Two wins, one loss for Lady Cats

With just one more week of the regular season ahead of them, Oxford’s ladies basketball team is trying to improve its record as much as possible in preparation for post-season play. This week, the Lady Cats defeated Troy Athens and Kingston and took a loss to Avondale. On Feb. 22, Oxford hosted Troy Athens during […]

Swimmers place fourth at league meet

Now poised to take second in the league this season, Oxford’s swimmers and divers picked up fourth place at the OAA White meet on Feb. 20-22. After this meet, freshman Carson Wolf remains the team’s only representative at the state meet in March. But, some of the boys are just on the cusp of making […]

Swimmers set sights on state championship

Swimming is one of those sports that has solitary elements, but is ultimately a group effort. There’s individual awards, but the whole team has to contribute to get there. As they look to send a few boys from their nearly 40-person squad to the state championships this spring, Oxford’s swimmers and divers are keeping this […]

Cheer squad’s season ends at regionals

After a season full of limits pushed and traditions started, the Wildcat cheer team ended its season at the regional competition on Feb. 23. Oxford finished 10th out of the 12 teams in the region. To get their final score of 730.54, the ladies scored 223.00 in the first round, 214.94 in the second and […]

Hockey suffers two more losses

Nearing the end of their season, the Oxford-Avondale United hockey team added two more to the loss column last week. On Feb. 23, the boys travelled to Royal Oak and suffered a heart breaking 4-3 loss. Royal Oak got the game started and made two goals during the first period, going into the second with […]

Cheer team heading to regionals

Now one step closer to their final goal of appearing at the state championships, Oxford’s cheerleaders have cemented a spot at the regional competition on Feb. 23. The Wildcats took fourth place at the Feb. 16 district competition held in Lake Orion, taking the last spot from the district that will head to regionals. The […]

Wildcats win Winterfest

Coming back from a tough loss against Ferndale, the Wildcat boys basketball team added two more checks to its win column last week. The boys are now 17-1 overall, tying them for the most wins in a season by any Oxford basketball team. At the season’s beginning, Head Coach Steve Laidlaw said it was their […]

Swimmers sink Stoney Creek, Lake Orion, Utica

Oxford’s swimmers and divers competed in their final regular meets of the season this week and moved to 9-1 overall. Now, they’ll be focusing on the postseason and getting more state cuts. Right now, Freshman Carson Wolf is the only Wildcat slated to swim at the state meet. On Valentine’s Day, the boys took on […]

Lady Cats crush Rochester Adams

Decked out in pink uniforms for breast cancer awareness, the Lady Cats took out Rochester Adams in a 63-40 game on Feb. 14. Adams, the hosting team, presented a $1,000 check to Elemental for its efforts to help breast cancer survivors before the game. Though Adams quickly took the lead, Oxford came back to tie […]

Cats sign on the dotted line

Nine of Oxford’s finest athletes made plans to continue their athletic careers in college and signed letters of intent on Friday night. Between the athletes are six sports and seven colleges. Their achievement was celebrated at halftime during the record-setting boys basketball team’s game as their friends and families cheered and took pictures. Most notable […]

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