Oxford shows youth on Senior Night
The Oxford Lady Chargers didn’t wrap up their home slate like they would have liked Monday, falling to Bruce 6-3 on Senior Night.
With the playoffs right around the corner, Oxford’s inability to consistently close out innings without allowing Bruce to score, coupled with the Lady Chargers’ errors in the field and on the base path, bothered head coach Lauren Hill. (April 17, 2012, Page 7)
OHS JV sweep LHS
The Oxford junior varsity tennis team swept Lafayette 8-0 on Monday at the courts behind Oxford-University Stadium. (more…) (April 17, 2012, Page 7)
Chargers finish third in 5A meet
Led by a first-place finish from Clifton Smith in the super heavyweight division, the Oxford Chargers finished a school-best third place in Saturday’s Class 5A state meet. (more…) (April 16, 2012, Page 9)
Lady Chargers finish sixth at state meet
Oxford’s Lady Chargers finished sixth out of 10 schools that competed in Saturday’s MHSAA Class II state meet. (more…) (April 16, 2012, Page 9)
Chargers blank Tigers to claim title
The Oxford Middle School Chargers put the perfect punctuation on a perfect baseball season Thursday.
Leaving no doubt who was the top team in the Tri-Lakes Conference, OMS torpedoed the South Panola Tigers 10-0 in the championship game at Edwin Moak Field. (April 13, 2012, Page 6A)
Chargers clip Commodores on the court
Avent’s Park was surrounded by spectators Thursday afternoon as Lafayette and Oxford closed out their regular seasons with the annual tennis meeting between the two schools.
With both squads already a part of the Class 4A (LHS) and 5A (OHS) playoffs, Thursday’s match was about different things for each coach.
The Chargers defeated the Commodores 5-2 but the two wins were a marked improvement for Debbie Swindoll’s Commodores, who lost 7-0 to OHS last year.
Apart from the two wins, the No. 1 boys doubles match had to be decided with a tiebreaker, while two other doubles matches were also competitive. (April 13, 2012, Page 7A)
Oxford lifters looking to contend for title
Oxford powerlifting coach Jason Russell will have a full bus of athletes with him when he heads to Jackson for Saturday’s annual MHSAA state meet in the Mississippi Colisuem. The Chargers have eight lifters who qualified for the meet, while the Lady Chargers boast five.
Russell, who is in his fourth year leading both programs, has seen both of his teams improve gradually through the years and this season, both have excelled. (April 13, 2012, Page 7A)
Versatile Johnson headed to NECC
Oxford forward Romeo Johnson may not know what position he will start his college career, but his versatility, coupled with his ability to shoot outside, may just allow him to play almost every position on the court in the future. The 6-foot-5 1/2 Johnson is looking to play as many places he can in the future for Northeast Mississippi Community College coach David Robbins.
Johnson signed with the Tigers on Monday and is already focused on making an impact, whether that is playing shooting guard, small forward or even at the center position. (April 12, 2012, Page 7)
Chargers capture title at OMS Relays
The Oxford Middle School track teams produced successful results at Tuesday’s OMS Relays held at Bobby Holcomb Field on the OHS campus.
The Lady Chargers had five first-place finishes, while the Chargers had two. The Chargers finished first, second or third in 15 overall events and ended up being first with 64 points.
The Lady Chargers finished second overall in the girl’s meet. (April 12, 2012, Page 7)
Lear’s home run lifts Chargers past Trojans
Tuesday night’s game against New Hope felt awfully familiar for Oxford senior James Lear. Just nine days after lifting the Chargers to a dramatic win over Lafayette through the power of a two-run home run, Lear propelled the Chargers to a 4-2 victory over the Trojans with another two-run blast. (April 11, 2012, Page 8)
