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Passion First Wrestling Academy athletes gather to listen to coach.

Predators with passion

Halle Opat, Photo Editor
March 17, 2022
Millard West lacrosse has been working on some key skills to try and put into their games. Aside from all the plays and formations they also continue to work on basics. “We have been working on those essential fundamentals during practice and slowly transitioning them into the games,” sophomore Drew Holdsworth said. “I believe I did well on my face-offs and did my part in getting the ball to my shorty or LSM.

Wildcats start out on top

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2022
Senior Johnson Lu works the ball up the field in a game last year against South Sioux City. This offseason Lu played on a club team to continue to stay sharp and improve his skills. “I play club so I don’t really have an off-season,” Lu said. “We won state in the fall and we’ve been traveling to places like Phoenix, St. Louis, and South Carolina to play better teams and get more exposure.”

New season, same goal

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
The Gonzaga Bulldogs celebrate their WCC conference title after defeating St. Mary’s 82-69. in the title game. They will face 16 seed Georgia State in the first round on Thursday.

Madness in March

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
March 16, 2022
For sophomore Noah Blair, so much time and effort was put into his state run, both mentally and physically. In his Instagram bio, a simple message. #LLAS. “LLAS is for a buddy of mine who passed away this past season,” Blair said. “Him and I grew up wrestling together and competing against each other.” With the motivation to win it for his friend, Blair’s story will surely be one for people to look up to for years to come.

Powering to first

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Director
March 11, 2022
Millard West had a tough game the previous day. They were less concise and not as swift with their dodges. “We were able to talk before the game on the stuff that needed to be worked on from Saturdays play,” senior Nathan Kozisek said. “After that we were able to pick up pace and play much better.”

LAX travels to KC

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2022
Senior Sam Novotny battles against Gretna in the Metro tournament last season. This off season Novotny worked on blocking out the noise and focusing while on the mound. “One of my biggest focuses this off season has been blocking out everything on the mound and really being able to zone in and focus for the whole time I’m on the mound.”

A fresh start

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2022
Although the outcome wasn’t what the Wildcats hoped, they still fought all game and tried their hardest. They had some issues to work out, but the team mostly did all the right things. “The team did an excellent job looking for the weak guy,” sophomore Bryce Kriha said. “This would allow us to break out the puck, and cause a turnover. We also had great communication and stayed hyped up all game.”

Exhilarating ending

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2022
Sophomore Noah Blair comes out of the tunnel to compete in the State meet. Blair wrestled through four different matches en route to capturing the 182 pound weight class state title. “Yes, absolutely I was confident,” Blair said. “As a freshman I got third at the state tournament and won districts. Im always excited to compete and its a blessing to have the opportunity to even walk or breathe right.”

Wildcats wrestle in State

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2022
Senior Gwyneth Stocker attempts a layup during her senior night game against Millard North. The Wildcats would end up pulling off the upset against the Mustangs, sending Stocker out with a victory. “My favorite memory from this year in terms of basketball so far was beating Millard North at home on senior night,” Stocker said. “Not only did we beat the number 5 team in the state, but we won on what could have been my last home game ever.”

Setting up the team for success

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
March 2, 2022
Freshman Norah Gessert dribbles passed Gretna defenders. Gessert had seven points against the Westside Warriors in their 53-33 win. After one of our best pregames we had during the season we knew we were going to have a good game, sophomore Addie Klahn said. Everyone did what they were supposed to and it was a great team win.

No worries against the Warriors

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
March 2, 2022
Senior Lainey Woodward dives at the NSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships. In the meet she dove a 478.10 and dominated the competition, beating out the second place diver by almost 60 points. “It was sort of overwhelming but really good at the same time,” Woodward said. “It was just a really emotional time and I felt all my hard work pay off. It’s something I’ll never forget,”

Going out on top

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
March 1, 2022
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