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 Hillcrest s Josh Kennedy (right) battles with Davis  Leland Stenquist as they enter the final stretch of the 5A state cross country race at Sugarhouse Park Oct. 22. The Huskies finished in fourth place in the team standings.
Hillcrest Cross Country
Hillcrest High cross country coach Jon Olsen is proud of how far his team has come in a short time. In the two years that Olsen has been at the helm of the Huskies program, the boys have come fro...
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The Hillcrest Huskies finished the season 3-7, including a 17-20 overtime loss to West Jordan, but ended by shutting out Taylorsville 30-0.

Huskies football season finishes on high note after rough season
After starting on a promising note, Hillcrest’s football season hit a rough patch, but Huskies coach Kirk Mehrish was happy with his team’s effort until the end. The season started with two come-...
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Hillcrest football
8/22/08 Hillcrest 31, Olympus 20 WIN 8/29/08 Hillcrest 19, Murray 14 WIN 9/5/08 Copper Hills 33, Hillcrest 10 LOSS 9/12/08 Riverton 49, Hillcrest 14 LOSS 9/19/08 West Jordan 20, Hillcrest...
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 Hillcrest team captain Taylor Bluth looks for an opening against the West Jordan defense.
Photo credit: LeeAnn Samsel

Soccer team seeks to score at state
Hillcrest girls soccer coach Megan Beckstead says this year’s team is the best she’s led in the three years she’s been at the helm and she hopes it’s good enough to qualify for the playoffs. Secu...
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Hillcrest girls soccer
8/14/08 Hillcrest 6, West Jordan 1WIN 8/19/08 Hillcrest 1, Lone Peak 0 WIN 8/21/08 Hillcrest 1, American Fork 0 WIN 8/26/08 Hillcrest 10, Kearns 0 WIN 8/28/08 Hillcrest 8, Copper Hills 0 W...
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Leadership inspires Huskies tennis team
For the Hillcrest girls tennis team, this season was as much about learning and following a good example as anything. Who better to set those good examples than the team’s coach and captain? Awar...
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Jason Lynch (white jersey), is the top runner for the Hillcrest boys cross country team. He placed sixth in the region II championships last year and looks to improve on that this year.

Cross country runners striding toward state meet
The Hillcrest cross country program made great strides last season, and coach John Olsen thinks they’re still heading in the right direction. The Husky boys lost only two runners from a squad tha...
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Huskies start season with come-from-behind victories
The Hillcrest Huskies football team is getting good at coming from behind, but coach Kirk Mehrish doesn’t want his players to get too comfortable. The Huskies are 2-0 after a couple fourth-quarte...
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HILLCREST FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 22 Hillcrest 31, Olympus 20 Aug. 29 Hillcrest 19, Murray 14 Sept. 5 Hillcrest at Copper Hills 7 p.m. Sept. 12 Riverton at Hillcrest 7 p.m. Sept. 19 West Jordan at Hillcrest 7 p.m. Sept. 26 J...
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JSD transition teams call for arbitration
A new proposal to bring an end to the Jordan School District asset split issue didn’t halted the march toward arbitration. The split came about because voters on the east side of the JSD voted...
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Hillcrest football looking forward to fresh start
After a controversy- and turmoil-filled season a year ago, Hillcrest High School football coach Kirk Mehrish is eager to forget the past and look forward to a new season. Last season, 22 Hillcres...
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2008 Hillcrest football schedule
Aug. 22 at Olympus 7 p.m. Aug. 29 vs. Murray 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at Copper Hills 7 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. Riverton 7 p.m. Sept. 19 vs. West Jordan 7 p.m. Sept. 26 vs. Jordan 7 p.m. Oct. 3 vs. ...
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Hillcrest girls soccer team ready to make it back to postseason
After a one-year absence from the state tournament, the Hillcrest High School girls soccer team is looking to extend its season this year. Qualifying for state might be a little easier this time ...
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2008 Hillcrest girls soccer schedule
Aug. 14 vs. West Jordan 3:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Lone Peak 4 p.m. Aug. 21 vs. American Fork 3:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Kearns 3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 vs. Copper Hills 3:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Juan Diego ...
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Like the Hillcrest soccer player here, the Huskies will have to stretch far to compete in the new Region 4 alignment at the 5A level.
Photo by Tom Patton New high school sports realignment hurts Huskies
The Utah State High Schools Activities Association recently finalized yet another realignment of sports regions and classifications, which left many school coaches and administrators less than ha...
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Juan Diego baseball players Jordan Cox, Michael Lipsey, Patrick Fratto and Bryan James pose with their coach Steve Cramblitt after signing with colleges. 
Photo by Tom Cox JDCHS baseball player moving on to college
Juan Diego Catholic High School baseball player Michael Lipsey has signed to play at Taft College in Southern California beginning in the fall. Lipsey, son of Garry and Leita Lipsey of Midvale, i...
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Members of the Ski Utah cycling team, wearing the team jerseys, are shown at a recent starting line in a race in Arizona. 
Photo courtesy of Ski Utah Midvale residents members of Ski Utah cycling team
Two Midvale residents, Laura and Scott Patten, both life-long skiers and cyclists, are members of the Ski Utah cycling team. Ski Utah has recently partnered with Utah Premier Cycling Club to crea...
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Hillcrest boys tennis team works hard to win second place trophy at state tournament
Region 2 athletic championships are rare these days for Hillcrest High School. With enrollment numbering hundreds of fewer students than other region teams, and a strong emphasis on academic achie...
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Hillcrest High students recognized
Albert Cui, a Hillcrest High student, won one a $2,000 scholarship from the the EnergySolutions Foundation Scholarship Program. Cui was one of 580 applicants; 120 scholarships were awarded. Each ...
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