Oxford soccer prepares for districts

Oxford High School girl’s soccer has had one tough season – the team currently sits 0-15-1 overall and 0-9 in the league. This past week, the Lady Cats faced off against the Brandon Blackhawks on May 14, resulting in an 0-4 loss. ‘This is the third time we’ve played Brandon,? said Coach Val Cerato, who […]

Softball looks ahead at ending league record

Sitting with a 5-5 league record, the Wildcat softball team has a good shot of ending the season in third place for the league. ‘If we beat Holly in the Flint Metro League, we finish third behind West and Brandon,? said Head Coach Sue Roeher. Oxford played Holly for the first time at the Flint […]

Sabina Grusnick attends MYLead

Every year the staff of Oxford High School chooses one sophomore to receive the honor of attending the Michigan Youth Leadership (MYLead) Conference, previously known as the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Award. This year the counselors and staff selected Sabina Grusnick to attend the one-day event at Wayne State University in Ohio. ‘I was surprised […]

Anthony Karka wins the gold

Oxford High School senior Anthony ‘Sulo? Kanka recently won the first place gold medal in carpentry at the Skills USA VICA State Conference. ‘I knew I had a chance of winning,? said Kanka, who is a carpentry student at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest. ‘I was worried about my friend from Lake Orion beating me.? […]

Rezoning request raises environmental concerns

Members of the Addison Township planning commission have some hefty facts to review when considering the rezoning of a 53-acre parcel from suburban farm (2-acre) to R-1 residential (1-acre). The area is currently designated lake area and village preservation. The large parcel is currently owned by Pat and Glenn Eisenhardt and is situated at the […]

Patrick LaFleur bound over for trial

Patrick Andrew LaFleur, the man accused of biting off an Oakland Township woman’s ear, will stand trial in Oakland County Circuit Court on felony charges. Reasonable evidence was presented by prosecutor Barb Morrison during a preliminary examination to bind the 31-year-old Oxford man, who was on the run for almost two years, over on charges […]

Softball team takes third in league; prepares for districts

The Lady Wildcats took to the diamond with a mission this past week – to take third place in the Flint Metro League. And with four wins and only two losses, the team was able to tie for the spot with Fenton. On May 16, the varsity softball players split against Fenton in a doubleheader. […]

A tough season completed

Oxford’s varsity soccer team ended a tough, injury ridden season on Tuesday at District competition against Brandon. The team’s final record is 0-19-1 overall and 0-12 in the Flint Metro League. On Tuesday, the Lady Wildcats loss to the Blackhawks 1-3. Oxford’s only goal was scored with 21 minutes on the clock in the second […]

OHS track teams sprint to the front of the pack

The Oxford varsity track team has ended the season with a bang – the girl’s team placed second in the Flint Metro League with a 4-1-1 record, while the boy’s took third with 4-2. Placing at the league meet for the girls were: High Jump – Jenelle Parker, fourth; Long Jump – Alicia Kramer, fifth; […]

Building a Kingdom

The Memorial Day weekend saw numerous volunteers helping to build Oxford’s new Kids Kingdom playground in Seymour Lake Township Park. Construction of Michigan’s largest playground began on Thursday with 75 volunteers and crew leaders preparing the area and laying out the design. Friday had 100 volunteers and Saturday had 300. By Sunday, construction was complete, […]

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