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Junior Charlie Nosal wrestles Alexander Ramirez of Omaha South during the 2021 NSAA State Wrestling Championships on Wednesday, February 17th.

Wildcat Wrestling falls short of Finals

Tenley Wright, Chief Photographer
February 24, 2021
Senior Dominic Humm leads the team to a 10 point victory against Millard South. Humm had 13 points including one three-pointer. Overall, it was a fun game, Humm said. It’s always a good feeling to go out and beat your rival team, especially twice in one year. The game started off a little rocky, but we took control of it in the second half and came out on top.

Double domination

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
February 23, 2021
Sophomore Lucy Schonlau being guarded by senior Laney Schipper in the Westside vs Millard West game. Schipper and Schonlau combined for 31 points in this game. “We all just played the best we could and never gave up till the end,” sophomore Effie Golliday. “I just hope we can take that momentum to the rest of our season.”

Lady Cats upset the Warriors

Jonathan Willis, Striv Executive Producer
February 23, 2021
The Wildcats beat Lincoln East 60-57 on Saturday, January 30th, improving their record to 12-3.

Wildcat Basketball

Jasmine Hermosillo-Padilla, Editor-in-Chief Catalyst Online
February 23, 2021
Noah Blair for Millard West wrestled hard against his opponent Angel Mejia from Fremont. Blair was able to pin Mejia for the win, adding to the Wildcats success throughout the dual. “Overall I think our team performed great, we won our last dual of the year and I cant wait to see what districts hold for us this weekend followed by the state next week. Of course we were happy in the moment with our win, but we came back with that winners mentality the next day, there’s always room for improvement and we all know it.”

Wildcats take down the Tigers

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2021
In a post game interview, Gronkowksi said This whole season the Buccaneers wanted to give everyone on their team opportunities to score. Throughout the season, the players didn’t care much about who scored, they cared about getting the win as a team. “This game it ended up being me who scored more, but that doesn’t matter to us. We did a great job as a team, moving the ball around, and working together to bring home the win.”

Tampa Bay secures the trophy

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2021
Sophomore Lucy Schonlau being guarded by senior Laney Schipper in the Westside vs Millard West game. Schipper and Schonlau combined for 31 points in this game. “We all just played the best we could and never gave up till the end,” sophomore Effie Golliday. “I just hope we can take that momentum to the rest of our season.”

Lady Cats upset the Warriors

Jonathan Willis, Striv Executive Producer
February 12, 2021
Senior Dominic Humm leads the team to a 10 point victory against Millard South. Humm had 13 points including one three-pointer. Overall, it was a fun game, Humm said. It’s always a good feeling to go out and beat your rival team, especially twice in one year. The game started off a little rocky, but we took control of it in the second half and came out on top.

Double domination

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
February 5, 2021
Sophomore Libby Hoffman dribbles past a Lincoln east defender. Hoffman had six points, as well as one assist throughout the game. “Ive been successful scoring the ball this season because my teammates are always able to find me when Im open, which allows me to get more shots up to score,” Hoffman said. “Ive also spent a lot of time outside of practice trying to perfect my shot to make it more accurate.”

Spartans defeat the Wildcats

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2021
Senior Aiden Schollmeyer sizing up senior Shay Bailey from Blair. Schollmeyer won the match with a quick pin in the first period. “I think weve had a good season but we could have worked harder and pushed each other more in order to secure our spots at state,” Schollmeyer said. “Ive just been practicing harder and teaching the younger guys new moves and pushing them as much as I can so my legacy at west will be with the next generation.”

Bears outduel the Wildcats

Jonathan Willis, Striv Executive Producer
February 5, 2021
Early in the game, the Spartans took the lead and gave the Wildcats a complication. This made Millard West adjust their gameplay to stop Lincoln East’s shots. “Their best player started out scoring the first seven points,” coach William Morrison said. “Most games start off close in the first quarter, so we weren’t worried. We made an adjustment to how we guarded him, and it seemed to work.”

The streak continues

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2021
Freshman Ryleigh Brooking takes 2nd place in the 500 Freestyle at the Gretna Dual meet. Brooking broke her previous season best with a time of 6:17.49.

A stroke towards success

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Sports Director
February 3, 2021
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