Oxford High volleyball team holding golf tournament
The Oxford Lady Chargers will hold their second annual benefit golf tournament. The tournament will be held July 28 at the Country Club of Oxford. Cost to enter is $85 per person or $340 per team and it includes 18 holes of golf and golf cart. Those that can play in the tournament can sponsor a hole for $100 or a beverage cart for $200. (more…) (July 9, 2012, Page 7)
Versatile Smith took her game to another level
Heading into this season Lafayette volleyball coach Rachel Wenzel was faced with a rather large problem: How could the Lady Commodores replace the production and leadership that left along with the graduated senior class?
She knew it would be no easy task, but senior middle blocker Ashley Smith went to Wenzel and requested that her coach trust her enough to allow her to play all the way around, rather than be substituted in the back row. (more…) (October 26, 2011, Page 1B)
OHS ends season with win over LHS
It wasn’t pretty, but the Oxford Chargers volleyball squad was able to conclude their season on Thursday with a 2-0 (26-24, 25-18) defeat of crosstown rival Lafayette at the LHS gym.
After Oxford jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first set, Lafayette chipped away at the lead and eventually tied the set at 17-17 and again at 19-19. (more…) (September 30, 2011, Page 7A)
Oxford earns home sweep of Clarksdale
Tara Ross proposed a deal her volleyball players couldn’t refuse: Win Thursday’s match against Clarksdale in three straight sets and there will be no practice on Friday.
The Lady Chargers responded to the wager. After cruising through the first two sets, Oxford had to rally to claim the third set and the match 3-0 (25-6, 25-7, 25-23). (September 23, 2011, Page 6A)
OHS cruises to 3-0 sweep over Amory
After a rather long stint away from the friendly confines of Oxford, the Lady Chargers volleyball team returned home victorious on Thursday, toppling the Amory Lady Panthers 3-0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-6). (September 16, 2011, Page 7A)
Lady Chargers fall to Lake Cormorant
A two-set lead over Lake Cormorant didn’t hold for the Oxford Lady Chargers on Tuesday as they fell to the Lady Gators 3-2 (25-13, 25-23, 23-25, 11-25, 7-15). Oxford will return to action Thursday at Center Hill. (August 31, 2011, Page 7A)
Hernando blanks Oxford in volleyball
Hernando made short work of the Oxford Lady Chargers on Tuesday with a 3-0 win. Hernando defeated Oxford 25-16, 25-10, 25-18. Ivory Alexander had eight kills to lead OHS, while Emily Mims had seven kills. Mims led the team with three aces. Emily Meadows had the most digs (five) on the squad.
Oxford returns to action Thursday at Aberdeen. (August 24, 2011, Page 9)
OHS rides fast starts to crosstown sweep
Quick starts in all three matches by Oxford, coupled with Lafayette’s inability to get into a groove until it was too late, led to the Lady Chargers claiming a 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-23) victory in the Crosstown Classic’s volleyball edition at the OHS gym on Thursday.
The match marked the first time in three seasons that the Lady Chargers have come away with the crosstown victory.
In each of the three games Oxford was able to jump out to a 6-1 lead. (August 19, 2011, Page 9A)
OHS holds on to top Lady Warriors
A hard-fought, five-game match with Senatobia may not have been the most ideal way for the Oxford Lady Chargers to start their home schedule, but for coach Tara Ross, a win as the end result was all that really mattered.
Oxford overcame a sluggish start to defeat the Lady Warriors 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-13, 19-25, 15-11) and earn their first win in the OHS gym in the process. Ross was able to work on some new rotations during the contest in the attempt to gain consistency moving forward while also inserting some other players that haven’t seen as much time into the match. (August 17, 2011, Page 7)
Oxford volleyball goes 1-1 at Tupelo
The Oxford Lady Chargers rebounded from a loss to Class 6A Tupelo with a 2-1 win over Corinth on Friday night in the Tupelo Tri-County Tournament. OHS coach Tara Ross said she has seen her team improve since the start of the season and liked that they came back to defeat Corinth in the second game. The Lady Chargers (2-1) will return to action Tuesday in their home opener against Senatobia. JV action begins at 5:30 p.m. (August 15, 2011, Page 4B)
