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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 at the NCAA level in the future. Going into...

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, the Texas Rangers are MLB World Champions. After...

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 hiatus, girls golf have swung their clubs back to...

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 away from being solely reliant on oil by allocating...

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 July and fail to regain momentum when it counts. After...

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 spring respectively with ten players of all levels...

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 experience playing matches against high level schools...

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 sanctioned sport to high schools sectionwide. Along...

Team captain and senior Abbi Tago prepares to spike the ball over the net during Varsity Girls Volleyball's match against Whitney.

Varsity Girls Volleyball wipes out the wildcats in WOW games

Christian Festin, Senior Staff Writer September 28, 2023

On Sept. 19, 2023, Oxford Academy hosted its annual WOW games, with girls volleyball facing off against Whitney, Oxford’s long-standing rival. The varsity team won, dominating 3-1, while both Frosh/Soph and JV played tightly-contested sets where Whitney won by a mere two to three point difference. Frosh/Soph...

Snapping back to the Super Bowl: New NFL season

Snapping back to the Super Bowl: New NFL season

Eshmom Haque, Sports Editor September 28, 2023

The NFL commenced its 2023 season with a major upset. Despite the odds, the Detroit Lions went 21-20 over the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. With this victory, the Lions ended the Chief’s streak of eight first-game wins, and their own four first-game loss streak as well. The unexpected...

Oxford celebrates future college athletes Alma Manzano and Benjamin Wong

Oxford celebrates future college athletes Alma Manzano and Benjamin Wong

Theoden Melgar, Digital Content Editor May 23, 2023

Oxford Academy celebrated Alma Manzano and Benjamin Wong just before the the 2023 school year and athletic season concluded. On May 17, teammates and fellow students honored them at their athletic signing ceremony in the gymnasium. Oxford hasn't had the opportunity to send future college athletes...

Track 2023: Leaping Over New Hurdles

Track 2023: Leaping Over New Hurdles

Eshmom Haque, Sports Editor May 12, 2023

Oxford’s track and field athletes are back at meets, competing in sports ranging from slow-going and gritty events, like shot-put, to flashy 100m dashes. With Coaches McJilton, Tran, and Polk at the helm, they have trained their athletes for placement in the League Finals and CIF playoffs. During finals,...

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