This week’s play held no hope for the Oxford-Avondale United hockey team. Taking on Lapeer and Bloomfield Hills, the undermanned team picked up its 15th and 16th losses of the season this week. On Saturday, OA hosted Lapeer and fell 6-4 in the non-conference game. Just 30 seconds into the game, the Lightning broke away […]
Despite their best efforts, the Lady Cats basketball team dropped a match against the West Bloomfield Lakers on the road on Jan. 24. Oxford lost 63-53. The first half went back-and-forth, ending 27-26 in the Lakers’ favor. Sophomore guard Makenzie Methner, junior forward Aleah Dymond and sophomore guard Emma Morris kept Oxford competitive throughout the […]
Last week, Oxford’s boys extended their record-setting basketball winning streak to 13 games. Hazel Park and Royal Oak proved no match for the Wildcats and lost by wide margins. On Friday, Oxford hosted Royal Oak and took home a win with a 66-38 final score. Though the first quarter started out close, Oxford quickly picked […]
The powerhouse girls and boys bowling teams took their first losses of the season last week, ending their winning streaks. But, both teams still sit stop their respective leagues and plan to keep it that way during the season’s second half. In a weekend match on Jan. 26, the boys and girls traveled to Troy […]
Oxford’s swimmers and divers beat Clarkston and fell to Bloomfield Hills last week. Despite the inclement weather causing an inability to practice, the boys continued their winning streak for one more game and came within a few points of a tough team. Head Coach Jackie Rank said she expected the Bloomfield Hills meet on Jan. […]
In their first meet of the new year, Oxford’s boys swim and dive team took on Romeo and Notre Dame Prep in a dual meet on Jan. 17. The Wildcats conquered Romeo 126-60 and Notre Dame 130-44. “After four weeks of training since the last dual meet, we saw quite a few time drops and […]
Getting that group floor routine closer and closer to state championships quality every week, the Wildcat cheerleaders took their highest score of the season last week, landing them second place. On Jan. 19, the ladies travelled to Oak Park to compete in the Knights Invite. The final two rounds of the day gave the Wildcats […]
Nearing the end of their season, the Oxford-Avondale United hockey squad picked up a little momentum this week. The boys came back from a 9-0 mercy loss against Birmingham United to pick themselves up and win against Marysville the next night. On Jan. 16, the skaters faced off against Marysville on the road and took […]
Moving into the second half of their season, the Lady Cats basketball team picked up two wins last week. On Jan. 15, Oxford overcame Rochester Adams in a 49-40 game in Wildcat country. Rochester Adams took control early on in the back-and-forth game, but senior forward HaLaya Cato came back and hit five rebounds, giving […]
Continuing their undefeated streak at every level, the Wildcats proved this week that the Bloomfield Black Hawks were no competition. On Jan. 17, the boys and girls travelled to take on the Black Hawks and dominated the play in both matches. The boys blew away Bloomfield in a 22-8 match. Junior Justin Powell led the […]