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Buying in: How Oxford and Lafayette’s strength and conditioning programs are shaping local athletes

Everyone in sports in the modern age is looking for a little edge. Oftentimes, a five-percent boost in…

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COLUMN: Let’s permanently eliminate kickoffs in high school football

It’s like a high-speed car wreck. Unlike covering Ole Miss or other college football games, I usually cover…

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Oxford volleyball stumbles in middle, pulls out five-set thriller over Lafayette late

Lafayette gave Oxford all they could handle on Tuesday night. Looking purely at history, classification and season records…

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Sam Kendricks goes back-to-back as world champion in pole vault

Oxford’s own Sam Kendricks is the 2019 IAAF World Champion in the pole vault. Competing Tuesday in Dohah,…

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Oxford’s Sam Kendricks advances to pole vault final at IAAF World Championships

Sam Kendricks is at it again, this time in Qatar. The Oxford native, Oxford High School and Ole…

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Oxford opens up 1-6A play with dominant win over Southaven

On Friday night, the games began to matter for Oxford. Coming off their dominant win over crosstown rival…

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Lyons, Tacke shine as Oxford volleyball clinches region

There were some really impressive individual performances on display for the Lady Chargers at the Oxford gym on…

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Opening regional play: Week six high school football previews

And now the real season begins. Lafayette,  Oxford and Water Valley could have all started the season winless…

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Robert Gonzalez awarded MAC Coach of the Year honors for Oxford Swim

The Oxford swim season is all but two-thirds completed, but the team has been awarded with one of…

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Week five Mississippi Preps Poll: South Panola on the rise

The Associated Press released its week five edition of the Mississippi high school football polls on Tuesday, as…

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Blistering weekend from Oxford cross country at Saltillo

Oxford’s Walt Johnson is creeping closer and closer to all-time Oxford high school records. The Charger senior lead…

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Oxford kicker Jack Tannehill to play for USA Football

Oxford High School’s Jack Tannehill is starting to get some national attention. The Chargers senior kicker and Ole…

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Week four Mississippi Preps Poll: Stock up for Chargers, Blue Devils

The Associated Press released its week four edition of the Mississippi high school football polls on Tuesday, as…

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Fantastic weekend for Oxford, Lafayette cross country squads

Winners, winners, winners. Both Oxford and Lafayette cross country squads were stacking up the wins on Saturday afternoon.…

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Crosstown beatdown: Oxford blows out Lafayette to win 49th Crosstown Classic

Lafayette opened 49th iteration of the Crosstown Classic with a false start, and in a way, it set…

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Oxford swim season off to hot start after OHS Invitational

Oxford City Pool was a sort of controlled chaos on Thursday evening as nearly 300 swimmers from 16…

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The Crosstown Classic and more: Week four high school football preview

Weeks of buildup lead us to Friday night: an early-season, non-conference game that has become the one circled…

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Week three Mississippi Preps Poll: Top three holding steady

The Associated Press released its week three edition of the Mississippi high school football polls on Wednesday, as…

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“40 brothers and 1 sister”: Aniah Echols becomes Oxford Middle School’s first ever female football player

Aniah Echols walks gingerly, shading her eyes with her right hand as she treads through the boys locker…

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AJ Brown, DK Metcalf shine in NFL debuts

Somehow, what everyone around Oxford has known for years played out perfectly to fruition in week one of…

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Chargers run through Grenada behind balanced play from all-three phases

The Oxford Chargers stepped up on Friday night by powering through Grenada. Returning home for week three, Oxford…

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Returning home: Week three high school football preview

After a week on the road, both Lafayette and Oxford return to their home fields on Friday night…