Vance provides leadership, numbers for WVHS

WATER VALLEY — The clicking sound in Haley Vance’s ankle was loud enough for her to hear it. Her final basketball game as a Water Valley Lady Blue Devil resulted in a sprained ankle and while that didn’t make an impact for the girls basketball team, a bum ankle wasn’t a good thing for the softball team and first-year coach Casey Clouse.

Fortunately for Vance and the rest of her teammates, she was able to recover from the sprained ankle in time, and once she got her timing back at the plate, she was able deliver a great performance in her final year wearing blue and white. (June 7, 2012, Page 1B)

Big inning leads McComb past Oxford

A six-run seventh inning helped lift the McComb Lady Tigers to a 10-2 win over the Oxford Lady Chargers in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs Thursday night at OHS. (more…) (April 27, 2012, Page 8A)

OHS seniors go out with a bang

The Oxford soccer programs punctuated their seasons on Tuesday with convincing wins over divisional foe West Point.

While the OHS girls claimed a 9-0 win, the Chargers toppled the Green Wave 6-0. (more…) (January 18, 2012, Page 7)

Lady Chargers lose heartbreaker

Wednesday night will leave a lasting impression on Oxford’s Lady Chargers soccer squad.

After falling behind to New Hope early, the Lady Chargers fought back to force overtime but in the end it was the Lady Trojans that wound up celebrating on Oxford’s Bobby Holcomb Field thanks to a 3-2 victory. (more…) (January 27, 2011, Page 6)

Oxford fares well against top teams

Oxford’s girls soccer team played two of the best teams in the state over the weekend and fared well in both games. The Lady Chargers lost 2-0 to Ridgeland and tied Gulfport 0-0. Ridgeland is the defending Class 5A champion, while Gulfport won its district last season in Class 6A. Emily Meadows had seven saves in the loss to Ridgeland and then had 11 saves in the tie against Gulfport. Oxford’s defense was led by Maia Cotelo. Allison Lyon, Eden Sandlin and Maggie Mitchell were credited with solid overall play, while Meredith Sanford led the offense. Both Oxford teams will return to action Friday against Lafayette.

The Lady Chargers will play LHS at Ole Miss at 5 p.m., while the Chargers play the Commodores at 7. (December 7, 2010, Page 9)

WVHS nips Oxford in extra innings

PREP SOFTBALL — The Water Valley Lady Blue Devils overcame bitterly cold temperatures to defeat the Oxford Lady Chargers 16-15 in the fastpitch softball opener for both teams Tuesday night at Stone Park. Courtney True drove in the game-winning RBI for the Lady Blue Devils in the top of the eighth inning, while pitcher Kelsey Kimzey secured the win in the circle after fielding a ground ball she coaxed OHS into hitting in the bottom of the frame. (March 2, 2010, Page 9)

The real deal: OHS sweeps Hernando

OHS SOCCER — The Chargers swept Hernando Thursday with a 1-0 win in the boys’ match and a 3-1 win in the girls’ match. (January 15, 2010, Page 6A)