Motocross is his sport By Don Rush What do you do when you’re 10 years old and your family lives on what once was a 25-acre farm in Oxford? If you’re Joey Vicari you practice motocross, of course. Earlier this month Joey was one of 20,000 riders who attempted to qualify at the Monster Energy […]
Ready to build on last year’s playoff run *editor’s note: the original version of this story has been changed to reflect the actual season opener, which is Thursday, not Friday as first reported. By Don Rush This Thursday Oxford High School’s varsity football team travels east to Romeo High School to kickoff their 2022 season. […]
Friday night lights and high school football are returning to town at the end of this month. Oxford High School Varsity Football head coach Zach Line has been working with the Wildcats since July to get players ready for the season opener at Romeo High School on Aug. 26. Oxford’s first home game is the […]
It’s July and 90 degrees – but that hasn’t stopped the Oxford High School football program from inviting students to participate in voluntary practices and scrimmages. Last week, freshmen through seniors got back on the field to stretch, run and to “sharpen the rough edges” after not playing for a season. Varsity coach Zach Line […]
By Don Rush Little Emil Zieziula is only 5 years old, but he already has the eyes of one of the soccer world’s most respected organizations on him. He gained their attention after attending a five day camp with the Barcelona Soccer Academy in Brighton at the beginning of July. When it was all said […]
By Don Rush When Dave Brown last walked the sidelines for the Oxford Varsity Football Wildcats he was co-defensive coordinator. As of a couple of weeks ago, the Oxford teacher and resident has a new gig – he’s the new football coach at Imlay City High School. “I am extremely excited,” Brown said. “It will […]
According to the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators website, on July 14 the team signed forward Josh Norris to an eight-year, $63.6 million contract. Norris is a native of Oxford. A release from the Senators stated the contract has an average value of $7.95 million annually and includes the following breakdown: $5 million in […]
This past season of Oxford High School Varsity Baseball has proven successful for a number of players. Here’s what we recevied from head coach Dave Herrick: All OAA: Eddie Bieniasz, Brady Carpenter, Tony Hatzigeorgiou and Gavin Walters. All District: Eddie Bieniasz, Jay Cady, Brady Carpenter and Tony Hatzigeorgiou. All Region: Tony Hatzigeorgiou All State 1st […]
Two-year Oxford Varsity Bowler Jason Paslean signed his letter of intent to bowl for Huntington University starting with the 2023-24 season Paslean, who will be a senior this coming August for Oxford signed his letter at Collier Lanes on June 7 with Huntington’s head bowling coach Mike Shockey. Longtime Oxford bowling coach Claude “Jr.” Lafnear […]
Recent Oxford High School graduate Chase Maier and four other Wildcat varsity golfers traveled to the regional golf tournament May 31, and put in a pretty good round. Maier shot a 71 at the Curry Golf Course in Midland, and finished the top golfer of the day. The Wildcats as a team shot a 328 […]