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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

Logan Moseley

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter

This is Logan’s senior year and 4th year on staff. Last year he was the MWHS Wildcat News Broadcast Editor In Chief, Striv Executive Producer and one of the piloting students of the “High School Radio Project.” Moseley won 1st place in the NSAA Class A News Broadcast category, and placed in the Broadcast Feature category as well. Moseley worked with the President of the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, Jim Timm, on the HSRP, worked for the Corn Belt baseball summer league live streaming service, and was a PA for Millard North Legion Baseball. Moseley is a fan of the Los Angeles Rams and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

All content by Logan Moseley

LB1071 PSA

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2024
Warming up during a pitching change, then junior Nick Venteicher gets ready to close against the Millard North Mustangs. This wasnt a new situation for the junior, as Venteicher had five saves on the year and looks for more this year. “I put a lot of time this off season into the weight room,” Venteicher said. “We have a lot of returnees and newcomers this season look great. I’m excited because we play the best schedule in the state. It’s gonna be a fun ride and we got some revenge to get this season.”

State or bust

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor in Chief
March 13, 2024
Driving against the Millard North defender, junior guard Reece Carson goes for the baseline basket. Carson would finish 14 points on the night, including the huge three to tie the game. “We just have to play to our strengths sometimes,” Carson said. “When we did, we scored and took the lead. Once we did too much and tried to get too fancy, we started to struggle.”

Wildcats unable to tame Mustangs

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor-In-Chief
February 23, 2024
As students do their work throughout the day, this new schedule has created an unintended problem; which one of the four schedules do I have to remember to leave class. To put it mildly, four different bell schedules messes up everything for everyone, including teachers.

Bell problems

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2024
Senior guard Tag Carmichael squares up against a Bellevue East defender during his game against the Chieftains. Carmichael had three points in the 58-50 win, as well as three rebounds, one assist, two steals and a block. “My job isnt always to score points,” Carmichael said. “I need to go out and fight for those rebounds, but also get the ball to our playmakers.”

Winning weekend

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor In Chief
December 20, 2023
Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule embracing quarterback Chubba Purdy before the Iowa-Nebraska game. The team went 5-7 in Rhule’s first year, but showed a lot of promise for the next year. Photo courtesy of Syracuse.com

New coach, same disappointment

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Broadcast Editor In Chief
December 4, 2023
Senior running back Bobby Joseph sticks out his arm to break through for a big run. Joseph would have two touchdowns against Grand Island, helping propel the Cats over Islanders. “Our game plan was definitely to run the ball as much as we could,” Joseph said. “We were more physical than them, and our offense clicked because of that.”

Wildcats strand the Islanders

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 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
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 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
Senior defensive end Trey Mittelstedt (58) celebrates after a clutch sack on Omaha North junior quarterback Sebastion Circo. Mettelstedt, and the entire Wildcat defense held Circo to just 135 passing yards, and the rest of the Viking offense to 97 rushing yards. “I knew the pressure would eventually get there,” Mettelstedt said. “We are very talented up front, so as long as we followed through, we would hit home and make those plays.”

Wildcats stun Vikings

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
September 7, 2023
Phones have become a huge problem in schools, but it almost seems like instead of allowing a new learning opportunity for both students and teachers, it has instantly become shut down and seen as the biggest distraction for schools. Allowing students to hold onto their phones makes them learn self control, and would help them learn valuable skills before they go out into the real world. Photo by Logan Moseley.

Big precautions, small problem

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
May 9, 2023
Head coach Steve Frey holds up the Metro Conference plaque for his team to see. “It’s pretty cool to win that,” junior infielder and Creighton pledge Nick Ventiecher said. “But it’s just another step to get to the bigger stage. We are a lot younger team this year, but we can still win it all.” Millard West won 10-6 over Q-Street and district rival Millard South in the championship round of the tournament. Photo courtesy of Anna Burton.

Wildcats win big at Metros

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
April 24, 2023
The wheel tax is a $50 dollar tax imposed on your car when registering every year. With an estimated $860 million dollars in revenue, and no significant improvements to our roads, its time for the wheel tax to go.

A waste of $50

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor In Chief, Striv Executive Producer
March 28, 2023
During Millard West’s 74-66 loss to Elkhorn South, the Wildcats found themselves in a position to pull ahead, but were unable to do so. Junior Jordan Gassen (5), senior Zac Grandgenett (22), junior Cooper Fortune (23), senior Peyton Moore (12) and senior Jaden Giaus (14) all were crucial in the teams upset-watch game against the Storm. “We had so many close games throughout the season, each loss was a tough one every single time,” Gassen said. “I was happy we were able to finally get that win against Omaha Central. All of our seniors this year have been great teammates, and it was a pleasure playing with them, and I will miss you next year”. Though the team went 8-15, there is still a lot of promise going into next year.

Another tough season

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor-In-Chief, Striv Executive Producer
March 7, 2023
For the first time ever, two brothers squared off in the Super Bowl. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (left) and Eagles center Jason Kelce (right), both Super Bowl champions in their own right, look for their second. After the Chiefs win, Jason went to Travis and showed him some brotherly love.

Chiefs and Eagles put on historic performance

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
February 14, 2023

Vote YES for MPS

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2023

Streaming for fun

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2023
Sophomore Reese Wilson gets ready for a face off against his opponent. Wilson, the captain on the team, leads the team with nine goals and five assists on the season, good for 14 points on the year. “After losing in the state finals last year in triple overtime we were determined to come back stronger even with the loss of six seniors,” Wilson said. “This forced us to work even harder and bond on and off the ice.” The Wildcats take on the Junior Jays for their last game of the 2022 calendar year on Wednesday, Dec. 21st.

Shootout at Moylan

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
December 20, 2022

MWHS Wildcat News 12.19.22

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2022
Matt Rhule, the newly hired head coach for Nebraska Football, was the first of many in this years head coaching cycle. Other coaches that were hired, and potentially in the eyes of athletic director Trev Alberts include Deion Sanders (Colorado), Hugh Freeze (Auburn) and Luke Fickell (Wisconsin) to name a few. However, Rhule brings the highest floor compared to those coaches, as he has built programs from the ground up, and leaving it in good hands if, or when, he leaves. Photo from @huskerfbnation on Twitter.

Rhule the day

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
December 5, 2022

Logan’s Sport Takes: Nebraska Episode

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2022

Logan’s Sport Takes: NFL

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2022
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder (left) and Phoenix Suns owner Rovert Sarver (right) have been in the news for all of the wrong reasons. The environment they have created for their team has negatively impacted their respective leagues. The worst part is these are just two more recent examples. Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was accused of similar actions between both Snyder and Sarver. Both LA football team owners Dean Spanos and Stan Kronke have made controversial decisions, with the Rams being sued by the city of STL. Louis and being forced to pay for their move to the city of angels. All of these owners and more have shown that the owners of some of the most profitable entities in the world, cannot control and use their power for good.

Unable to take ownership

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
November 9, 2022

Hawks take down Wildcats

Logan Moseley, MWHS Wildcat News Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2022
For their final home game of the season, the Millard West Wildcats (green) took on the Bryan Bears (white) in a senior night matchup. After the half, many of the younger players got more experience playing valuable snaps. “Just coaching up the younger guys and giving them pointers is big,” senior linebacker Reid Hazen said. “All you can really do (when not playing) is coach them up and try and help them out as much as you can.” Millard West will continue their five game win streak against Lincoln Southwest on Oct. 28, at Seacrest Field in Lincoln.

Millard West beats down on Bryan

Logan Moseley, Broadcast editor in chief, Striv Executive Producer
October 28, 2022
When Jon Willis first stepped onto campus at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, he didnt know what he was in for. Two years later, hes made improvements he wouldnt have anywhere else. “My boss at KRVN Jayson Jorgenson has impacted me the most,” Willis said. “If you listen to how I sound and broadcast a game before I started working there and after, it has completely changed. He has given me so much feedback and taught me how to become a better broadcaster, and Im incredibly lucky I have gotten to learn from him.” Photo courtesy @jon_willis_ on Instagram.

Calling an icon

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
October 11, 2022
A career winning percentage of .340 is never good, but when you take a previously winless team such as the University of Central Florida Knights, and even as far as claiming the National Championship in 2017, you would expect nothing but the best for the new program that he would be running. What followed suit was five straight losing seasons, and a man 15 million dollars richer. Urban Meyer (bottom left), Thomas Brown (top left) and Matt Campbell (top right) all could bring the program back to relevance, something the Nebraska native couldn’t do.

Hot Frost

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
September 20, 2022
Kieren Langer heads down the hillside, coasting down and regaining his stamina. The downhills are some of the more technical parts of mountain biking, and one of his strong suits. “The main difference from the slow race to the actual race is the pedaling, you actually pedal more,” Langer said. “The downhills in the main race is where I excelled, which really shows the technical skills aspect of cycling, and mountain biking specifically.”

Cycling the mountain

Logan Moseley, Broadcast Editor in Chief, Striv Executive Producer
September 8, 2022

Sports Corner 05.25.22

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
May 25, 2022
The Portal is a problem. In all sports, the problem is that there are no regulations, leading to a toxic dynamic that goes from High School, College and then the pros.

An Ever-Changing Problem

Logan Moseley, Co-Striv Executive Producer
May 23, 2022

Sports Corner 05.12.22

Logan Moseley, Striv Executive Producer
May 12, 2022
The 2011 draft, containing stars like quarterback Cam Newton, edge Von Miller and defensive end J.J. Watt all found their new homes after their historic college careers. Miller would become a two time Super Bowl champion, Newton the 2015 league MVP and Watt tied for the most Defensive Player of the Year awards with Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, all with three to their name.

The greatest of all time

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer
April 27, 2022

Logan’s Sports Takes: Episode Four

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
March 31, 2022

Logan’s Sports Takes: Episode Three

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
March 31, 2022
Setting our clocks back and forth is a completely unnecessary task. Unlike leap year, where we make up for previously lost six hours in one day, daylight savings time is a man-made problem, all from a concept by our founding fathers.

Keeping the light on

Logan Moseley, Co-Striv Executive Producer
March 17, 2022
For sophomore Noah Blair, so much time and effort was put into his state run, both mentally and physically. In his Instagram bio, a simple message. #LLAS. “LLAS is for a buddy of mine who passed away this past season,” Blair said. “Him and I grew up wrestling together and competing against each other.” With the motivation to win it for his friend, Blair’s story will surely be one for people to look up to for years to come.

Powering to first

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Director
March 11, 2022
On Feb 13, two of the National Football League’s best battled for a chance of a lifetime, a chance to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football Conference and the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football Conference, both the four seed in the playoffs, had unlikely paths to Sofi Stadium. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) and defensive back Eli Apple (20) constantly saw themselves in this game, and Kupp’s score in the final two minutes against Apple sealed Cincinnatis fate.

We not Me

Logan Moseley, Co-Striv Executive Producer
February 22, 2022

Fan Etiquette PSA

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
February 4, 2022

Logan’s Sports Take: Episode 2 – Championship round

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
January 27, 2022

Logan’s Sports Takes: Episode 1

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
January 27, 2022
American Underdog is the story of Kurt Warner, without any substance to what made his career great.

The overrated underdog

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
January 20, 2022
Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2, left) is one of nine Indianapolis Colts players to test positive for the virus. With his unvaccinated status, he must test regularly, and wear a mask at all times. For Colts coach Frank Reich (right), he does not have to follow the same guidelines, as he is vaccinated.

Time for a break

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
January 12, 2022
These three coaches, Mickey Joseph, Mark Whipple and Donovan Raiola, are the three most recent hires for Nebraska football. All three have coaching or playing experience at a higher level, and it is a great sight to see these men as the new faces in Husker Football.

Whipple Affects

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer
December 20, 2021
These are the current schedules, and there are a lot. It may be best to simplify it down to just two, as it can confuse many people.

Shifting schedule

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer
December 17, 2021

Shopping for the best solution PSA

Logan Moseley, Striv co-Executive Producer
November 19, 2021
This is my roster in the game. There is on the top left a 23 and a coin icon. These are “coaching credits”, the games currency and you can earn by progressing in the game or paying money. The yellow bar is your cap space. That is how much money you can spend on players, a feature separate from CCs. The bottom shows your teams overall and its morale levels, and the green bar under the players shows their health. The little icon by a player shows their awards on your team, and the background is what side of the ball they play. Blue for offense, red for defense and orange for special teams

8-bit mania

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
November 5, 2021
Senior tight end Trace Thaden laying the hammer on a monster stiff arm for a huge gain.

Millard West v Bellevue West Varsity Football

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
October 12, 2021
Sophomore quarterback Brody Peterson during warmups before his next game. Commenting on fellow sophomore Jackson Williams, and the rest of the year. “The back half of the year is the part that really matters the most,” said Peterson”. “I feel like teams dont know Jackson yet and hes such a playmaker and we can use him all over the place on special teams and offense.” Williams is the main target of Peterson when he is on the field, as the two have combined for over 800 yards

Halfway Threw

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
October 12, 2021
First Take, one of the most watched shows on ESPN, goes to show how clickbaiting is such a common occurrence in sports media. Along with the Iggy take, Kellerman has said that Kobe Bryant is the best worst shot takers in NBA history, thus, it prompted both guests to leave the studio. Photo courtesy of First Take.

It’s not content

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
October 12, 2021
The Tik Tok app has had quite a bit of controversy, and the growing amount of trends causing the need to raise the safe guards does not help.

The app with mounting backlash

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
September 28, 2021
The Bishop Sycamore team had a lot of effort put into it to fool both the players of their team and themselves. If the font wasn’t a minor red flag, this was taken from their HUDL page, and while the newest highlight is from 2019, it is safe to assume that this was an elaborate scheme, Ill be very creative.

Fake to lose

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
September 14, 2021
This was the original album cover for Donda, resembling a woman, most likely his late mom. The cover was scrapped to a black square. The album is very secretive, as he does not include who is featured on the album.

Donda drops

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
September 8, 2021
This shows the top nine picks in this years draft, with trades that occurred. The Miami Dolphins originally held the third overall pick, but traded it to San Francisco for pick 12, to which they also made a trade back into the top ten with Philadelphia, to select Waddle. Photo by Logan Moseley.

NFL Draft Recap

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
May 21, 2021
Quarterbacks Mike White (7) and Dak Prescott (4) hone in on their skills during a training camp in 2018. Prescott would go on to have a gruesome, season ending injury in 2020. After accepting a record breaking offer from Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, Prescott hopes to set the league on fire and be the next Comeback Player Of The Year. Photo by Creative Commons.

The turf or the chair

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2021
Gonzaga, led by Drew Timme, and Baylor, helped by Mark Vital, lead their respective teams into battle to try and earn each schools first championship in program history. Baylor came off an impressive win over Houston, whereas Gonzaga came off a thriller against UCLA.
Photo by Logan Moseley.

March Madness

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2021

Hot Mic: Mock NFL Draft

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2021

Hot Mic: March Madness Thoughts

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2021
In what is now an infamous moment in NFL lore, Browns end Myles Garrett (95) took the helmet off of Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2), and swung it at his head, resulting in a direct blow. Garrett was suspended indefinitely, and many other suspensions were issued. Photo by Creative Commons.

The need to raise player safety

Logan Moseley, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2021
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