A familiar foe came to town on Sept. 18, and after an extensive cat fight, the Oxford Wildcats out-clawed the Lapeer West Panthers in a five-game match. Lapeer West won the first two games 25-18 and 25-21, but Oxford responded with wins of 25-23, 25-20 and 15-6 to defeat their feline rivals. Oxford is now […]
Practice is making perfect for Oxford High School’s cross country teams, as both the boys and girls finished near the top of the Sept. 20 Detroit Catholic Central Invitational. The boys? team finished second out of 19 schools while the girls placed third out of 10 schools. Each runner did well enough to earn a […]
Oxford High School’s swim and dive team came away with a disappointing 126-59 loss at the hands of Fenton, but the event provided encouraging results for the Wildcats. Allison Woonton took first place in the 200-Yard Individual Medley, setting a new school record with a time of two minutes and 23.91 seconds. She broke her […]
Getting the ball into the net has proven to be a frustrating experience for Oxford’s soccer players as they’ve been shut out in two consecutive games. The Wildcats were shut out Sept. 22 by Brandon, 1-0 and then earlier by Fenton, 2-0 on Sept. 17. The consecutive shutouts put Oxford at 2-3 in Flint Metro […]
An Addison Township resident emerged from his shower Sept. 15 to discover his home was on fire. Addison firefighters were called to 1880 Lowood Trail, just west of Dequindre Road, at approximately 8:28 p.m. and arrived at the scene in six minutes. ‘When the firefighters first arrived, they could see smoke coming out of the […]
When it comes to teaching, Catherine Colagross finds that thinking outside the box sometimes can work very well. Thinking outside the box can mean teaching outside a classroom ? especially when you’re dealing with kids who have a different way of learning. ‘Kids in most middle school are kinesthetic learners, meaning they have to use […]
While Oxford Leader editor C.J. Carnacchio attended the Sunday game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, I watched it from home. Alas, it wasn’t a game featuring my favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, but it was football. I was curious to see how Detroit would do for two reasons: one, they were […]
Home is where the heart is, and for Oxford soccer, playing at home resulted in a loss and then a win. In their most recent game on Sept. 16, the Wildcats continued their six-year domination of the Lapeer West Panthers as they shut them out 2-0. Goalkeeper Tim Bachner earned his second shutout of the […]
Two new school records weren’t enough to keep the Oxford Swim Dive team from defeat at a home swim meet Sept. 9 as they fell to Waterford 111-75. Sophomore Jenna Mallard set school records in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 2:17.05 and in the 50-yard Freestyle that was part of the 200-yard Freestyle […]
More options for television service are in town and with them come increased access to local programming. Thanks to a broadcast system designed and built by the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission (OACCC) and Oxford Community Television, Oxford area residents who have AT&T U-verse–as opposed to Charter cable or satellite TV–will now have access to […]