The first action for the team since their first-place showing in the Oakland County Tournament on Jan. 19, the Oxford Wildcats boys’ bowling team made the trip to Astro Lanes in Madison Heights to battle the Royal Oak Ravens on Jan. 23. Oxford improved to 6-0 (1-0 Oakland Activities Association Red) on the season, the […]
Possessing deep ties to the state of Michigan, 20-year-old Josh Norris has wasted no time making an impact for the Belleville (Ontario) Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL). Through his first 40 games, he has totaled 38 points, most among AHL rookies. An affiliate of the Ottawa Senators, Norris’ success in Belleville has put […]
For their third straight victory in the 2019-20 season for the Oxford Wildcats competitive cheerleading team ran past area rival Clarkston Wolves, 724.1-660.02, to win the Oakland County Cheer Competition (OCADA) at the Ian Smith Gymnasium on Jan. 25. Hitting the mat for the first time since the first Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White meet […]
Continuing their difficult introduction to Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White play, the Oxford Wildcats boys’ basketball team welcomed in the Farmington Falcons to the Ian Smith Gymnasium on Jan. 21. Known for their high-scoring attack featuring a flurry of three-point attempts, the Falcons presented a challenge for an Oxford team that has struggled with dry […]
For the first time in program history, the Oxford-Avondale United hockey team participated in an outdoor game when they battled the West Bloomfield Lakers at Clark Park in Detroit on Jan. 14. The experience provided the boys with memories that will last a lifetime, but it was West Bloomfield that came away with the victory, […]
The result of an interesting scheduling quirk, the Oxford Wildcats basketball team squared off with the Southfield A&T Warriors in back-to-back Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White games on Jan. 14 and 16. Formed in 2016-17 as the result of a merger between Southfield and Southfield-Lathrup, the Jan. 14 showdown at the Ian Smith Gymnasium was […]
Falling 48-31 to the Avondale Yellow Jackets on Jan. 14, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ basketball team returned home on Jan. 17 to battle the Notre Dame Prep Lady Irish with hopes of snapping a three-game losing skid. Jumping out to an early lead, the Wildcats allowed Notre Dame Prep back into the game before hanging […]
The reigning Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White champions, the Oxford Wildcats cheer program took two major steps toward replicating that success this season. First, the program hosted their annual “Mardi Gras Invitational” on Jan. 11, a theme that dates to the previous coaching regime in 2009, according to head coach Alanna Weber. Competing against seven […]
Showing no lingering effects from a 19-day gap between games, the Oxford Wildcats ran past the Rochester Falcons, 57-40, at Rochester High School in their return to the court on Jan. 7. Happy to get back to their winning ways after having their loss to the rival Lake Orion Dragons hanging over their heads during […]
In many ways, the 2019-20 season is a realization of how far the Oxford Wildcats boys’ swimming and diving programs have come. “We made the move up to the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red division this season, which has been our goal for the last few years,” head coach Jackie Rank shared. With the step […]