Softball splits in league opener against Brandon

The Lady Cats softball team opened up their league season with a split against Brandon on April 29, defeating the Blackhawks in a game two upset. The Wildcats accepted an 8-1 loss in game one after ‘back-to-back? errors in the fourth inning. Losing pitcher Amber Cervantez pitched well from the mound for the fourth, but […]

Oxford soccer begins to show improvement

Improvement is beginning to show for the Lady Cat Soccer Team. Despite a tie and a hard fought loss, the team’s future appears to be looking up and the girls are continuing to fight hard. On April 28, Oxford ground out a hard fought 2-2 tie with Brandon, before losing to Lapeer West 2-0 on […]

Varsity track team splits against Brandon Blackhawks

The Oxford track team split in their dual-meet against Brandon on April 28. The Lady Wildcat runners lost to Brandon 52.5-83.5, while their male counterparts won 82-55. Helping the lady runner’s cause was freshman Tiara Tatarczuk who stepped into the 400 meter relay team after a teammate had to leave the meet. Tatarczuk also scored […]

Girl’s golf flying high with two wins

The Girls Golf Team is enjoying some much deserved success lately, defeating both Lapeer teams last week at the Lapeer Country Club. The first victory, against the Lapeer East Eagles on April 29, came by a final score of 201-216. The Lady Wildcats have already secured second place in the Flint Metro League, but will […]

OHS students are state champs in auto skills

Oxford High School teacher Dan Balsley has been taking teams to the Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition for 15 years — and this is the first year the auto shop instructor can proudly say he has coached state champions. Oxford High School seniors Devon Hickmott and Nathaniel Lamothe took first place and the state title at […]

Work in progress

Parents are being warned they’ll see more students at each bus stop and the stops will be farther apart when school starts this August Currently, Lake Orion School District buses stop 3,700 times a day. When a new transportation plan is finalized this summer, the number of stops will be around 1,200. According to school […]

Trustees seek input on park millage

Lake Orion Review Staff Writer Township residents made themselves heard loud and clear on the subject of building a community center in a recently held public hearing, but the Orion Township Board of Trustees is concerned opinions on levying a operating and capital improvements millage for the parks and recreation department might have been left […]

Guest House unit is complete loss in fire

The Orion Township Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Guest House on Joslyn Road on May 1. Units responded sometime after 10 p.m., as their was some initial confusion when the call first came in, according to assistant fire chief Bob Smith. ‘It first came in as an unknown fire in the woods,? […]

Goodbye, for now, to Waldon teacher

Students at Waldon Middle School recently bid a temporary farewell to sixth grade science teacher Dan Hunter, a Pontiac resident, as he prepared to join his unit in the Army Reserves for deployment to Georgia. Hunter, who has taught at Waldon for one year, has been in the military for 20 years and will be […]