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 […]
Beginning the post-Christmas break portion of their schedule with their second consecutive home game, the Oxford Lady Wildcats basketball team hosted the Troy Athens Red Hawks on Jan. 7. With star junior guard Mackenzie Methner sidelined by a right foot injury, the Wildcats hung with the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White-leading Red Hawks in the […]
In their first game action of the new calendar year, the Oxford-Avondale United hockey program took to the ice at the Detroit Skating Club to battle the Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks on Jan. 9. The result of an interesting scheduling quirk, this was OAU’s second time facing the Black Hawks in as many Oakland Activities […]
The first action of the new decade for the Oxford Wildcats boys and girls bowling programs was at the Imperial Bowling Tournament at Imperial Lanes in Clinton Township on Jan. 4. Hosted by L’Anse Creuse North, the event featured 28 varsity boys teams and 21 on the girls’ side. The Wildcats entered two boys’ varsity […]
The Oxford Avondale United (OAU) icers are back from their winter hiatus and return to the rink tomorrow (Thursday). They’re bringing their 3-5 overall record (1-1 in league play) against Bloomfield Hills (2-2). Face-off is at 7 p.m., at the Detroit Skating Club. Prior to winter break the local team looked to string together back-to-back […]
The Oxford Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Linden High School to participate in a season-opening quad on Dec. 11. With the New Lothrop Hornets – the No. 2 ranked team in Division IV – being added to the field this year, the Wildcats had their work cut out for them from the beginning. Facing the […]
Last week was an up and down week for Oxford’s boys basketball team. They played two — won one big, but fell to cross-town rival, Lake Orion, rounding out the 2019 part of the season with a record of 2-1. With Christmas vacation in full swing, the Wildcats will next be in action on Jan. […]