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The Catalyst
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
The 2011 draft, containing stars like quarterback Cam Newton, edge Von Miller and defensive end J.J. Watt all found their new homes after their historic college careers. Miller would become a two time Super Bowl champion, Newton the 2015 league MVP and Watt tied for the most Defensive Player of the Year awards with Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, all with three to their name.

The greatest of all time

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer
April 27, 2022
The boys 4x800 meter relay team stands on the podium as they receive their first place medal. The team ran very well with an overall time of eight minutes and 16 seconds. “I know that our 4x800 can place really high at state this year and maybe have a chance to win it all,” junior Sean Murphy said. “I think I have shown the coach and the people around me that I am a reliable runner and always run a solid time, if not my best time.”

Running through competition

Christian Naujokaitis, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Junior Nixon Snyder celebrates his fifth-inning home run against Elkhorn South. Snyder’s first varsity homerun came in just his seventh varsity game. “I was really just trying to put the barrel on the ball and hit it hard in a gap.” Synder said. “It feels great and it gives me a lot of confidence going into the rest of the season.”

Wildcats win

Evan Vaslow, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2022
The Wildcats had a close win against Westside. Although they came out on top this week, they are now in focus to take on the next team. “Were doing everything we can to keep the energy up,” freshman Jack Fedde said. “Our main focus is to win at home on Friday against Creighton Prep.”

Wildcats outplay the Warriors

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022
Senior Dylan Driessen steps up to the plate in the first round game against Omaha North. Driessen totaled three hits in three at bats as well as four RBI’s. “We were able to put the ball in play, limiting strikeouts and giving us a good shot to get on base,” Driessen said. “We just need to continue to get better and learn from the few mistakes that we made in the Elkhorn South game.”

Millard West takes on Metro tournament

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2022
Although the Wildcats played hard all weekend, they still have some things to work on. They look to fix these and get them figured out by the following game against Cobra. “We need to work on our clears and not losing the ball,” Christensen said. “A way we can do this is by getting more open and being better outlets.”

West travels to Des Moines

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
The Wildcats stepped up their offensive game and were able to take a big lead on Grand CIties. Although the defense let up some shots, in the end they stepped up to bring home a win. “We played a lot better in this game, compared to games earlier in the season,” senior Nathan Kozisek said. “Although it wasn’t a perfect game and we need to work on some things, I feel I played a lot better team defense.”

West faces off against Grand Cities

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2022
Senior Jaxon Cahoy delivers a pitch in the first inning against a Storm batter. Cahoy had a strong game totaling six strikeouts, two walks, and only one hit in four innings of work. “I felt pretty good,” Cahoy said. “[We] had to come in, and we were playing a good team, and you know just went up there and did my thing. [I] Had to make sure to stay loose during those long innings.”

Wildcats blow away Storm

Sam Whittaker, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2022
Senior Dylan Driessen delivers a pitch in the game against Millard South. Driessen worked through three innings on the mound, giving up eight earned runs, and striking out seven. Although the Wildcats could not come out with a win they will hope to put this loss behind them as they look to bounce back in the Metro Tournament. “Going into Metros we have to just forget about this game,” Driessen said. “We just need to focus on doing what we can to win games.”

Millard West can’t keep up with Millard South

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2022
Senior second baseman Drew Borner tosses the ball to the pitchers mound at the end of an inning against the Millard South Patriots. The Patriots won 9-5.

Millard West Baseball

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2022
Coming out of the game, the teams main goal was to stay strong throughout all four quarters. If they played at the same level of intensity throughout the whole game, they could be unstoppable. “I think one thing we need to work on moving forward is having more composure in the games,” Straley said. “We need to really work hard for all four quarters of the game and not just a couple of them.”

A shot at redemption

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2022
Senior Dylan Driessen delivers a pitch to a Skutt hitter in the game against the SkyHawks. Driessen totaled seven strikeouts over five innings of work while allowing only two runs, both of which were scored off wild pitches. “Each run they earned was caused by a wild pitch,” Driessen said. “So what I can take away from this game is to get into the zone sooner and settle in right away.”

Skutt stifles Millard West offense

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
March 31, 2022
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