OXFORD – When you step inside the Oxford High School gymnasium and look up at the volleyball championships banner, it seems like it must be a misprint.

The last district title for the Wildcats came in 2002?

Though it didn’t seem like 23 years had passed, it actually had.

It was something that stuck with first-year head coach Jen Bunting when she took over the program this fall, and she used it as motivation throughout the season.

That was definitely the driving force this week with Oxford hosting districts, as the Wildcats followed up a five-set semifinal win over Lake Orion on Wednesday with a dramatic five-set win over Clarkston on Thursday in the final to give Oxford its first district championship since 2002.

“This is my first year as varsity coach and I saw (the Volleyball banner

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