Ghiaciuc signs with Dolphins

Eric Ghiaciuc has plenty of reasons to smile this week. Ghiaciuc, a 2000 graduate and former standout offensive and defensive lineman for Oxford High School is down in the warmth and sunshine of Miami, FL as he recently signed with the Miami Dolphins to become their backup center due to numerous injuries along their offensive […]

Three booters make OAA team

The boys varsity soccer team might have finished the season with a sub.500 winning percentage, but it didn’t stop opposing coaches from noticing that Oxford had some talent. Three Wildcats were named to the Oakland Activities Association’s All-League team and three were selected on the All-District team. Selected for the OAA All-League team was junior […]

Grandma-grandson team two pins shy of perfect game

The bowling gene must run in the Waltz family. Brian Waltz, 35, of Oxford, and his grandmother Pauline Waltz, 81, of Oxford, have been bowling on leagues and for recreation for a combined 80 years. Brian has been bowling since he was 5 years old, while Pauline has been rolling strikes for the past 50 […]

Supervisors unite to provide free home repairs for senior citizens

It might not be ABC’s hit show Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, but elderly residents in Oxford, Addison, Orion Twp. and Oakland Twp. have the opportunity to receive their own home makeover. Township supervisors Bill Dunn of Oxford, Bruce Pearson of Addison, Matt Gibb of Orion and Joan Foglar of Oakland came together to form the […]

Chinese delegates visit elementary schools

Oxford Community Schools hosted some special guests this week as Chinese delegates toured the district to study the American education system. Twenty-one representatives spent Monday, Dec. 6 touring the district’s three Chinese language elementary schools — Daniel Axford, Clear Lake and Oxford Elementary. The delegates consisted of some of the best and brightest teachers in […]

Next stop: Costa Rica!

Parents who are looking for an educational experience this summer for their eighth grade students should talk to Oxford Middle School teacher Jorge Gomez. Gomez, the eighth-grade Spanish teacher at OMS and Oxford High School science teacher Kelly Bollman will be heading up an educational field trip to Costa Rica from July 20-29, 2011. The […]

Girls finish fifth, boys seventh in Novi bowling tournament

The bowling season got underway as the varsity teams traveled down to Novi to compete in a tournament Dec. 5. Slow starts in the baker round doomed both teams for top finishes, but their resolve propelled them to solid top ten finishes. The girls finished fifth, while the boys were in seventh. A top score […]

Icers freeze-out Midland-Dow

The varsity hockey team rebounded from their first loss of the young season to defeat Midland-Dow 4-1 on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Junior Nick Hocker got the crowd going early, scoring two goals in the first period, one shorthanded and assisting on senior Matt Reid’s goal, the fourth of the night for the Wildcats. Sophomore Brennen […]

Hoopsters dunked by Okemos

The Varsity boys basketball season got off to a rough start as they were trounced by Okemos 75-40 on Monday, Dec. 6. After falling behind 27-15 at the end of the first quarter, Oxford clawed their way back in it, cutting the lead to 31-23 with two minutes left in the second quarter. Then everything […]

Slow start spells defeat for Lady Cats

Slow starts spelled doom for the Oxford varsity girls basketball team in their losses last season. Another slow start against Brandon on Friday, Dec. 3 equaled defeat as the Wildcats lost to the Blackhawks 35-29 in their opening game of the season. Oxford found itself down 14-4 by the end of the first quarter and […]

1 42 43 44 45 46 96