OHS Chargers fall to Clinton
Oxford’s fast start didn’t hold up as Clinton defeated the Oxford Chargers 68-63 Saturday evening in the Coach “C” Shootout in the Lafayette High gym. (more…) (December 12, 2011, Page 7)
Chargers pound Charleston in hoops action
Five players scored in double figures to help lead the Oxford Chargers to a 95-52 win over Charleston Tuesday night. (more…) (December 7, 2011, Page 6)
Chargers top Aberdeen
Led by Justin Fondren’s 31-point effort, the Oxford Chargers topped Aberdeen 73-64 on Saturday. (more…) (November 28, 2011, Page 3B)
Chargers defeat Madison-Ridgeland Academy
A fast start and a balanced scoring ledger helped lead the Oxford Chargers to a 73-52 win over Madison-Ridgeland Academy Saturday in the OHS gym. Justin Fondren led the Chargers with 15 points, Romeo Johnson had 13 points and Luke Gibbs chipped in 10 points. (more…) (November 14, 2011, Page 3B)
Oxford sweeps Okolona
Playing in a tournament hosted at Tupelo Monday, the Oxford boys and girls basketball teams swept Okolona. The Lady Chargers improved to 2-0 with a 95-10 win. Erika Sisk led the Lady Chargers with 20 points, while Alexus Malone scored 15 and Kristen Dickerson scored 11. (more…) (November 8, 2011, Page 10)
Chargers, Lady Chargers top Clarksdale in opener
Oxford’s 2011-12 season opener saw the Chargers jump out to a 22-6 lead in the first quarter and hung on to top the Clarksdale Wildcats 56-54. (more…) (November 7, 2011, Page 4B)
Finish at World Youth games inspires Fondren
District and regional champion? Check.
State champion? Check.
National champion? Check.
Top three in the world? Check.
Oxford High’s Justin Fondren became the most successful high jumper in Chargers history when he won the state championship in May.
Oxford’s Fondren headed to France
Oxford standout high jumper Justin Fondren is headed to Lille, France to compete in the 7th IAAF World Youth Championships next week.
The competition, for athletes 17 and under, begins Tuesday and runs through July 10. (more…) (July 1, 2011, Page 9A)
Fondren claims national title in high jump
Justin Fondren has routinely out-jumped the best of the best in Mississippi.
This past weekend at the New Balance Outdoor National Championship was no different, as the Oxford junior out-jumped the best in the country en route to a national title in the high jump with a height of 6-feet, 10-inches. (more…) (June 21, 2011, Page 6)
Kendricks sets state meet mark in pole vault
PEARL — Two of the best individual performances were turned in by Oxford Chargers on Friday at the MHSAA’s Class 5A state meet but they weren’t enough to lift the team to a state championship in the process. (more…) (May 16, 2011, Page 2B)
