Last Thursday, the Oxford Varsity girls volleyball team fulfilled their goal of getting revenge on the Fenton Tigers. Coach Kristi McDevitt said the Wildcats were looking to make their mark in the league as ‘the team to beat? by knocking off last year’s Flint Metro League champs, winning 25-20, 25-23, 28-26 and 25-14. Junior Brittany […]
The Oxford Varsity boys soccer team improved their Flint Metro League record to 4-2-1 after Monday night’s 4-1 win against Swartz Creek. After coming off botched losses to Lapeer East and Birmingham Seaholm last week, the win was well received by the team. Senior captain Andrew Klimbal scored two goals, while senior captain Gethin Angell […]
Did you know if an individual steals your personal possessions, like a boat or lawnmower, they will receive a harsher punishment than if someone stole your whole house? Ruth Johnson, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, knows this, and she spent last Tuesday talking to Oxford seniors at the Oxford Public Library about the dirty crime […]
A 5,882-square-foot splash park may make its home at Seymour Lake Township Park next summer, should local service groups vote to endorse it. A splash park is a special area at a park where pipes and other fun aquatic features spray, splash and mist water on children during the hot summer months. Some of the […]
A 43-year-old man from East China Twp. was sent to POH in Pontiac last Thursday after getting into an automobile accident with a 38-year-old Oxford woman. The crash happened around 9:39 a.m. at Drahner and M-24 when the woman, driving a 2002 Dodge Caravan, allegedly ran a red light heading east on Drahner, plowing into […]
When Madeline and Isabella Dunn were born on July 4 of this year, everything seemed normal. Their parents, Michael, a ?94 graduate of Oxford High School, and Alissa Dunn were happy to bring two identical sisters home to be with their older brother, Isaiah, 2, in Grand Blanc. But at their two-month checkup, the happy […]
With the recent global focus on becoming what is called ‘green,? or environmentally friendly, two Oxford High School students have decided to tackle the local newspaper. For their DECA marketing research project, seniors Danny Cummings and Adam Walker will be researching how The Oxford Leader can improve business through ‘green? marketing techniques. ‘We’re also looking […]
Although the Oxford Varsity girls swim team only competed in three events and didn’t place at the Oakland County Tournament this past weekend, they still had three great accomplishments. Coach Jackie Boswell said her swimmers created three new school records in three of the events. In the 200 medley relay, senior Anna Bonfiglio, sophomore Allison […]
The Oxford Varsity boys soccer team improved their overall record to 7-7-3 after last Wednesday night’s 3-0 win against Linden. It was the last league game of the season, and the last home game for the twelve seniors on the team. According to coach John Thaler, the match-up between the teams was ‘of epic proportions? […]
The Oxford Varsity volleyball team continued their Flint Metro League winning streak last week, after taking on two other undefeated teams in the league, the Brandon BlackHawks and the Lapeer East Eagles. The Wildcats traveled to Brandon last Tuesday and defeated them in three games, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19. Junior captain Brittany Moncrieff had 14 kills […]