This week’s Athlete of the Week is Janelle Grech. Senior and Captain of the Girl’s Golf Team. Janelle carded a personal best of 80 at OAA #2. She finished 3rd individual overall. Congratulations Janelle Grech on earning a much deserved Athlete of the Week!
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Five days after traveling to Lake Orion and picking up a four-set victory over the rival Dragons, the Oxford Wildcats volleyball team welcomed the Stoney Creek Cougars to the Ian Smith Gymnasium on September 22 for an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division match. One of the top teams […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Cross country is a sport like no other. A five-kilometer, or slightly above 3.1-mile, race through winding terrain and fall conditions in the state of Michigan, the sport is scored as a team sport, while also presenting the ultimate individual test of mental and physical endurance for young men […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Playing three matches in three days, the Oxford Wildcats sandwiched a September 16 loss to the rival Lake Orion Dragons between two shutout victories. On Tuesday, September 15, the Wildcats traveled to Ferndale for an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division battle with the Eagles, winning each of […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Oxford Wildcat volleyball opened their 2020 season at the Ian Smith Gymnasium on September 12 by hosting the Marian Mustangs, North Branch Broncos and Rochester Falcons in a quad dubbed the “Mercy Power Series.” The Wildcats gave Marian and North Branch, members of the Catholic High School League (CHSL) […]
This week’s Athlete of the Week is John Valvo. “John has been an outstanding leader for the Oxford football team this summer. He has embodied the characteristics of our program: relentless effort, preparation and 1/11th. Leaders are born in many different ways, but the best leaders emerge when they lead by example. Tough times call […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Hired in January following the completion of his seventh and final season in the National Football League, the Zach Line era kicked off on Friday, September 18, representing the first time someone other than Bud Rowley coached the Oxford Wildcats since 1981. Hosting the Macomb Area Conference’s (MAC) L’Anse […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Finishing their rounds under the cover of nightfall, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ golf team fell to an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White Division foe, the Rochester Falcons, 194-227, on Thursday, September 10 at Great Oaks Country Club. Described as a “very challenging course” by head coach Gretchen Gabler, senior […]
Girls victorious, boys come up short By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Like with most athletic activities, the 2020 cross country season has a different look to it. Typically, the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) operates using a jamboree format, where each of the schools in your division, the Red in Oxford’s case, square off thrice […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Instead of its typical nine games, the 2020 Oxford Wildcats football season will consist of six regular season contests. Oxford is a member of the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division, one of the top leagues in the Lower Peninsula. Here is how their abbreviated season lays out: Sept. […]