Oxford will have a new Girls Basketball Coach next season.

Written Saturday April 27th at 7:05 PM

The Wildcats will have a new Girls Basketball Coach next winter.

Oxford coach Rachel Bryer stepped down coaching the program after eight years coaching the program.

The move was confirmed by Athletic Director Tony DeMare and Oxford Assistant Athletic Director Brandon.

The Wildcats were 94-68 in her eight years since taking over for Coach Steve Emert in the 2016-2017 season. Oxford went 19-5 in the 2022-2023 season which was Bryer's best season as coach.

The Wildcats went 11-12 but they played a very tough schedule this season. Oxford fell to Grand Blanc 60-38 in the district finals, it was the third time in the postseason that the Bobcats won over the Wildcats.

According to DeMare, he confirmed that there are three candidates for the coaching job which interviews are expected to start next week.

Whoever the new coach will have a proven team with a ton of experience in Allison Hufstedler, Sophia Rabb, Mia Champagne, Emma Buggs, Claire Bruski, Tegan O'Connor, Brynley Cardona, Camryn Quidort, Katelyn Brockway, and Jaylen Jacobsen coming back. They will also be in the Red with West Bloomfield, Ferndale, Stoney Creek, Clarkston, and Lake Orion next season.

Bryer did a ton of good for the program and she'll be missed.

Program strength will be very interesting for the new coach as well.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Groves will have a new Girls Basketball Coach next season.

Written Tuesday April 23rd at 1:50 PM

Updated Wednesday May 15th at 8:45 PM

Groves will have a new girls basketball coach next season.

Falcons Coach Alison Hidey has stepped down according to Athletic Director Tom Flynn.

"I would like to thank Alison Hidey for what she did for our program" Flynn wrote on X.

Hidey left Groves to take the basketball job at Livonia Stevenson according to Brandon Folsom of Hometown Life.

Hidey was 25-44 since taking over for Coach AntJuan Simpkins three years ago. Hidey went 8-14 last season falling to Royal Oak 47-35 in the district semifinals.

Groves will be in the White next season with Rochester, Seaholm, Troy, Royal Oak, and Bloomfield Hills. They will have a proven lineup with Harlem Simpson, Jacey Roy, Anaiyah White, Sophie Schwinik, and Micah White coming back. Program strength will be a concern for the Falcons next season.

It will be very interesting to see where Flynn goes with the coaching search. He will be retiring at the end of the school year.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

 

Here is the tweet confirming the news

https://twitter.com/GrovesAthletics/status/1782810590798340243

Southfield Arts and Tech has their new Varsity Football Coach.

Written Thursday April 11th at 5:00 PM

The Warriors have their new football coach.

Southfield Arts and Tech has named Keith McKenzie as their new football coach. He takes over for Coach Aaron Marshall who left Southfield Arts and Tech to take over at Birmingham Brother Rice after winning the Division One State crown last season.

McKenzie coached at Wayne State and also at Ball State. He had a very successful career at both schools. McKenzie played for four different NFL teams was a Super Bowl Champion as well with the Green Bay Packers. He will be the school's student support network coordinator according to Jeff Coriun of the D-Zone.

McKenzie will be tasked of taking over a Warriors program that lost a ton of talent from last season's Division One State Championship team. Program strength is a huge concern for Southfield Arts and Tech this season as well.

The Warriors will be in the White with Stoney Creek, Harper Woods, Groves, and Rochester. It is unknown who they will open with week one.

This will be very interesting to watch, stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Here is the tweet from D-Zone confirming the hire.

https://twitter.com/TheD_Zone/status/1778500752618455040/photo/1