Oxford High School Sports Medicine

⚠️ Heat & Lightning Safety Reminder ⚠️
Alabama summer heat + thunderstorms = time to stay sharp!
Oxford High School Yellow Jackets — review these key AHSAA guidelines for all practices and events.

🔥Heat Safety — Use Heat Index (WBGT preferred). More breaks, shorter sessions in the heat, and monitor at-risk athletes.

⚡️Lightning Safety — Thunder or lightning? Stop immediately, seek shelter, and wait 30 minutes after the last strike (reset clock with new activity).

Pro Tip: Lightning can strike 10+ miles away. Monitor radar — move early if a storm gets within ~5 miles and heads our way!

Stay safe out there, Yellow Jackets! 💪🌩️

Questions? Contact Encore Sports Medicine / Oxford HS Sports Medicine staff.

🏥 MEET THE TEAM PHYSICIANS 🏥

Today we’re highlighting Dr. Tony Bolton, who has served as the Team Chiropractor for Oxford Athletics since 2005.

For the past two decades, Dr. Bolton has been a trusted part of our sports medicine team, helping student-athletes stay healthy while building lasting relationships that extend far beyond the playing field.

❤️ What do you enjoy most about caring for student-athletes?

“Building relationships and seeing them succeed in college and their respective careers.”

🏀 Favorite Sport:
Basketball

🐘 Favorite Team:
Alabama Crimson Tide

💬 Advice for Student-Athletes:

“Enjoy every minute of high school sports, because it goes by so fast, and the relationships with your teammates and coaches will last a lifetime.”

⭐ Favorite Oxford Athletics Memory:

“Seeing the new Champions Athletic Center completed, and seeing us win state championships in football, baseball, and basketball over the last seven years.”

Thank you, Dr. Bolton, for your dedication to Oxford Athletics and for the positive impact you’ve made on generations of Yellow Jacket student-athletes.

🏥 MEET THE TEAM PHYSICIANS 🏥

Today we’re highlighting Dr. Jeff Lawler, one of the orthopedic physicians who helps care for Oxford student-athletes.

For the past 13 years, Dr. Lawler has worked alongside Oxford Athletics, helping athletes recover from injuries and safely return to the sports they love.

❤️ What do you enjoy most about caring for student-athletes?

“Helping them get back to the sport they love following injury.”

⚾ Favorite Sports:
Baseball and Ice Hockey

💬 Advice for Student-Athletes:

“Trust the process, and be consistent.”

⭐ Favorite Oxford Athletics Memory:

“Being able to walk the sidelines with my son Marcus for the last two seasons.”

Thank you, Dr. Lawler, for your dedication to Oxford Athletics and for helping our student-athletes return to competition with confidence.

🏥 MEET THE TEAM PHYSICIANS 🏥

Today we’re highlighting Dr. Clint Ray, who has served as Oxford’s Team Orthopedic Physician for 23 years.

For more than two decades, Dr. Ray has worked alongside Oxford Athletics, helping student-athletes recover from injuries and return to competition stronger than before.

❤️ What do you enjoy most about caring for student-athletes?

“I enjoy helping student-athletes get better after an injury. It teaches them motivation and helps them realize that life will knock them down, but they have to get back up.”

🏈 Favorite Sports:
College Football and MMA

🐘 Favorite Team:
Alabama

💬 Advice for Student-Athletes:

“Get up!! Sports emulates life. There are challenges you will have to fight through your whole life. Focus on the next play and be the best version of yourself you can be. No one can keep you down.”

⭐ Favorite Oxford Athletics Memory:

“Winning the state championship. No one can ever take that away from you.”

Thank you, Dr. Ray, for your 23 years of dedication, service, and commitment to the student-athletes of Oxford High School.

🏥 MEET THE TEAM PHYSICIANS 🏥

Oxford Sports Medicine is proud to highlight Dr. Vance Moore, who has served as part of the Oxford Athletics medical team for 28 years.

Dr. Moore has practiced with Oxford Family Practice for 45 years and has been a trusted resource for generations of Oxford student-athletes and their families.

When asked what he enjoys most about caring for student-athletes, Dr. Moore shared:

“I enjoy seeing the athletes work hard and then succeed and excel as a reward for their efforts.”

One of his favorite memories from his time with Oxford Athletics is attending games alongside Chief Bill Partridge and being part of Oxford’s state championship runs in football, baseball, and basketball over the past seven years.

His advice for student-athletes:

“Make every effort to be in Bible class and worship on Sundays and use the lessons you learn to make good decisions because one bad decision can change your life forever.”

Thank you, Dr. Moore, for your 28 years of dedication and service to Oxford Athletics and the countless student-athletes he has impacted along the way.

OHS Physical Day 2026 was a success!!

Oxford High School coaches completed their annual CPR/AED recertification this week. Huge thank you to Assistant Fire Chief Kyle McCoy for leading the training, along with our Encore Sports Medicine Athletic Trainers and Oxford High School Health Science teachers for helping make this possible. Keeping our coaches prepared to respond in an emergency is always a priority! 🖤💛

Let’s go Lady Jackets! 🖤💛

FREE Sports Physical Day for Oxford Athletes

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at the Oxford Sports Arena!

All athletes must have a current physical on file before participation in sports for the 2026–27 school year. Forms are due by Friday, May 8th for pre-screening.

See flyer for report times and details. 💛🖤