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LO rallies in Oxford after homecourt lossLake Orion's boys' basketball team started its season with a pair of games against Rochester Adams and Oxford, coming away with a split. First up was Rochester Adams on Dec. 6.Despite Lake Orion's lead at the end of the first half, the win went to the Highlanders, 59-42....more >> |
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Winter season sports have started up, but it's not all about balls, sticks and hoops. After entertaining on the sidelinesduring football games, the Dragon competitive cheer team is performing for its own glory....more >> |
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He started 14 years ago with 13 kids in suits down to their knees, refusing to wear speedos, but now Head Coach Paul Fairman's Lake Orion boys' swim team has started its 2011-12 season with wins against Romeo and Stoney Creek....more >> |
Ski team improvises regimen without a hillThere may be little snow on the ground, but that is not stopping the Lake Orion Ski team from practicing for its Jan. 5 start date. Pine Knob has just started creating snow and naturally the team is active whenever possible on the hill....more >> |
The old saying is revenge is a dish best served cold, and that is exactly what Davison did on Thursday, Dec. 8. Davison gave Oxford's varsity wrestlers an unfriendly and cold welcome to the 2011-12 season by thumping the Wildcats 42-18, avenging the school's district loss....more >> |
The Oxford varsity bowlers fared well in the opening week of the bowling season. On Saturday, Dec 4, the Wildcats traveled to Romeo to compete in the Romeo singles, which included both a varsity and JV tournament....more >> |
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After spending two seasons working hard to turn around the boys basketball culture, varsity head coach Paul Marfia thinks this could be the breakthrough season. "I'll tell you, this should be the best basketball we've had since I've been here," Marfia said....more >> |
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A new era is beginning for the varsity girls basketball team. Steve Emert, a long time boys and girls basketball coach at Walled Lake Central High School, took over the program following the resignation of Al Poynter in March....more >> |
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It's a new division and a new set of opponents for the varsity hockey team this season. Thanks to a division title last season in the Oakland Activities Association white division, the Wildcats will be spending a majority of their games battling OAA Red opponents for the division crown....more >> |
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