By Liz Shepard Special to the Leader The Oxford High School Equestrian Team earned its 15th straight district championship Sunday, paving the Wildcats? way to compete in the regional championship Oct. 3-4. The team of nine riders competed Sept. 12, 13 and 20 at the Oakland County Fairgrounds against teams from Lapeer, Romeo, Bloomfield, Brandon […]
The Wildcats are chasing a state championship. The Oxford High School Equestrian Team has clinched its 15th consecutive trip to the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association State Championship. The nine rider team will be competing in showmanship, western, huntseat, saddleseat, jumping and speed classes at the Midland County Fairgrounds Oct. 15-18. ‘I am so very proud […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian Team earned third place at the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association State Championship. The Wildcats competed at the Midland County Fairgrounds Thursday through Sunday, earning 248 points. They were beat by state champions Grand Haven (366 points) and reserve champion Howell (345 points) in the B division. Equestrian teams compete based […]
Editor’s Note: Oh, what a year it was. As 2015 draws to a close, the Leader looks back at all the local happenings in Oxford and Addison townships. This week is January through mid-June. We’ll look back at the rest of the year next week. Happy New Year! January 7 Addison Township received its final […]
Editor’s Note: Happy New Year, everyone! This week we wrap up our Year in Review as we bid farewell to 2015. Enjoy! June 17 U.S. Army records show Oxford resident Nicholas George was never a highly-decorated Green Beret , never wounded in combat and never earned the rank of sergeant major. He was trained as […]
10 years ago August 11, 1993 A spokesman for the Michigan Department of Transportation said M-24 in Oxford may be repaved this summer, but no other work will be done on the highway at that time. Thomas School has been sold to Dr. Edward Grabenstein and his wife for $65,000. Mike Goodfellow has been hired […]
Oxford High School has an equestrian team?!?!? Why yes, yes it does – and coach Dee Shephard couldn’t be prouder of this year’s group which just recently claimed the District 2. Division A championship title. “We’ve been the reserve champion the last two years,” said Shephard, “and we’ve been to state four years in a […]
For the 11th year, the Oxford High School Equestrian Team has returned home champions. But the season isn’t over yet. The team secured its 11th district championship in a row Sunday after beating teams from Brandon, Romeo and Lake Orion during three meets. The 16 riders earned 847 points during the past two weekends of […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian Team’s season is rolling on. The Wildcats secured their 11th straight spot at the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association State Championship after claiming the MIHA Region E championship Sunday. The team had strong showings throughout all of the disciplines, including showmanship, western, speed and jumping during the competition at the Ingham […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian Team’s season is rolling on. The Wildcats secured their 11th straight spot at the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association State Championship after claiming the MIHA Region E championship Sunday. The team had strong showings throughout all of the disciplines, including showmanship, western, speed and jumping during the competition at the Ingham […]