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The Catalyst

The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst

The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst

Cody Bennett

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | STRIV Executive Producer

Cody is a senior and on his third and final year on the Catalyst staff. Throughout his career, Cody was on staff for a Pacemaker Finalist and won 7th in state in InfoGraphic during the NSAA State Journalism competition. He loves to write about different games and movies and always “STRIV’s” to do better. Outside of the classroom, Cody plays MABL baseball and is a competitor in the eSports scene.

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Baseball starts up with the new directive from the government, the season may be impacted

Major League Baseball due for a hit in regular season scheduling

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
May 13, 2020
Junior, Nasser Nabulsi defends the Westside Warriors from the goal by trying to reverse the ball with the help of midfielder alum Trevor Green.

The future of high school sports

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
April 19, 2020
ESPN decides to air 12 consecutive hours of eSports on TV, allowing for millions to watch from home

eSports leading the way for national entertainment

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 spreads like wildfire throughout the globe, separating sick and healthy is getting tougher by the minute

COVID-19

Cody Bennett, Executive Striv Producer | Sports Director
March 12, 2020
43 different teams from across the state show up to compete in matchups seeded by the NSAA bracket

Lady Cats prowl in the District tournament

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
March 6, 2020
The District championship bracket plays out all across the state

District Basketball Preview

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
February 28, 2020
ESPN nods to Kobe, one of the greatest players of all time

Kobe’s Legacy

Cody Bennett, Exectutive Striv Producer | Sports Director
January 31, 2020
The XFL is a breath of fresh air for football fans, allowing for tons of different rules and teams than the NFL

New rules turn traditional football on its head

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
January 24, 2020
Junior Domm Humm lines up at the free throw line, looking to close the gap. Humm finished with 17 points, the only Wildcat to score over 10 that night.

Hoops for Hope (Q Street on the line)

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Exectuitive Striv Producer
January 15, 2020
Senior Evan Meyersick is welcomed to the floor in the Wildcat home opener

A more promising season

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
December 16, 2019
DeAndre Hopkins tries to catch a ball thrown for a touchdown, but is contacted before possession of the ball.

Pass Interference: A penalty that should be challenged

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | STRIV Executive Producer
December 10, 2019
The Semi-Finals pave a way to Memorial Stadium for the state game.

All but two are left

Cody Bennett, Sports Director
November 26, 2019
16 teams enter November in the hopes of winning a ring, but only one makes it out a champion

Fall-ing for Class A Playoffs

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | Executive Striv Producer
November 8, 2019
Mario Kart Tour released on Mobile devices in late September, a new step for Nintendo

Mobile game brings back old memories

Cody Bennett, Sports Director | STRIV Executive Producer
October 11, 2019

Sports Corner 09.27.19

Cody Bennett, Sports Director
September 26, 2019

NETWAT 37.0

Cody Bennett, Sports Director
September 19, 2019
Madie Beninato ready to take the court after her season ending injury last year.

In “Kneed” of Recovery

Cody Bennett, Sports Director
September 6, 2019

Sports Corner 09.06.19

Cody Bennett, Executive Striv Producer
September 5, 2019
SpiderMan: Far from Home made a boom on box office records. Although it followed the biggest movies of the century, the directors and actors laid the ground work for the next movies

The Next Step for the MCU

Cody Bennett, Executive Striv Producer
August 26, 2019
Detective Pikachu

Detective Pikachu

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
May 22, 2019
Global Warming: A problem at our doorstep

Global Warming: A problem at our doorstep

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
May 9, 2019
The science of sunburns

The science of sunburns

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
April 26, 2019
Virtual Reality, a new take on actual reality

Virtual Reality, a new take on actual reality

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
April 18, 2019
Extended QT for scholars

Extended QT for scholars

Cody Bennett, Assisstant Striv Producer
April 3, 2019
Students trying to leave are obstructed by a car leading up to 180th Street

The Parking Problem

Cody Bennett, Assisstant Striv Producer
March 15, 2019
“Legendary” Game Pulls New Twist on Genre

“Legendary” Game Pulls New Twist on Genre

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
February 28, 2019
A view from the Panic at the Disco! concert

Dont Panic!

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
February 26, 2019
Console vs. PC Gaming

Console vs. PC Gaming

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
February 5, 2019
Wildcats Take Districts

Wildcats Take Districts

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
January 29, 2019
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
January 16, 2019

Theater or Redbox: Christmas Edition

Cody Bennett, Mackenzie Gonzales
December 19, 2018
Breaking the Internet

Breaking the Internet

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
December 12, 2018
"Gaming" One More Disorder

“Gaming” One More Disorder

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
December 6, 2018
Concussion Sensors

Concussion Sensors

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
November 20, 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
November 15, 2018
“Post-Spring Assessment Test”

“Post-Spring Assessment Test”

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
October 24, 2018
Video Games DON'T make killers

Video Games DON’T make killers

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
October 4, 2018
Destiny 2: Forsaken

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Cody Bennett, Assistant Striv Producer
September 21, 2018

Theatre or Redbox? Episode Three

Cody Bennett, Mackenzie Gonzales
May 30, 2018
Destiny 2: Warmind Review

Destiny 2: Warmind Review

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
May 22, 2018
Testing for College Credit

Testing for College Credit

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
May 16, 2018
Remember...No Russian

Remember…No Russian

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Polygon

Pirate’s Plunder

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
March Sadness

March Sadness

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Destiny's Downfall

Destiny’s Downfall

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
March 16, 2018
PUBG vs. Fortnite

PUBG vs. Fortnite

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Magoosh

AWA Testing

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
eSports Making History

eSports Making History

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
February 13, 2018
The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
January 30, 2018
Starwars Battlefront: II on shelves now

Photo courtesy of Zavvi

The Micro-transaction Problem

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
December 22, 2017
Just-Ice for Batman

Just-Ice for Batman

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
December 19, 2017
Sugar and Spike

Sugar and Spike

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
November 28, 2017
Girls golf holds their first ever Districts trophy

Driving Home Districts

Cody Bennett, Staff Writer
October 26, 2017
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