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Freshman Landen Swift crouches down in his stance during the District game he umpired that was between Omaha Northwest and Omaha Benson. This experience was a worthwhile one for Swift, as he go a chance to umpire a big event. “My feelings before a big event is to just go out and call the game like any other game,” Swift said. “I do get a little nervous sometimes during the game when a coach questions my call but never doubt myself because they question it.”

Paving the way for youth officials

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
February 24, 2022
Wallor pitched in the first inning, trying to get as many outs as possible, and trying to produce weak hits. Overall, Waller gave up five hits over three innings while giving up four earned runs. “I wanted to try and keep the innings as short as possible to try and limit the amount of runs,” Wallor said. “Coming back in for relief I kinda knew what to expect with Millard Norths hitting so I was more prepared.”

JV softball takes on Mustang

Emily Calpin, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2021
Pretending to rip open his shirt like Superman, sophomore Nicklaus Wright cheers himself on as he gets his name announced for the unified game. Wright had just finished cheering on his fellow classmates during the buddy game and was ready for his turn to play. “We played really well because we practiced very hard before our game,” Wright said. “We made sure we were ready to play and have fun before the game.”

Choose to include

Riley Kramolisch, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2021

Unified Softball falls short to the Patriots

Brooke Sliva and Evan Vaslow
October 8, 2021
Senior Ava Rongisch had a clutch two run single to tie up the game in the third inning. Although the Wildcats ended up losing this game, it taught them plenty of lessons they can use during the last few games of the season. “These last few games we can work on playing through adversity and when things aren’t going well, and how we respond,” Rongisch said. “The game is all about failure, but it’s what you do after that’ll make you better.”

Wildcats can’t keep up with Monarchs

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2021
Wyman up to bat ready to advance runners in the second inning. With two people on base she had an important role to fill in advancing runners and putting the ball in play. “What the team did over the season to prepare for our games wasn’t just physical but it was mental,”Wyman said. “Softball isn’t a one person sport, it’s a team sport. So we always say to have the urgency to play hard for your team. We also work really hard as an individual and a team on certain things that we may need to improve.”

Millard West takes on defending State Champs

Emily Calpin, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2021

Wildcats battle the SilverHawks

Makenzie Miller and Emily Calpin
September 10, 2021
Senior Bella Bacon is ready to get the 2nd out in the first inning for Millard West in their first game in the Papillion La-Vista South Tournament. These girls go on to place third in this tournament leaving them with a 8-4 record so far in this season. “I felt ready to get the job done,” Bacon said. “We had a game plan to attack when we needed to.

Batter up

Brooke Sliva, Social Media Manager
September 9, 2021
With her knees bent and her glove open and facing down, sophomore Kaitlyn Fisher prepares to field the ball. The Wildcats defeated Papillion-La Vista South 13-5 on Aug 19. “Defensively, I think that weve really started to settle into our positions and were playing really solid,” Fisher said. “Weve had big moments of adversity already this season that weve had to overcome and I really think that its pushed us all to become better players out there.”

Off and swinging

Camille O'Neill, Sports Director
September 1, 2021

Competitors FALLing into the season

Miguel Paredes Reyes, Christian Naujokaitis, Emily Calpin, and Makenzie Miller
August 24, 2021

Sports Corner 10.20.30

Miguel Paredes Reyes
October 30, 2020
Millard West players celebrating after a home run hit by junior Bella Bacon. She had over five home runs this year. “I feel like we did a good job of staying positive and together even through our schedule was very tough,” senior Hannah Roberts said. “We could have done better, but we had good chemistry and effort all season.”

Ups and downs

Jonathan Willis, Striv Executive Producer
October 27, 2020
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