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The Wildcats win their fourth game of the season against Lincoln Southeast in a well-fought match. Both teams combined had over 400 rushing yards and 200 passing yards. “Running the ball has definitely been our focus offensively,” head coach Kirk Peterson said. “while defensively we’ve been working on our man-on-man coverage which we will use a lot against Lincoln Southwest.”

A block for the win

Seth DeFreece, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2022
Defensive tackle Hudson Meier and linebacker Braedyn Kiger rally to sack the South Sioux City quarterback. Millard West’s defense was attacking all day and held the Cardinals to just 49 total yards. “It feels great when the defense is able to get the shutout,” sophomore Jake Blackman said. “It gives us the confidence that we can lean on the defense to keep us in the game when the offense is struggling.”

Wildcats clean house

Nathan Delaney, Staff Reporter
September 29, 2022
The Wildcats were able to secure their first win early in the season. Coaches saw a lot of improvement from the first 2 losses to Millard South and Omaha North. “We didnt really do anything outstanding - everyone just did their job on each individual play,” said coach Kirk Peterson. “In terms of improvement - fundamentals - games are won when teams are fundamentally sound - line up correctly and know and complete your assignment in all three phases of the game.”

Wildcats blowout the Bulldogs

Reece Straley, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2022
Millard West prepares to kickoff against Omaha North. The wildcats were looking to rebound after a tough loss against Millard South. “We wanted to make sure we started off strong,” junior Trey Mittelstedt said. “When we scored on the opening drive it gave the whole team a boost in confidence.”

Wildcats battle Vikings

Nathan Delaney, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2022
Cameron Daniels and the rest of the High Flyers became National Champions after winning the 18 USA Volleyball Junior National Championship. Daniels is number 3 here.

Champion High Flyer

Ariana Griffin, Catalyst Online Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2022
USC dominates Rice in week one to start the season 1-0.

The season starts

Braden Stueve, Staff Reporter
September 8, 2022
The Wildcats are preparing to start the second half of football against Millard South. The goal coming out of the locker room was to strike first and crawl back into the game. “We tried to make a couple adjustments at half,” senior Brady Luther said. “We were trying to see what we had for this game and the rest of the season.”

Wildcats fall to Patriots

Nathan Delaney, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2022
Senior Drew Borner celebrates his first inning run. The Cats erupted for an eight run first on their way to the state title. “I’ve never felt anything like it,” Borner said. “ It’s surreal and I still haven’t fully grasped it yet. This team battled adversity from the end of last year all the way to this final game. I love my boys.”

Millard Best

Evan Vaslow, MWHS Wildcat News co-Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 2022
This could have been the last game of the season, so the Wildcats made sure to step up their level of play. They made a goal, and delivered on that quickly. “Our main goal was to play team ball and work together, which we did very well in this game,” senior Asher Thomas said. “I think we came out with a win because we had a good game plan and worked together.”

West takes quarters

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2022
Senior Sadie Millard celebrates after becoming the state champion of the 400 meter dash. Millard finished with a time of 56.80 seconds, and added to a strong showing from the girls team all around. “I couldnt be more proud of my teammates,” Millard said. “Each one of them came out and gave their all in each of their races. We have gotten super close this season and I will always be super proud no matter how they run or what place they get.”

State season

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2022
Senior Sam Kirchner ran the one mile and two mile at state last year. He is looking forward to taking home a gold medal to end his senior season with a bang. “I would like to place better than I did last year.” Kirchner said. “Going to state, I want my mindset to be focused on making sure I am able to perform at my best ability.”

Going D1

Alex Van Gerpen, Staff Reporter
May 13, 2022
senior Drake Pietryga gets ready to set up his gun at the state meet. The team finished first place in the High Overall category. I was really happy with my performance on the first day, Pietryga said. I shot a 47 out of 75 on the second day because of the wind, so that was a little rough.

Shooting to success

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
May 12, 2022
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