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OU fans root for the Golden Grizzlies at the Horizon League Championship

Gracie Murray, Features Reporter March 20, 2024

When fighting a battle, one must rely on the community to have their back. Giovanni Moceri, the Sports Media Director at WXOU, is also a Golden Grizzlies basketball super fan. This March, Moceri...

Men’s golf coach prepares team for Horizon League Tournament

Men’s golf coach prepares team for Horizon League Tournament

Reece Taylor, Sports Reporter April 13, 2022

On the heels of Oakland’s appearance in the Horizon League Golf Tournament, men’s golf Head Coach Nick Pumford is gearing the team up to defend the Horizon League Championship. Pumford, who became...

The Oakland University swimming and diving team won their ninth consecutive Horizon League title last weekend.

Swimming and Diving wins ninth straight Horizon League Championship

Reece Taylor, Sports Reporter February 23, 2022

The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies men’s and women’s swim team won their ninth straight Horizon League Championship in a four-day meet from Feb. 16-19 in Indianapolis, Indiana. This marks the...

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Women’s soccer coach Juan Pablo Favero proud of team growth

Brittany Kearfott, Sports Reporter November 24, 2021

Oakland came home winners on the road to championships on Oct. 27. They won their game in Detroit against Detroit Mercy 3-2, which kicked off their journey to the 2021 Horizon League Championship. The...

Men's soccer crowned kings of the Horizon League, clinch spot in NCAA tournament

Men’s soccer crowned kings of the Horizon League, clinch spot in NCAA tournament

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter November 17, 2021

For the first time since 2015, the Golden Grizzlies are crowned the champions of the Men’s Horizon League soccer conference after defeating the Cleveland State Vikings on Saturday. Immediately coming...

Oakland takes on Cleveland State on Saturday for a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Men’s soccer advances to the Horizon League Championship Game

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter November 13, 2021

Much like the women’s soccer team, the Golden Grizzlies men’s soccer team has advanced to the final game of the Horizon League playoffs to face off against the Cleveland State Vikings.  With their...

The Oakland women's soccer team in a huddle.

Women’s soccer falls short of championship gold in loss to Milwaukee

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter November 10, 2021

The Golden Grizzlies women’s soccer team becomes the fourth different team in as many years to fall to the Milwaukee Panthers in the Horizon League Championship.  With the Panthers being the only...

Women's soccer clinches spot in Horizon League finals with dominant win

Women’s soccer clinches spot in Horizon League finals with dominant win

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter November 5, 2021

The Golden Grizzlies women’s soccer team, after playing an amazing regular season, continued to reach for the top as they secured a spot in the final Horizon League game of the year on Thursday. Coming...

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Oakland softball falls in Horizon League Finals

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor May 26, 2021

Oakland University softball lost in the Horizon League Finals to the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames last weekend. The Golden Grizzlies were the two-seed in the tournament. They faced the same...

The OU Men's Golf team holding their new Horizon League Championship trophy.  After finishing in second place the past four years, the team finally earned their first Horizon League Championship in program history.

Men’s golf wins Horizon League Championship

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor May 4, 2021

The Oakland University men’s golf team won the Horizon League Championship last week for the first time in program history. Thomas Giroux was the medalist with a score of 214 (-2). He credited his...

Susan LaGrand competing in a past meet. LaGrand represented Oakland at the NCAA Championships from March 16-19.

Susan LaGrand competes at NCAA level, focuses on Horizon Championship

Lauren Reid, Content Editor April 7, 2021

Oakland University swimmer Susan LaGrand has had an extremely successful season — winning Horizon League Swimmer of the Week three times, United Wholesale Mortgage Student-Athlete of the Week in March...

Borczak celebrating against Robert Morris in the Grizz Dome, where he scored three goals and assisted on another.

Dylan Borczak hopes to help lead ‘four-headed monster’ to a championship

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor March 30, 2021

Many young athletes try to model their game after a prominent professional athlete they look up to, but Oakland men’s soccer midfielder Dylan Borczak models his game after ... well, Dylan Borczak. “I...

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