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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 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,...

OA Athletes: 2023’s Last games

OA Athletes: 2023’s Last games

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor May 4, 2023

After dedicating years of hard work towards their sports, all athletes know that one day will be their last time lacing up their shoes, stepping onto the field, or putting on their caps and jerseys. As the class of 2023’s athletes race to the end of their high school careers, they have all collected...

Diving into new depths with Oxford’s swim team

Diving into new depths with Oxford’s swim team

Justin Le, Op-Ed Editor May 4, 2023

With exceptional performances at their final league meet on April 18 against Whitney High School, reputable for high speeds and skilled swimmers, Oxford’s swim team ended the season strong 8-1 in their league meets. Making new records and memories, the captains, senior Susan Tran and junior Katie...

Power Duo: Pitcher and catcher duo, Monique Rojas and Xiomara Martinez, during an at bat against Cosa Mesa High.

Behind the Pitch: baseball, softball start the season right

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor March 10, 2023

When students think of OA sports, they mostly think of volleyball, tennis, basketball, and soccer. But what about those fields in the back pocket of the campus that PE teachers always say not to run on during warm-up jogs: the baseball and softball fields. Admittedly, OA students don’t share the same...

Winning Big: The two top seeded teams take each other on for the Vince Lombardy Trophy

Super Bowl 57: Kansas City versus Philadelphia

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor March 10, 2023

Super Bowl Sunday took place on Feb. 12, with a tight game coming from both sides of the field. The Chiefs ultimately took the win as Super Bowl champs after star quarterback Patrick Mahomes fought through an ankle injury and came alive in the second half, bringing home the trophy as a redeemer for their...

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