Paul Marfia is excited to bring his experience and family to the Oxford community. Marfia was offered the position as head coach of the varsity boys basketball team May 19 and gladly accepted it. ‘It was an extensive process,? said Marfia decribing everything he went through. After applying he was interviewed a few times by […]
The track teams put their best foot forward as they competed against 50 teams at the Oakland County Meet last Friday. ‘It was one of the fastest county meets in the last few years,? said Coach Andrew McDonald. ‘For a couple of the athletes this was their last meet of their season or maybe even […]
The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team ended their season on a good note last week. They defeated Bay City, 11-6, on Wednesday, and West Bloomfield on Friday, 7-6. ‘Bay City has a new program and obviously is experiencing their first-year growing pains,? said Coach Brian Edwards. ‘We didn’t want to underestimate them, instead we planned on […]
Oxford Firefighters and Oakland County Sheriff Office deputies responded to a call of a residential structure fire at 12:26 p.m. Firefighters carried the fire hose to the roof above the garage at a home on the 200 block of Cross Timbers Drive. They contained the fire within 15 minutes of arrival. The homeowner was repairing […]
As the fax came through, Jill Collins Brown’s initial reaction was to cry. The 2000 Oxford High School graduate was expecting to see a police report or a referral to come through but instead it was a letter from Dawn Schumacher, President of the Huron County Bar Association and Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Brown had […]
Mallory Skilling was at Relay for Life at Oxford High School on Sunday when a friend ran up to her. The news the sophomore heard left her excited and shocked ? she was selected as one of the 10 finalists for 99.5 WYCD’s Taylor Swift Fearless Experience Karaoke Contest. Skilling entered the contest and could […]
Clear Lake Elementary School students were roaring to go after the rain had delayed their annual Field Day to Friday afternoon. They stayed busy with jump-roping, throwing footballs, running, hula-hooping, and having fun. During each event the students had the same expression on their faces – a smile. They cooled down with a popsicle and […]
The rain slowly fell from the clouds onto the home field as the girls varsity softball team wrapped their final game for the season. The Lady Wildcats lost to Lake Orion during the district playoffs, 3-0. The Dragons had one run in when they loaded the bases during the fourth inning, but Corinne Luxton pitched […]
Senior Brianna Pastewski pulled back her leg for the penalty kick. Her leg came down and her foot connected with the ball, sending it to the top of Lapeer East’s net and out of reach of the goalie’s stretched fingers. The ball landed in the back of the net for Oxford’s lone goal in the […]
Coach Jeff Willis’s final words summed the closing game and the season for the boys varsity baseball team. ‘We’re a young team,? said Willis. ‘It was basically a learning experience.? The final lesson was on Saturday as the boys hosted rivals Lake Orion Dragons in the semi-final district playoff game. Sophomore Keith Paslean struck out […]