Bravo: swim team earns first-ever victory

The Varsity Boys swimming closed out its inaugural Flint Metro League season by capturing its first victory in the FML on Tuesday, Feb 17, beating Flint Kearsley 101-68 while losing in the same meet to Swartz Creek 104-69. ‘The meet was a very exciting one and I think we did very well,? said Oxford Swimming […]

Grapplers are district champs!

The Wildcats continued their impressive season with dominating victories over Avondale and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s en route to the District Championship on Feb 19. The championship match against St. Mary’s was one sided as the Wildcats captured 12 victories, 10 by pinfall in their 72-9 dismantling. 145-lbs Bo Cantara stormed Oxford out of the […]

Bowlers claim league titles

Oxford’s varsity bowling teams capped off remarkable seasons as both the Girls and the Boys defeated Flint Kearsley and claimed League Titles for the regular season. The Oxford Girls were able to defeat Kearsley 20-10, but the score did not indicate how well each team played. Kearsley matched the girls shot for shot in each […]

Lady Cats win close one over Swartz Creek

Oxford Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach Al Poynter has been stressing the need to play 32 complete minutes of basketball each game. On Friday, Feb 20, the girls did just that in their 43-41 victory over Swartz Creek. Senior Jessica Raisch hit a 15 foot jump shot with two seconds left to give the girls […]

Icers chalk up two more victories

The Varsity Boys hockey team capped off a perfect week, winning a tough non-conference game against Duran and their second-to-last conference game against Swartz Creek. On Saturday, Feb 21, the boys defeated Duran High School 3-2 behind strong play from Senior Ben McLoskey and Junior Blaine Marney, who each had a goal and two assists […]

Grapplers are FML champs!

Oxford’s wrestling team capped off its amazing season by capturing the 2008-2009 Flint Metro League championship on Saturday. The Wildcats won their third straight FML crown in dominating fashion, scoring 248.5 points for the event, finishing well ahead of second place Linden. They set the record for the most points in the event, shattering the […]

Hoopsters put two more in win column

The Varsity Boys Basketball team improved to 7-8 in the Flint Metro League with victories over Brandon and Lapeer East this past week. They were able to avenge an earlier loss this season against Brandon on Friday, Feb 13, winning 55-50. The game started out sluggish, but both teams were able to pick up the […]

Lady Cats go 1-1

Oxford’s girls basketball team started the week strong against Lapeer East but ended it on a sour note in Friday’s loss to Brandon. Brandon forced the girls into 21 turnovers in a 41-33 loss on Feb. 13. The Wildcats were never able to get going in the first half, only scoring 13 total points. They […]

Bowlers still in running for division title

Cupid came early for the Boys? and Girls? Varsity Bowling teams on Valentines Day. They both had challenging matches against Swartz Creek this past week, but they were able to pull out victories and stayed alive for the Division title in the Flint Metro League. The boys started slow in the baker matches, losing 200-188 […]

Hockey players give third-graders some life lessons

One of the most important things an athlete can do, besides playing well, is giving back to the community. Last week, three members of the Varsity Hockey team did just that, taking an afternoon to speak to Liz Hague’s third-grade class at Oxford Elementary School. Seniors Ben McLoskey, Elliot Wicker and Matt Zaun spoke to […]