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Chilling on the ice with Oxford underclassmen

Chilling on the ice with Oxford underclassmen

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor December 14, 2023

Sophomore Linda Liao, freshman Kenzie Liang, and seventh grader Evelyn Truong are the face of ice skaters here at OA. The graceful, competitive, and dedicated skaters put in over 24 combined hours a week towards improving their craft and honing their...

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Shooting for Victory: Boys basketball lines up for the shot for their OATV debut. (Photo by Tyler Nguyen)

Boys basketball is ready to enter the season with a slam dunk

Boys basketball works hard to adapt to the changes for the upcoming season.
Audrey Lee, Staff Writer December 14, 2023

Shooting for the win in the 2023-24 winter season, OA boys basketball is ushering in high expectations for their upcoming games. Led by team captains juniors Gabe Chaparro and Elijah Spessert as well as senior Andres Badillo, boys basketball hopes to...

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OA Esports is back in the game

Audrey Lee and Celine Park December 14, 2023

Esports has returned to Oxford for the 2023-2024 school year — this time, as a CIF-certified team. The revival of the once-dormant club was initiated and led by freshman Benson Tran, under the advisory of Oxford’s ASB Technician Xavier Barnett. Tran...

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Breaking the Basket: Freshman Chloe Chen during varsity practice, prepping hard for the season. (Photo by Tyler Nguyen)

Freshmen Chen, Noble bond in varsity basketball

Michelle Choy, News Editor November 16, 2023

With the season starting in full swing, girls varsity basketball is ready to dominate the tournament with their two youngest faces: freshmen Chloe Chen and Emma Noble. As a friendship that blossomed when they first met during recreational basketball,...

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Ice Cold: Junior Olivia Kang reps in her orange and black game jersey during media day with her team, the Lady Ducks. (Courtesy of Olivia Kang)

Breaking the ice with OA’s star hockey players

Zoharys Jaen and Tyler Nguyen November 16, 2023

Junior Olivia Kang and sophomores Enoch Oh and Jesse Hamrick spend vast hours on ice to master one sport: hockey. Playing for the Lady Ducks, Servite High School, and Villa Park respectively, these three star athletes practice daily in hopes of playing...

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Texas Rangers dugout celebrates their very first World Series victory after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0. (Photo by: Jamie Squire)

Texas Rangers win first franchise World Series

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor November 16, 2023

“This is just a surreal moment, there’s just so many things that have happened in this past month and to finally be the last team standing, there’s just no better feeling,” Max Scherzer, Rangers star pitcher said.  For the first time ever,...

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Running Through: The girls varsity cross-country team poses after the OC Championships Invitational  (Photo by Lynn Grepo)

Patriots end fall season with solid records

Millie Kwon, Staff Writer October 30, 2023

After a multitude of adrenaline-filled games, fall sports season has come to an end. Featuring girls golf, girls tennis, girls volleyball, and cross-country, this season was definitely very exhilarating.   Girls Golf: After a 5 year...

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Saudi sportwashing a disturbing trend for soccer

Saudi sportwashing a disturbing trend for soccer

Eshmom Haque, Sports Editor October 30, 2023

Throughout this year, the Saudi Pro League signed hefty contracts with big-name soccer players like Neymar Júnior and Cristiano Ronaldo as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 plan. In this initiative, the government plans to transition the country’s economy...

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Baseball Supernova: Mike Trout trotting home after a blast out of the park. (Photo by Matt Brown)

Disappointing season ends with cracks in the Halo

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor October 30, 2023

After nearly a decade of not making it to the postseason, Angels players, fans, and management are frustrated with what hoped to be the golden year for them. Like many years prior, the Anaheim Angels begin to decline right after the All-Star break in...

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Off the Tee: Team captain and junior Melody Oh at the tee box against Gahr on Aug. 31 (Photo by Trisha Hua)

Girls Golf drives the game

Athena Xing, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

Girls golf kicks off this year’s fall athletic season with the golf team finally making their comeback. Removed five years ago, many athletes hoped for this news; finally, girls and boys golf are returning to Oxford Academy, playing in the fall and...

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Matching matches: Both varsity and JV both celebrate 11-7 wins over Marina during their preseason on Sep. 9. (Photo Courtesy of OA Girls Tennis)

With rackets restrung, Girls Tennis returns

Tyler Nguyen, Staff Photographer September 28, 2023

Following a promising pre-season performance, girls tennis strives to become CIF qualifiers in the 2023 season and to make the most of their time together. They will be facing off against strong teams and adjusting to a new roster, but they hope their...

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Flag Football punted from Oxford Academy

Theoden Melgar, Digital Content Editor September 28, 2023

Oxford athletics had been planning to welcome Girls Flag Football this year, but the district decided to cancel the sport at Oxford for this fall season. The previous school year, the CIF Southern Section had finalized plans to add flag football as a...

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