Friday night was a tough one for Oxford’s boys basketball program. After going strong for 15 games, Ferndale ended the Wildcat’s record-setting win streak in a 66-59 game. The streak is the longest and best start to a season by any Oxford basketball team, beating the previous record of 10 games set by the 2016-17 […]
Taking on Notre Dame Prep on Feb. 9, the Oxford-Avondale hockey team suffered a tough 10-2 loss. The team was without its leading scorer for the night, senior forward and captain Ben Pratt. Notre Dame got on the board quickly in the first period, and put three more in the back of the net to […]
Forty-four cheer teams from across the state flooded into Oxford High School on Saturday for the Mardi Gras Mambo invite. Though the Wildcats took sixth place, Head Coach Alanna Weber was excited to host such a large competition and have the opportunity to showcase her seniors during the team’s final regular season meet. In rounds […]
After the Oakland County swim and dive meets on Feb. 1 and 2, freshman Carson Wolf is heading to the state championships and Head Coach Jackie Rank is hoping to send a few more athletes with him. At the meet, the Wildcats placed 15th overall and earned 52 points. In the 200 Medley Relay, Wolf, […]
A season’s worth of work culminated on Feb. 2 as Oxford’s competitive cheerleaders took on their final OAA competition of the season. They left the league champs and now have districts on their minds. Avondale has been a fierce competitor for the team all season, but the Wildcats overcame Avondale for the first time this […]
Putting another check in the win column, Oxford’s girls basketball team pulled off a close 39-35 win at home on Jan. 29 against the Troy Colts. Senior guard Ashley Hershman got the Wildcats started in the first half with two 3-pointers. Senior forward HaLaya Cato also put up a number of rebounds in the first […]
For the first time since the 1990s, Oxford’s boys varsity basketball program is a state-ranked team. After winning over Berkley on Feb. 2 in a 61-44 game, the Wildcats extended their winning streak to 14 games and was ranked 24th in the state, something that hasn’t happened since 1993. Junior forward Trey Townsend led the […]
The entire state-ranked Wildcat basketball team showed up early to practice on Friday night. They talked and joked amongst themselves while they warmed up, but they clearly weren’t there to play games. Their record-setting winning streak is now 15 games deep, and they have no plans of letting it end there. The team’s three captains, […]
The polar vortex that hit much of the Midwest last week left school and sports events cancelled. It was frost bite weather and the last “snow day” of the foreseeable future, but the entire 31 person cheer squad was up at the high school for a four-hour optional practice on Jan. 31 in preparation for […]
Coming back from some tough, surprising losses last week, Oxford’s bowlers came back and defeated the Avondale and North Farmington teams this week. On Feb. 4, both the boys and the girls hosted North Farmington at Collier Lanes. At the time, North Farmington was undefeated. Though the boys started out close, they ended their match […]