By Dan Shriner Review Editor An impending budget shortfall of about $4.2 million, has led the Lake Orion School board to adopt a limited Schools of Choice program for next year, which opens up the district to outside students. The board voted, 6-1, to adopt the plan which would be open only to children in […]
It wasn’t the kind of football season that the Oxford Wildcats are accustomed to but Bud Rowley’s squad ended the year with a solid performance in the school’s inaugural season in the Oakland Activities Association. The Wildcats beat Oak Park, 52-28, in a game that was not decided until late in the fourth quarter when […]
Coach Bud Rowley’s Oxford Wildcats have taken some lumps in recent weeks but on Friday the Cats handed out the lumps, in the form of running back Darren Lumpkin, who ran for five TDs in a 35-0 thrashing of Royal Oak. The victory ended a five-game skid for Oxford. This Friday the Wildcats will host […]
Oxford Football Coach Bud Rowley knew his football team would suffer some growing pains this season. After dominating the Flint Metro League and having 27 consecutive winning seasons, there was little doubt that transferring to the Oakland Activities Association this season would mean fewer wins. Rowley knows that fewer wins doesn’t always mean the team […]
By Dan Shriner Foot Correspondent Several of the Oxford Wildcat’s losses this season in football have been deceptive. The Cats have often played well but have been victimized by big plays or suffered breakdowns for short periods of time. Oxford’s play last Friday against Rochester Adams seemed to follow that trend as the Cats lost […]
ROCHESTER HILLS ? Three turnovers and injuries to some key players thwarted Oxford’s efforts to win its football game Friday against Stoney Creek. The Wildcats had some chances but could score only once in the 14-7 loss to Stoney Creek. The loss dropped Oxford’s record to 1-3 in the OAA White Division and 1-4 overall. […]
The last time the Oxford Wildcats were 1-3 to start a season, the team finished only three wins from a state title. During that playoff run in 2003, the Wildcats narrowly lost in the state quarterfinals to the team that eventually won the state championship. The team’s mantra during that drive was ‘believe.? Following a […]
FARMINGTON ? The Oxford Wildcats are learning the hard way that some of the best football teams in the state are in the Oakland Activities Association. The school made the transition into the White Division of the conference this season. The Wildcats first tough test was a Lake Orion squad and last week ran into […]
The historic first win for Oxford in the Oakland Activities Association White Division might not have been a classic by football standards but it was a classic Wildcat victory. The Cats? defense forced four turnovers in the third quarter and the offense capitalized on all of them to break a 7-7 halftime tie and roll […]
The Oxford Wildcats varsity football squad received a rude introduction to the Oakland Activities Association last week, but the raucous standing-room-only crowd at Lake Orion perhaps signaled that the neighborhood rivalry between Oxford and Lake Orion is on again after nearly three decades. Lake Orion spanked the Wildcats, 45-6, in the first meeting between the […]