Hillcrest girls’ basketball coach resigns after first season win

Hillcrest freshman/sophomore coach Alyssa Nielsen named interim head coach for season after head coach resigns. Read More »

Hillcrest High: 50 years strong with Title IX

Shortly after Hillcrest High appointed its first female coach after Title IX passed 50 years ago this year, Jane Miner remembers: “It was a lot of work and a lot of time, and I got a lot of push back from everything. I was just doing it because I wanted these girls to have these opportunities that I never had.” Read More »

Fans rush the court in overtime thriller in first Huskies hardwood win, region play to begin

As the ball bounced around the rim and eventually fell into the hoop to send the game into overtime, Hillcrest High head coach Brandon Sluga remembered: “My thought was we’re going to win the game. I didn’t have any doubt we were going to go and finish the game off. And that’s what I just told them.” Read More »

The show must go on—and it has

Midvale Main Street Theatre staged four live musical productions in 2021 in spite of challenges. Read More »

Hillcrest swimmer could break school record, lead team in the pool

Hillcrest head swim coach Ryan Thierbach hopes not only to have senior Josh Arevalo repeat his state appearance in the pool, but to be joined by others on the school’s relay teams this season. Read More »

Hillcrest High students learn career readiness skills, impress mock interviewers

Through mock interviews and looking to their future, “students begin thinking and planning and prepare themselves more and just don’t walk through school, but learn to take their education more seriously,” said Hillcrest High teacher Lian Feng. Read More »

Sister squad makes points on the court

“It’s really good to have a really trusted, close personal relationship with who I can talk about things on the field and court with,” said Hillcrest High senior Grace Pruden, who just finished playing her second season of high school soccer with her sister and now will share the basketball court with her. Read More »