Returning to the global stage this summer, Iraq follows their 40-year World Cup hiatus by qualifying for the 2026 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup. While the World Cup has been held every four years by FIFA since its inception in 1930, Iraq had previously only qualified...

As the school year wraps up, athletes begin to leave the fields, courts, and lanes. Taking away the wins, many sports have begun preparing for games beyond the 605 league and into the CIF playoffs. With the crack of the bat, softball concludes their season with many bases run throughout their games....

Every four years, baseball players from around the world come together for the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The 2026 WBC was held from March 5-17, marking the tournament’s 20th anniversary. After a series of breezy victories and stunning upsets in stadiums in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Japan,...

As spring makes its entrance and the goal posts and basketball hoops are placed in storage, Oxford’s spring sports teams are welcomed into the upcoming season with an impressive set of new arrivals. Equipped with bats, golf clubs, tennis rackets, volleyballs, and track spikes, these athletes have swiftly...

On March 6, sophomore Adrian Pama was awarded a Bronze medal at the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour Newport Beach Open in the Men’s Singles 3.5 Division. Having won four out of six games total, Pama racked up 85 points — the primary metric used to place competitors — throughout the...

The National Football League’s 60th national championship, Superbowl LX, took place on Sunday, Feb. 8. The Seattle Seahawks ultimately hoisted the Vince Lombardi trophy with a final score of 29-13 over the New England Patriots. However, amidst increasing national unrest regarding Immigration Control...

Slated to begin on March 19th, NCAA’s Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament (dubbed “March Madness) is one of the most highly anticipated sporting events of the year. In an elimination-style tournament, 68 teams will compete before one is crowned a victor.  The competition’s official tournament...

On Jan. 24, as the boys basketball team neared the end of their season, seniors Colin Das and David Jung made Oxford history as the first and second all-time scorers for the boys’ varsity basketball team, both surpassing 1000 career points. The journey to success had started a long while back: Das...

For the past four years, Coach Joseph Tran has been coaching high school boys and girls volleyball, working as a club coach and training the girls 15U and 17U teams at Elevation Elite Volleyball Club in Anaheim. Joining the Oxford Academy Patriots, he will coach both the boys and girls varsity teams...

The sharp scrape of skates on ice, the rush of skis through the white snow, and the crowd’s roar echoing through the frozen stadium; held in numerous countries, the Winter Olympics tests every competing athlete’s strength, agility, and skill. What started as a small regional competition in the early...

The intensity of the last World Cup in 2022 showcased the spirit of victory and tension in sports, and how powerfully an audience can share passion for a shared cause even without prior sports knowledge. Fortunately, the essence of soccer is set to return this summer. Starting this June, the 2026...