Summertime is usually a carefree period when everyone can enjoy beautiful weather and fun. But, it also can be the time of year when Oxford residents are more susceptible to crime. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is warning local residents to take some simple precautions in hopes of not becoming a victim to crime. Sgt. […]
Oxford’s Brooke Kovacic continues to put exclamation points on her cross country career, this time by leading the Wildcat ladies to the state Division 1 regional title last week. It was the first-ever regional title for the Oxford girls in the Division 1 group. Kovacic finished second in the race but ran an 18:07 ahead […]
BIRMINGHAM ? The road to a state championship will need to go through another Birmingham school for the Oxford Wildcats. Last week, Oxford soundly thumped Birmingham Seaholm in the state playoff opener, 42-8, but this Saturday the Wildcats will need to get by the defending Division Two state champions Birmingham Brother Rice to win a […]
GOODRICH ? Oxford’s freshman volleyball coach Trevor Marshall was pleasantly surprised by his team during their final tournament of the season recently. The girls won the Goodrich Invitational Freshman Tournament by going 12-2 and toppling some very good teams in the process. Marshall said he had confidence in the girls but was pleased at their […]
The Oxford girls swimming and diving team ended their league regular season with a solid victory over Ferndale. The 128-41 win was punctuated by Haley Kornburger who swam to two school records in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. The team’s dual meet record for the season was 4?6. In the OAA blue division, the […]
Oxford’s blue turf group received a huge boost to pay off the synthetic field when Level One Bank stepped forward last week with a $50,000 donation. The donation means that about $150,000 is still owed on the turf, but fund-raising efforts are underway throughout the community. Since mid-August about $150,000, which includes the donation from […]
An Oxford High School teacher who is charged in connection with her husband in a sexual assault on a 16-year-old OHS student allegedly sought to illegally acquire the girl’s records from the high school, according to a prosecution statement Tuesday during a hearing in 52-2 District Court. Assistant prosecutor Hala Jarbou told District Judge Dana […]
The Oxford Board of Education chose an educator to fill a vacancy created with a recent resignation. Mary T. Stein, a professor at Oakland University, and mother of four Oxford High School graduates, was chosen over two other candidates to replace Major Murray, who resigned in June. The term Stein was tabbed to fill will […]
The Oxford Cross Country team continued to improve in hopes of making a very large statement in upcoming state championships. Coach Matt Johnson said the boys and girls each had strong showings in the OAA league championships with the boys dropping a huge 40 seconds off the team average. On the girls? side, the Wildcat’s […]
The Oxford varsity soccer team ended a very good season with a loss in state district play to Grand Blanc, 1-0. Grand Blanc went on to beat Lake Orion for the district championship, held at Wildcat Stadium last week. Coach John Thaler’s team won its opening match in district play, 7-2, over Flint’s Carman-Ainsworth. In […]