Local Cuda heading to Autorama

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but classic car owners like Jim Unis are gearing up for something delightful. The 75-year-old Oxford resident will be showing off his 1971 Plymouth Cuda, a black convertible, at the 62nd Annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama March 7-9 at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. His Cuda will be part […]

Game show comes to Clear Lake classroom

‘Are You Financially Smarter than a 5th Grader?? The answer is ‘no? for the parents of Jacqueline Wiscomb’s fifth-graders. Wiscomb’s fifth-grade students were part of a 12 week lesson plan, in which Oxford High School Seniors Maddy Barsanti and Samantha Medici taught the students about financial literacy as a part of the girl’s DECA Project. […]

Lady Cats ready for semi-finals

The Oxford girls varsity basketball team is ready for semi-final play after back-to-back wins this past week against Lake Orion and Farmington. To kick off the week, Oxford defeated Lake Orion 56-32 on Feb. 18. The Wildcats high pressure defense and fast-paced offense outscored the Dragons in all four quarters and held them to single-digit […]

League title within Wildcat hoopsters? grasp

After extremely tough wins over both Farmington and Stoney Creek last week, the Oxford varsity boys? basketball is within a reach of a league title if they can beat Harrison High School Thursday at home. ‘That puts us where we control our own destiny,? said Head Coach Stephan Henning, whose Wildcats currently control first, followed […]

Grapplers lose state tourney’s semi-finals

The Wildcat grapplers took a hard blow this weekend at the team state tournament after being defeated by the Davison Cardinals 47-16 in the semi-finals. Winners in the Davison match-up included Ben Line (215), Zach Wood (285), Jacob Call (103), and Wesley Maskill (160). Prior to meeting Davison, the Wildcats defeated Grandville High School in […]

Boys ski takes third at championship race

The Holly/Oxford Boys finished third with 137 points at the Southereastern Michigan Ski League (SEMSL) Championship race held at Alpine Valley on Feb. 18. First place included Bloomfield Hills with 57 points, followed by Birmingham Brother Rice in second with 127 points. ‘The boys had a pretty solid day overall. Not the best slalom in […]

State ID now required to enter schools

In an ongoing effort to ensure Oxford schools are as safe as possible, parents, volunteers and all visitors will be required to offer up their state-issued identification in the front office and have it scanned for an electronic background check using the SchoolGate Guardian System. According to Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski, SchoolGate […]

School board eyes extending Skilling’s contract to 2019

Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. William Skilling’s contract is set to expire in 2016. However, the Oxford Board of Education is looking to possibly pull the contract early and extend it five years to 2019. The proposed contract was to be voted on at the Feb. 12 regular board meeting, but was pulled from the agenda […]

Grapplers manhandle Rochester

The Wildcat grapplers once again proved that they have what it takes both as a team and individually. The team will advance to state finals on Feb. 21 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek after strong arming Rochester 57-16 and the Clarkston Wolves 45-16 in their team regional dual meet on Feb. 12. Winners against […]

Lady Cats put two more in win column

The Lady Wildcats played their ‘best game of the season? on the hardwood, on Feb. 11, according to Team statistician Brian Murphy. The Lady’s defeated the Richmond Blue Devils at home 47-35. Three Wildcats scored in double figures and the team shot 48 percent from the field and over 60 percent from three point range. […]

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