geliske (?82), Elijah Jones (1900), Lisa Starr (?82), and Danny VanVleet (?64).? The ceremony included pre-interviews and live stage interviews by […]
‘For his selfless dedication to the success of Oxford Athletes for over three decades, (Coach and Contributor Ted) Freymiller is being rewarded with induction into the Oxford Athletics Hall of Fame.? ‘Coach Frey,? as he was known to all came to Oxford in 1959 after serving in the United States military and graduating from Superior […]
The Lady Wildcat Varsity Swim & Dive team took a hard 118-64 loss in their first dual meet of the season against the Royal Oak Ravens. ‘The Royal Oak Ravens came down from the white division with us this year and had a great meet,? said Coach Jackie Rank. In the 200 Medley Relay: Oxford’s […]
By Trevor Keiser Leader Staff Writer The Wildcat soccer team continues to dominate the field by keeping their 5-0 win streak alive and staying 2-0 in the OAA Blue after defeating Harrison 3-1 on Sept. 4 Oxford got two first-half goals from senior captain Emmanuel Ibarra on a penalty kick and another goal from junior […]
Despite their best efforts, the Oxford’s varsity Lady Golfers placed last out of five teams in the first OAA White Division League Tournament. Alicia Kuligowski was the low-scorer of the day with 97, meanwhile Emily Zeliasko, Claire Hufford and McKenzie Chaisson all scored 102. The girls golf team placed 18th with 420 points in the […]
Oxford schools have hired 21 teachers this year with one more to finalize, according to Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski. ‘We had a number of retirements and resignations, so we’ve done a lot of replacement hiring and some shifting of positions and that type of thing,? Latowski said. ‘It’s been a very busy, […]
C.J. Carnacchio, editor of the Oxford Leader, recently won seven more journalism awards from the Michigan Press Association (MPA). The 38-year-old Oxford resident earned three awards for his writing and four for his photography work in the 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. ‘It’s always an honor to be recognized by your peers ? people who know […]
While newspapers around the area and across the state are reporting the unofficial results of the Oct. 1 Student Count Day and the estimated dollar amounts school districts will receive based on how many students they have, Oxford Schools denied the Oxford Leader’s request for those numbers. ‘At this time we are not comfortable sharing […]
The lady Wildcat swimmers found themselves swimming upstream after a tough 140-46 loss to the Lady Wolves of Clarkston. The loss brings the ladies? record to 3-3 on the season and 3-1 in the league. ‘It shouldn’t have been a close meet since they are in the red division of the OAA and we are […]
The Wildcat Booters had their second tie of the season after a 1-1 match against Macomb Lutheran North Oct. 3 ‘Senior captain Emmanuel Ibarra got the only goal for the Wildcats off of some nice work and assist from sophomore Nick Wright,? Coach John Thaler said. ‘Junior keeper Connor Bandel earned seven saves in the […]