Abraham leads OHS in spring debut
Johnny Hill liked what he saw from Jack Abraham in his first live action with the varsity Thursday.
The rising sophomore quarterback completed 15 of 30 passes in Oxford’s 37-21 spring game victory over Cleveland at Bobby Holcomb Field.
OHS drives home latest title with balanced effort
There was a different level of confidence displayed by the Oxford Chargers on the Ole Miss Golf Course Thursday. Needing to garner an even better round than they shot on the first day of the MHSAA Class 5A boys state golf championships, the Chargers delivered when the pressure was the most intense. (more…) (May 3, 2013, Page 8A)
Chargers lead 5A field after Day 1
Home sweet home. Oxford’s goal of repeating as the MHSAA Class 5A state champion in boys golf got off to a great start Wednesday thanks in part to some very familiar surroundings. (more…) (May 2, 2013, Page 8)
Chargers take 2-5A title
Oxford’s goal of repeating as MHSAA Class 5A state champions in boys golf began with a promising start Monday at the Ole Miss Golf Course. The Chargers won the District 2-5A tournament with a final score of 326, 16 strokes better than Hernando’s 342. Center Hill was third in the meet with a 364. All three teams qualified to compete in next month’s 5A state tournament, which will be hosted at Ole Miss.
Chargers 2nd in annual tournament
Oxford High’s annual golf invitational tournament held at the Country Club of Oxford Tuesday produced a second-place finish for the defending Class 5A champion Chargers. Coach Steve Herring said 118 golfers, both girls and boys, took part in the eighth annual Oxford Invitational. (more…) (April 10, 2013, Page 2B)
Chargers clobber field to win 5A
The Oxford Chargers’ second trip to the Columbus Country Club in a matter of two weeks produced a third MHSAA state golf title for the program Wednesday. Just two weeks after capturing the Division 2-5A golf championship in Columbus, the Chargers returned to Columbus and wiped away the competition in Class 5A.
A day after finishing the first round in third place with a 339, the Chargers blistered the field on the final day with a round of 326 to finish with a 665, 11 strokes better than second-place finisher Pearl River Central. West Jones finished third overall with a 678. East Central shot a 689 to finish fourth, while Pascagoula was fifth with a 703. A total of 12 schools competed in the match. (May 10, 2012, Page 6)
Oxford golfers playing well
The Oxford Chargers head into Thursday’s annual Oxford Invitational having played well in some recent tournaments. (more…) (April 4, 2012, Page 3B)
Oxford golfers start season at New Albany
Oxford’s golf season got underway at New Albany Tuesday. Junior Turner Arnold tied with teammate Peyton Dunlap for the medalist award at the first meet with a round of 37. Sophomore Ethan Holmes followed with a 42, senior John Graeber shot a 43, sophomore Carlton Roberson shot a 44, sophomore Ben Hubbard finished with a 45, junior Ward Toler shot a 46, senior Taylor Harris shot a 47, Bo Ryals, a seventh-grader, shot a 49, while sophomore Taylor Daniels rounded out the scores with a 52. (March 1, 2012, Page 7)
Chargers fall apart at New Hope
BLOG — NEW HOPE — Mistakes made a season ago in a loss to the New Hope Trojans haunted the Oxford Chargers again this year. (more…) (October 1, 2011)
Young Chargers give great effort in setback
Oxford may be young in spots heading into the start of the 2011 season, but those same youngsters showed they have some talent and grit in the right spots moving forward.
The Chargers may have lost their jamboree game, 14-7, to Shannon on Friday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, but coach Johnny Hill saw a good number of reasons to be optimistic about this week’s season opener at Grenada.
Defensively, OHS gave the experienced Red Raiders all they could handle up front, while the running game, led by senior tailback Mont Dean, produced more than a handful of successful gains against a defensive unit that returns everyone from a season ago. (August 15, 2011, Page 1B)
