No joy in Mudville as sluggers get swept

After opening the season 5-1 in Flint Metro League play, the Varsity Baseball team hit a speed bump this week as they got swept by both Brandon and Fenton. Two costly errors by Oxford in the seventh inning of game one against Fenton on Thursday, May 6 led to two unearned runs for the Tigers, […]

Softball team slides into 1st place with four straight wins

The Varsity Softball team moved into first place in the Flint Metro League standings after going 4-0 with victories over league foes Fenton and Brandon. In the first game of the doubleheader against Brandon on Monday, May 10, the Wildcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, winning […]

Golfers finish second in Bobcat Classic

Head Coach Terry Kelly was pleased with his team this week after they rebounded nicely with an excellent showing at the Bobcat Classic in Bay City on Monday, May 10. Oxford finished second out of 20 teams and had two golfers, Doug Piesko and Josh Hosking, place in the top three overall during the tournament.. […]

Victory continues to elude lacrossers

The Varsity Lacrosse team suffered two more defeats this past week against Davison and Swartz Creek. On Tuesday, May 4, Oxford lost 7-4 to Davidson. Oxford trailed 5-2 at halftime before cutting the lead to 5-4 by the end of the third period. Davison came back with a strong fourth period, scoring two goals while […]

Four hoopsters named to All-FML squad

Four members of the Varsity Girls basketball team claimed all Flint Metro League honors for their efforts during the 2009-2010 basketball season. Seniors Megan Tilley, Allie Laidlaw, Emily Brooks and junior Mikaela Parrish were selected for the first team, second team and honorable mention. Tilley was the Wildcat’s lone representative on the first team all […]

Angry crowd doesn’t stop board from privatizing custodians

Expressions of anger, disappointment and betrayal were unleashed across the packed gymnasium at Leonard Elementary Monday night immediately following the Oxford Board of Education’s 6-0 approval of a three-year contract with the Enviro-Clean Building Services, which effectively privatizes the district’s cleaning services and eliminates the 25 full-time custodians. The crowd of more than 200 custodians, […]

Fire destroys trailor in Lake Villa

Oxford firefighters responded to the scene of a structure fire that occurred April 22 in the 70 block of Dunlap Circle. Around 2:06 p.m., the fire department received an emergency call that an outside wall of a residence in the Lake Villa Manufacutured Home Communuty on Lakeville Road had caught fire. It was initially determined […]

Addison board places police millage on Aug. ballot

When Addison voters go to the polls Aug. 3., they will be asked to renew their police millage. Last week, the Addison Township Board voted unamiously to ask voters to renew the current 3.4874-mill tax, which funds the community’s police services contract with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. The previous millage expired with December 2009 […]

Strong FML start for Cats as they thump Clio

The strong start to the Flint Metro League season continued for the Oxford varsity boys and girls track teams as they each defeated Clio on Wednesday, April 21. The Boys defeated the Mustangs 109-28 after taking first place in 16 of the 17 events on the day, including three sweeps. Clio swept the high jump, […]

Rough week for lacrosse squad

It was a rough week for the Wildcat Varsity Lacrosse team as the offense struggled to score goals in their two games this week. In their first game against Swartz Creek on Monday, April 19, the Wildcats lost a tough 5-4 decision in a game that was close throughout. ‘It was a game we felt […]

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