To have a ‘perfect game? in any sport is nearly impossible and bowling is certainly no exception. So, when varsity Wildcat bowler MacKenzie Janssen threw the final strike in the 10th frame making her score a perfect 300 for the first-time ever at the Romeo Team Tournament on Jan. 3, she was ecstatic. ‘It was […]
After months of waiting, M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) scores from the 2014-15 school year finally arrived right before Christmas break, according to Chief Academic Officer Ken Weaver, who presented the results at the Jan. 6 Oxford School Board meeting. ‘As you can see, the state’s plan to get scores to us quicker […]
After last weeks public hearing, city officials have decided to let people decide if they want to pay an extra millage to keep the city’s police. ‘The whole purpose of the public hearing was to get the input of the public. We have no intention of doing something of this magnitude in a vacuum,? said […]
Both the boys and girls varsity bowling teams are off to a strong start this season. The boys? record currently sits at 5-0, while the girls are 4-0. Both teams recently beat Clarkston to keep their streaks alive. This year’s boys? teams consists of five seniors, one junior and two sophomores. ‘They don’t all have […]
Oxford’s varsity competitive cheer team took second place with 679 points against 16 other schools at the Seventh Annual Mardi Gras Mambo held at Oxford High School this past weekend. First place was Henry Ford II High School with 694 points, while L’Anse Creuse North High School took third with 667 points and Lapeer High […]
According to Oxford Boys? Varsity Swim Head Coach Jackie Rank, the goal this year for the Wildcat swimmers is to win the league in the blue division, represent well at the Oakland County meet and send athletes to the state meet. After a 102-83 win over Royal Oak last week, obtaining those goals got a […]
The Lady Wildcats went 1-1 this past week on the hardwood. The girls? kicked off their week on Jan. 5 with 33-26 victory over West Bloomfield. Oxford had a slight lead after the first quarter and maintained it for the next three quarters. Madelyn Morris led the team in scoring with 11 points, followed by […]
Deer Lake Beach is set to open this season in full capacity. ‘What we’ve done is extended the hours between 10-8 instead of 11-7,? said Independence Township Parks and Rec. Director Mike Turk. ‘What we’ll do is keep a close eye on beach usage during the day and if it’s down then we can close […]
The varsity boys? basketball team took two more losses last week on the court, bringing their record to 0-5. The Wildcats started the week with a hard 60-50 loss against West Bloomfield on Jan. 6. After a slow start, scoring just 13 points the first half, the Wildcats rallied in the second half to close […]
Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner is again contesting information put out by the group seeking to recall him. ‘This flyer they put out (paid inserted flyer in the March 24 Clarkston News) was very bad,? Wagner said. The flyer stated there was ‘excessive spending? for the new Township Hall, which cost $3.5 million, was never […]