Oxford varsity football is leaving its home on Pontiac Street in Oxford Village. After 34 seasons of football at the Pontiac Street field, behind Oxford Elementary, the final football game was played there Friday. Next year the team will move to a new stadium at the new high school on N. Oxford Road. The new […]
After three consecutive losses, the Oxford Wildcats seemed destined to suffer another setback last week against the Fenton Tigers. The Cats trailed 20-7 with less then six minutes left in the game. Oxford’s offense was flat, having given up five interceptions for the game. The Tigers’ Matt Maygar had just picked off his third interception […]
Oxford Coach Bud Rowley told his football team after their 37-14 victory at Holly that in order to get into the state playoffs they would need a little help from the football gods. Unfortunately, no help came and the Wildcats ended their season at 5-4. A 5-4 record does not guarantee a state playoff berth. […]
The Oxford Wildcats placed seven players on either the first or second All-Metro League football team. Seniors Kyle Rowley, Jerry Wichman and Eddie Summers were joined on the first team by junior Pat Streit. Second-team honors went to seniors Blaine DeGracia and David Reile and junior Jake Krause. Rowley also made the second team offense. […]
The Oxford Wildcats finished their football season Friday night with a 49-42 loss to North Farmington, ending with an uncharacteristic 3-6 record, but also discovered a few diamonds on the way that are expected to shine in the coming seasons. The team began the season with only one starter returning on defense, a new quarterback […]
The Oxford Wildcats continuing their improved play last week, stopping Bloomfield Hills, 28-14, on a blustery Friday night. The win improved the Wildcats? record to 3-5. They will host North Farmington on Friday in the final game of the season. The game is the OAA crossover match between the Red and White OAA teams. But, […]
The Oxford Wildcat wrestlers continued their drive toward a possible state team title and individual titles with victories in district wrestling competitions last week. The Cats easily defeated Davison, 66-16, and then stormed past Grand Blanc, 55-12, to win the district championship hosted at Oxford High School. Last season, the Wildcats finished second in the […]
ORTONVILLE ? Sometimes important basketball and life lessons can be learned from difficult experiences. Oxford boys basketball Coach Paul Marfia hopes his team learned a lesson last Friday in a 59-48 loss to Brandon. ‘Brandon came out with great emotion and we dug ourselves a hole early that we could not get out of,? Marfia […]
ORTONVILLE – A long-standing basketball rivalry between Ortonville Brandon and Oxford ended very well for the Lady Wildcats on Friday as they rolled to a 49-39 victory in the last meeting of the Flint Metro League rivals. Coach Al Poynter said he was a little concerned during warm-ups if his team was ready for the […]
Even though the Oxford Wildcats lost to undefeated West Bloomfield, 47-28, last week, the team showed why it is the most-improved team in the OAA Red Division over the second half of the season. The Wildcats offense has shown spark in the last three games, which have coincided with the starting of sophomore quarterback Parker […]