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Creighton men’s basketball team will host their opening game on Nov. 3 against Wayne State.

Creighton men’s basketball 2023-2024 season preview

Sam Blecha, Staff Reporter
November 7, 2023
Streaking down the sideline while getting his first Pick-6 of his career, senior defensive back Jace Ingebretson sprints towards the endzone to put the Wildcats up 42-14 over the rival Millard North Mustangs. “I made a play at the right time,” Ingebretson said. “I gotta give credit to the guys in front, and create an open lane for me to score.”

Millard West beats down on Millard North

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor in Chief
November 3, 2023
Returning a kick with his brother on the field, senior Jackson Williams slices through the defense for a big return. Having both brothers on the field is super important to his family because his parents get to watch both their sons every Friday night. “I hope that I can show him how to be apart of a team and how to watch film,” Williams said. “It is amazing being able to be on the same team as my brother cause it is the first time it has ever happened.”

Brotherly love

Nathan Delaney, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2023
Kerkman and Pockharel are looking up at the ball with Kerkman getting ready to spike the ball.. Elkhorn South had hit it over but it got saved. From that, Pockharel set the sike up. “I think the win was something that we really needed. We had been losing for a while,” Kerkman said. “ We had played them before and last time they beat us and we had to beat them this time.”

Block ‘em

Mohammad Khan, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2023
Senior Nicklaus Wright loads in stride as he takes the batter’s box. The Unified softball game was just about to get underway on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon. ‘’I had a lot of fun in this game, and batting was my favorite part,’’ Wright said. ‘’It was cool that I got to pitch for my team.’’

Swinging for success

Brady Mar, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2023
Senior defenseman Eddie Patchen works around a Creighton Prep defender. Although he didn’t tally any points, Patchen was a key contributor in limiting the large number of chances the Jr. Jays had. “We can use this game as a good reference to why we need to take our time,” Patchen said. “We started to rush things even when no one was pressuring them which led to odd-man rushes on Seamus. If we kept a tight d-zone, didn’t chase the puck, and created space for more time on offense, I believe this game could have ended differently.” (Photo courtesy of Whittaker Media)

Preseason problems

Sam Whittaker, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
Senior lineman Logan Johnson in a three point stance during the first game of the year against Millard West’s biggest rivals down the street, Millard South. In his final first game of high school football, Millard West lost against Millard South with a result of 28-27. “I wanted to strengthen my knee as much as I could,” Johnson said. “I wanted to come back as a better player than before, and focus on making what used to be my weakness my strength. I think the surgery made me closer to the game and love it a lot more.

Facing the challenges

Sophia Eljamal, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
Caption for bottom picture: Creighton Prep Senior Mekal Rana hypes up his team as they are ready to take the field. The tension, suspense and energy led directly into the start of the match, and everybody was pumped. ‘’ I feel that it was my duty to get everybody locked in from the get go so that we could win. The leader mentality bursted out of me the second we all got together.

Clash of the cricketers

Brady Mar, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2023
Kate Ebmeier guiding her team during the race. She has placed top five and has run below 20 minutes in all but once race this season. Looking ahead to Districts and state, Im excited to see I can accomplish, Ebmeier said. We have all improved tremendously throughout the season, and I am feeling good about what results I could be seeing in the final weeks of my season.

Girls cross country team attack the course

Sophia Eljamal, Staff Reporter
October 10, 2023
Leading the charge on defense, senior defensive back Jon Furgeson rips through the Millard West banner. In what could be the final “Millard v Millard game of his football career, Furgeson was an emotional leader both on and off the field. “It was a pivotal moment for us, especially going into district play,” Furgeson said. “It was important to get that win, especially falling short against Millard South. That win felt good.”

Wildcats beat down on ‘Stangs

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2023
Senior goaltender Seamus Bygrave denies a shot with his left pad. The senior netminder had 24 saves en route to the Wildcats dismantling of Elkhorn in a 6-1 victory. “I’m excited for the new season,” Bygrave said. “It’s my 11th year playing, so I definitely want to make the best of it. I’m definitely optimistic about this year.”

Working off the rust

Sam Whittaker, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2023
Senior linebacker Easton Behrens celebrates after a big hit on Prep junior quarterback Tony Coniglio. Behrens and the Wildcat defense hit the Jays behind the line of scrimmage over ten times, and had a sack himself. “Coming into the game I wanted to blitz more,” Behrens said. “With the way the game went, I was happy I got the nod to rush after the quarterback more and more, and hope I can do it some more in future weeks.”

Wildcats soar past Jr. Jays

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
September 22, 2023
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