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Millard West got to take a midseason break with the Ram Relays. Although these races were not counted, the team still looks at things to improve. “This meet was much different than the others because it was more for fun,” senior Miguel Paredes Reyes said. “It was a time to let loose and bond more as a team early in the season. Even though it wasnt a big meet the guys still competed and put in the effort.”

A nice break

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
December 14, 2021
The Millard West Girls Wrestling team takes on a dual with Marian. With this being the first year of the team they hope to improve and better their skills throughout the season. “My goal for the whole team is to better themselves every day,” senior Macy Klein said. “Wrestling is demanding, physically and mentally, and I believe that it will make all of us exceptionally better people and leaders. It will show, and has shown, that each of us are strong, capable and resilient no matter the circumstances.”

Girls on the mat

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
December 14, 2021
The Kansas Jayhawks look to bounce back after a disappointing finish last season.

The future of basketball is here

Braden Stueve, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2021
Senior Reese Kolar dribbles the ball out the court. Kolar totaled 12 points on four for four shooting behind the three point line, however, with many new faces on the Wildcats team the win means more than personal stats. “For almost all of us, this is our first time playing real varsity minutes,” Kolar said. “It was important to get the first-game nerves out of the way. It feels great to be growing closer together as a team and to get a win. Were learning each others skills and its beginning to translate into success.”

Bouncing back

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2021
Junior Makenna Scholting attempts to contest a shot by North Platte. Millard West came back from a seven point deficit at halftime, but couldn’t pull out the win. “After not playing so good, we all pulled it together and started playing better,” Scholting said. “We need to work on our shooting.”

Wildcats lose close game in last second

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
December 9, 2021
Both Varsity bowling teams had a tough fought day at Western Bowl. They both went home 1-1, and are ready to pick back up next week. “For our first duel we did really well, considering we bowled a couple tough teams,” coach Megan Smith said. “Through this, we were able to keep our spirits up, and I’m looking forward to a great season.”

Rolling to a win

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2021
Celebrating students progress Halle Opat coaches youth girls wrestling. Opat encourages the next generation of girls to grow wrestling by teaching them. As Ive been coaching Ive seen it grow tremendously in the last couple of years on the youth level, said Opat. its extremely rewarding to be able to help grow a passion for such an amazing sport.

Women on the mat

Genevieve Carter, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2021
Senior Charlie Nosal poses with fellow mwc teammates. While celebrating a big tournament win.

Putting the MW in MWC

Halle Opat, Photography Editor
November 22, 2021
The teams wait at the starting line for the gun to be fired. In such a big and competitive meet runners are dealing with a lot of emotions throughout the race. “It was a little nerve racking,” sophomore Jack Witte said. “It was a fun experience and I got to see competition from all over and got to see how I compared to lots of great runners. Overall it was a fun, different, and cool experience.”

Running in Regionals

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2021
Senior Trace Thaden leaps up for the lay up at the 2021 semi final game against Millard North. Thaden is due for a much more prominent role in the team this year being one of the more experienced returning players this season. “I’m going to have to create more shots for myself and help calm my team down,” Thaden said. “Because they don’t have a lot of experience, they are going to need to play and get a feel for a real varsity game.”

Big shoes to fill

Miguel Paredes Reyes, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief, co-Striv Executive Producer
November 17, 2021
Millard West pushed themselves all season to make it to the championship. Although they took a hit once they got there, the team is happy with their performance. “It was so cool to be only the second ever Millard West volleyball team to make it in the state finals, senior Eluria Ahl said. “We are so proud of everything we accomplished this season.”

A long fought battle

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2021
While battling it out on the ice, senior Brooke Flanigan plays a game for the Lady Jr. Lancers U19 team. Flanigan has to focus on many different aspects of the game as a left-wing. “The most challenging part of hockey is that there is so much going on and how fast it is moving,” Flanigan said. “You have to think about where the puck is, who is open, who you have to cover, where the open person is and what to do when you have the puck and what to do when you dont have the puck.”

Breaking the ice

Brenna Batchelder, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Cartoonist
November 11, 2021
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