HYRUM— Mountain Crest kept its momentum going strong Wednesday with a 10-5 victory over Salem Hills in the second round of the 4A State Playoffs. The win kept the Mustangs in the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament.   “You just keep fighting and keep playing,” Mountain Crest head coach Steve Hansen said. “And hopefully you win and to stay in that winner’s bracket. It feels good, our team played well today. We battled through a few things, and came up with some good at-bats.”   Starting out...

  HYRUM— The Mountain Crest Mustangs took on the Olympus Titans in the first round of the 4A State Playoffs, Tuesday afternoon at The Yard. Region 5’s top seed was able to stay in the winners bracket as the Mustangs came out on top, 8-2.   The Titans came out in the first inning and opened up the game looking to prove something. After Brock Battilyon loaded the bases on a bunt, Tyler Hill hit the ball to second base where the runner was tagged out, but Olympus was able...

    HYRUM— With the season on the line, the Mountain Crest boy’s soccer team scored early and held off Timpview for a 1-0 win in a playoff game for the 4A State Tournament, which begins Wednesday.   From the moment that the referee blew the opening whistle, it was clear that the Mustangs were the superior team.   Daniel Flores of Mountain Crest had an early chance to score, but he misdirected his header just wide of the goal. Moments later his teammate, Fernando Garcia-Aguilar, also had a chance...

  HYRUM— The Logan and Mountain Crest boy’s soccer teams met in a fierce competition Friday afternoon. MC was looking to avenge its two goal loss to Logan last month, while the Grizzlies were hoping to lock up a share of the Region 5 title.   After playing regulation and two overtime periods, it was the Grizzlies that came out on top, 2-1.   The Mustangs came out of the gates and controlled the tempo of the game for the first 10 minutes. They created the first scoring opportunity off...

  HYRUM— Thanks to some help from Mountain Crest, Logan scored a run in the top of the first inning in a valley softball rivalry Thursday. That’s about the only good thing that would happen for the Grizzlies though, as the Mustangs demolished the Grizzies on Senior Day, 15-1.   “It was an awesome Senior Day, that was the game we needed. I’ll tell you, we had to have that,” MC head coach Mike Anderson said. “Mentally, I’m seeing a little bit of a different swagger in the kids, a...

    HYRUM—The region title is still up for grabs after the first day of the Region 5 track meet Wednesday. Teams are pushing to get their athletes qualified for the finals, which will take place Thursday, leading to state competition. After Wednesday’s competition, Sky View is in the lead for the boys scoring 27.5 points, Logan in third behind Box Elder with 22, and Mountain Crest bringing up the rear with only four. The Mountain Crest girls are in second place only four points behind Box Elder with 46,...

    HYRUM— The Logan Grizzlies were able to get the 1-0 victory over Mountain Crest Wednesday afternoon on Senior Day for the Mustangs. With the win the Grizzlies put a halt to the Mustangs 12-game winning streak. It’s been nearly a month since the Mustangs suffered their last loss, a 6-2 setback to another valley rival Sky View, back on April 10th.   It was a bit of payback for the Grizzlies, who lost to MC on Tuesday, as the Mustangs went on to claim the Region 5 title....

    HYRUM— The Mountain Crest softball team suffered its fourth straight loss Tuesday afternoon, as it found itself on the wrong end of a lopsided game, losing 11-0 to the Roy Royals.   The Mustangs struggled to get any momentum going, as the Royals dominated the game from the mound. Led by senior Jamie Aiken, who nearly threw a perfect game, Roy was able to take an early 1-0 lead after the first inning.   The defense of both teams dug in during the second inning, as neither team...

LOGAN— With the season winding down, the Mountain Crest boys soccer team fought to a 2-2 overtime draw against Box Elder Friday.   “We had some good opportunities,” Mountain crest head coach Mike Gurney said. “The forwards are so skilled in passing and getting behind the defense. Box Elder just outhustled (us.) They were able to break up a number of opportunities.”   The Bees drew first blood in the 21st minute when CJ Brown got behind the Mustang defense and put the ball past the goalkeeper.   In an abnormal...

  HYRUM— The Mountain Crest softball team continued its late season struggles with a 12-0 loss at the hands of region leader Box Elder Thursday. The Bees got off to a quick start with three runs in the first inning, and never really let off the gas.   The Bees Bailey Reeves stymied the Mustangs at the plate all day, never allowing the MC hitters to find a rhythm. Meanwhile, Mountain Crest’s Jordan Smith struggled at the plate as the Mustangs gave up 12 hits.   Mountain Crest has now...