A gritty play
Oxford High School ninth grader Anna Terenzi takes the ball away from a Berkley player on Thursday, April 21 at OHS. The Wildcats were victorious that day. For the rest of the story please click HERE. Photo by D. Vaglia
Oxford High School ninth grader Anna Terenzi takes the ball away from a Berkley player on Thursday, April 21 at OHS. The Wildcats were victorious that day. For the rest of the story please click HERE. Photo by D. Vaglia
By Dean Vaglia Laeder Staff Writer American Legion Walter Fraser Post 108 held its annual first responder appreciation event on Sunday, April 24, honoring local public safety officials and charity organizers. Oxford Fire Department Lt. and EMS Coordinator Kevin Snell received the Firefighter of the Year award, according to statements from Oxford Township. Snell joined […]
By Dean Vaglia Laeder Staff Writer The Village of Oxford will upgrade its water infrastructure this spring, focusing on water mains under Hudson and Denison streets. The work is due to 2018 changes to the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act mandating communities replace their lead-based water service lines by 2041 with water suppliers required to […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer As part of its ongoing project to improve the health of local ecosystems, Oakland County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) will pull up invasive garlic mustard plants along the Polly Ann Trail on Saturday, May 14. Volunteers will meet up at the Indianwood Rd. parking lot around 9 […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A gaggle of Girl Scouts came out to clean up the Polly Ann Trail on the morning of Saturday, April 30. Starting from Koenig Sand and Gravel along Lakeville Rd, an estimated over 110 scouts and chaperones representing troops from Clarkston, Oxford, Ortonville, Lake Orion and Rochester Hills picked […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity girl’s soccer team is having a banner year, going on an 8-1-1 record since the season began on Tuesday, April 5. “I am very pleased with the season so far,” John Thaler, girl’s soccer head coach, said via email. “The players have come together […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Local students looking to up their football game are in luck. The Nike Football Skills Camp is coming to Oxford this summer. Taking place at Oxford High School’s Wildcat Stadium from June 16-18, the Nike Football Skills Camp pairs kids ages 8-18 with top-level instructors to help improve their […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity track and field teams took part in the 59th Elmer Ball Invitational on Saturday, April 30 at OHS. Across 16 events for women and 17 events for men, the OHS teams came out in first and seventh out of 24 teams respectively. “Both the […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School girl’s varsity tennis team swept the Southfield Arts and Technology Warriors at OHS on Thursday, April 14, fighting past strong winds to their fourth win of the season. The majority of sets in the match were dominated by Oxford players and went either 6-1 or […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Dennis Kirby Kendrick, 54-year-old Oxford Township resident, was killed outside his home by a neighbor on the morning of Wednesday, April 20. Kendrick was shot by 36-year-old Abbey Ridge Apartment Homes neighbor Marcus Anthony Nathan around 3:30 a.m. while getting ready for work. Nathan, who did not know Kendrick, […]