By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer After suffering back-to-back OAA losses to Lake Orion on Sept. 24 and Stoney Creek on Sept. 26, the Oxford Wildcats volleyball team was able to show progress during their tournament at Goodrich High School on Saturday, Sept. 28. In their first match of the day, the girls made quick […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Competing in the second OAA Jamboree at Lake Orion High School on Tuesday, Sept. 24, both the boys’ and girls’ Wildcat cross country teams finished in fourth-place. Totaling a score of 80, the boys were led by senior Scott Masterson who finished fourth at 16:43.9. Three other Wildcats – […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer It seems the Oxford Wildcats boys’ soccer program has an infatuation with the number three. Winning three straight games from Sept. 17-21, the Wildcats have now lost their last three games. Facing the West Bloomfield Lakers on Tuesday, Sept. 24, a team Oxford is tied with in the OAA […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Off to a very strong start, the Oxford Wildcats boys’ tennis team was defeated by the Lakeland Eagles, 7-1, on Sept. 23. The first loss of the season for the team, senior Cameron Mumbrue was the only Wildcat to record a win that day, doing so in two-sets in […]
Oxford next faces Wolves By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Facing their border rival, the Lake Orion Dragons, the Oxford Wildcats football program was looking to build off any momentum they had built during their win over Bloomfield Hills on Sept. 13. Instead, the Wildcats fell behind early in their home-opener and were down by […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Tied for fifth in the OAA White at 2-2 (six points), the Oxford Wildcats boys’ soccer team picked up three valuable points in a 3-1 win over Seaholm on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Senior Nick Morawski got Oxford on the scoreboard about halfway through the first half, finding the back […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer The Oxford Wildcats girls’ swim and dive program defeated the Rochester Falcons, 123-63, on Thursday, Sept. 19. Claiming first-place in all 12 events, juniors Grace Charnstrom and Jenna Fistler and sophomore Cali Schnur all won two events. Schnur’s 1:12.09 100-meter backstroke performance moved her into third-place on the Wildcats’ […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Facing the Avondale Yellow Jackets on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Oxford boys’ tennis team was in for one of their toughest tests of the season. Falling in both the top doubles and singles flights, the depth of the Wildcats helped the team prevail, 5-3. “Big wins from seniors Brock […]
Slowly getting louder, the riders of the 2019 Oxford Equestrian Team sang out “20 years” four times Sunday night in a barn aisleway. It was the end of a more than 12 hour day of preparation and competition at the Armada Fairgrounds. The last day of three days of competing in the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer In what was their third consecutive road game to open the season, the Oxford Wildcats ran past the Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks, 42-21, on Sept. 13. Seniors Drew Carpenter and Matt Pullman led the charge for the Wildcats. Carpenter finished with three touchdowns and 140 yards on 22 carries […]