Despite a rough and rocky 2002-2003 season, the Oxford Boys Varsity Basketball team is back and ready to go for a new year. Head coach Steve Laidlaw, who unlike last year is enjoying more than three weeks notice to prepare for his second season, is holding some high expectations for the cagers. “I think we […]
Head coach Paul McDevitt doesn’t expect an easy season for the Wildcat grapplers, who took Districts last year and were Regional qualifiers – but does expect them to be the best they can by the end. “It’s like I keep saying time after time, we need to consistently improve,” McDevitt tells his team. “We have […]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… Members of the Oxford-Brandon ski team are patiently counting the days until the 2004 competition season begins on January 8 again Flint Powers. “We should have a very good season this year,” said coach Ed Haley. “My girl’s team is very strong and the boys are […]
The Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer team is ready to take things up a notch this season – which includes hosting for the first time a Competitive Cheer Coaches Association’s Tournament. The event is set for this Saturday, Dec. 13, with Round 1 beginning at 10 a.m. “This is our first time doing this so I’m […]
Philip Handleman recently had a very personal goal fulfilled – his photograph of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s famed Cadet Chapel was selected for a commemorative stamp by the U.S. Postal Service. “I am honored beyond measure to have this image selected,” said Handleman, an avid airman and owner of the 160-acre Sky Ranch located […]
Oxford has a national celebrity right in its own backyard. The Achatz Handmade Pie Co., located in downtown Oxford, was recently highlighted on The Food Network’s “TOP 5” specialty show as the number one pie company in the nation. “This is the first time we’ve ever been featured in something like that,” said co-owner and […]
The Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer team hosted a successful competition on Dec. 13 for the Competitive Cheer Coaches Association. “The girls performed pretty well this weekend,” said coach Kristy Gibson-Marshall. In the morning, the ladies finished first in their bracket and qualified for the top pool. In the afternoon session, Oxford took sixth in the […]
A tough pre-break season has left the Oxford grapplers heading into the Oakland County Invitational with a 4-5 record. The Wildcats split on Dec. 10 against Redford Union and Flint Powers, and then walked away from the Romeo Invitational on Dec. 13 2-3. The Cats lost 33-35 in an exciting meet against Redford Union that […]
The Lady Wildcat varsity volleyball team started off their season with a bang – the girls walked away for the second year in a row with the Imlay City Tournament. The Oxford team went 5-0 for the day taking them into the finals against top rival North Branch, who defeated the Wildcats in the first […]
Drahner Rd. resident Ashley Vestrand never dreamed that passing out fliers could create so much local and media attention. However, that’s exactly what it did when she and another student were suspended from school for distributing fliers promoting the local heavy metal band Drahner. The fliers, designed by former Oxford High School student William Heller, […]