A new team attitude is already paying dividends for the varsity baseball team. The Wildcats defeated Warren De La Salle Pilots, last year’s Division I state champions, 7-6 to open the 2010 season. ‘It’s always nice when you are saying it’s going to be a different kind of year and a different kind of ball […]
The inaugural season for the Varsity Lacrosse team got underway on Wednesday, March 31 with a 9-7 loss against Heritage High School. ‘I thought we had a respectable showing, but we were disappointed to take the loss,? said Head Coach Joe Zmikly. Oxford trailed 4-1 after the first period, but battled back and eventually tied […]
A week and a half into the season, and already the varsity girls soccer team is catching some bad breaks. Senior captain Sarah Ricketts was lost to a leg injury for the entire season during their first game against Bloomfield Andover, and last week’s games did not produce a victory. They lost a 1-0 decision […]
After finishing in fifth place last season in the Flint Metro League, the Varsity Boys Golf team brings back some young talent who hope to challenge for a league title this season. ‘The season looks good,? said Head Coach Terry Kelley. ‘We lost our top two guys from last year, but I think that we […]
Oxford Village Police didn’t have to search very hard to find the suspect responsible for two breaking and enterings of establishments in the Village and one in Oxford Township. Oxford resident Jason Butler, 31, turned himself into police on Wednesday, March 24 and admitted to breaking into the Golden Dragon (32 S. Washington St.), taking […]
A horse that tripped and got stuck along the Polly Ann Trail is doing just fine after being rescued by the Addison Township Fire Department. A 9-1-1 call was made by Clawson resident Diana Glace after her horse, AJ, tripped while going for a walk along the trail on Friday, March 19. Glace fell off […]
Oxford students continue to outperform the county and state averages when it comes to Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) testing. Dr. James Schwarz, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, recently received the results of the MEAP tests students in grade 3-8 took back in October. When comparing Oxford’s percentages of students who met or exceeded state proficiency […]
About 80 residents filled the middle school LGI Room March 25 to voice their concerns and ask questions about the projected $4.8 million budget deficit facing the school district. Superintendent Dr. William Skilling informed people that the state was forcing school districts to fix a state problem (i.e. the tax revenue shortages) locally. ‘Right now, […]
At the Addison Township Annual meeting on March 27, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The township will be operating with an estimated $1,234,750 in revenue and expenditures totaling $1,234,339, leaving a positive balance of $411. ‘Our budget is in very good shape. We have managed it very […]
First year Varsity Girls Soccer head Coach Larry Ferris knows a good soccer team when he sees one. And he sees this year’s team as complete without any weaknesses. After previously coaching under a state championship team and a state runner-up team at Rochester High School, he brings his coaching knowledge to Oxford, hoping to […]