Cats mount another comeback, but fall short this time

By Chaz Millard Football Correspondent The holiday weekend started with a great night for football as the Oxford Wildcats played host to the West Bloomfield Lakers. The Wildcats entered the game riding the emotional high of last week’s dramatic come-from-behind victory against Romeo. The crowd as ready as ever to cheer on the boys and […]

Swim team loses opener to Berkley

Oxford’s Varsity Girls swim team came up short against Berkley in the first league dual meet of the season against Berkley Sept. 2, losing 97-88. It was a close match-up between Oxford and Berkley, both Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division teams, with Oxford winning seven of the 12 events. The results are as follows: […]

Cats send Bulldogs to the pound

By Chaz Millard Football Correspondent   After a year that saw a lot of transition, Bud Rowley, head coach of the Oxford High varsity football team, is as optimistic as ever heading into the 2016 season. “We grew up Friday night and came together as a team,” Rowley said. “Everybody made plays. The defense, the […]

Program, here! Get your program!

As it does every year, Sherman Publications, Inc. (SPI), owner of The Oxford Leader, provided 3,000 copies of the Wildcat Football program. SPI staff lay out the program and the company covers the printing costs. All ad revenue directly benefits Oxford’s football team. The program is available to fans free of charge at home games […]

Lakeville Elementary gets playground upgrade

It’s new, it’s colorful, and it’s sure to keep children entertained during recess. Lakeville Elementary got an upgraded playground thanks to the hard work of Lakeville’s Parent School Council (PSC) and the community. A volunteer group of approximately 50 parents, district staff-members, and community members worked to install the new play structure last Friday and […]

Cheer teams win awards

Oxford High’s junior varsity and varsity sideline cheer teams came home from cheer camp with more than just a fresh grasp on some new stunts. They also came home with awards. North American Spirit hosted the Spirit 2-Day Power Camp in Frankenmuth, Michigan on Aug. 2 and 3. Though North American Spirit has several cheer […]

Are you ready for some football?

The Oxford Wildcats varsity football team has been running, sweating and hitting hard as practice is underway. With the season and home opener against the Division 1 state champion Romeo Bulldogs on Friday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m., Head Coach Bud Rowley is busy steeling his young men for an all-out gridiron war. “We’ve got […]

Fired soccer coach won’t be reinstated

Oxford school officials have declined to reinstate Robert Euashka, a former high school girls soccer coach, following a thorough investigation, according to Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski. “A thorough review of the situation was conducted and it was determined that the decision to separate employment with the coach will stand,” Latowski wrote in […]

Parents, players object to firing of soccer coach

Nearly 50 student soccer players and parents came to the Oxford school board meeting last Tuesday with a simple message – We want our coach back. The group of past, present and future Oxford High School soccer players, along with parents, showed up in support of Rob Euashka, the former head coach of the OHS […]

School board changes meeting day to Tuesdays

Last week, the Oxford Board of Education voted unanimously to move its meetings to the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the district’s central administration building in downtown Oxford. The address is 10 N. Washington in Oxford.  

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