Keanau Lei Foc transferred from his French Polynesia (Tahiti) home to the Salt Lake City area last summer. When he returns later this month, he will be a state champion.

The Juan Diego junior dominated his opponents all season, and then rolled through the 3A boys state tennis tournament at Liberty Park. He concluded an undefeated season by giving the Soaring Eagle team a purpose and someone to cheer for on a warm, breezy afternoon Saturday.

Juan Diego has never been a tennis power, though. Instead, traditional rivals Waterford and Rowland Hall battled until the end before the Ravens claimed the 3A state championship.

Waterford won individual titles in No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles to edge Rowland Hall, 53-52. Judge Memorial finished with 35 points, Ogden 27, Juan Diego 19 and Grantsville and Morgan tied with 14.

“The difference was our seniors,” said Waterford coach Ken Wade. “Our first doubles team (of Preston Jenkins/Sahil Shah) had an up-and-down season but they pulled this one out when we needed it.”

Jenkins, a senior, won his third doubles crown, combining with a different teammate each time. Freshman Shiv Sondhi also won in singles play to help the Ravens to their first state crown since 2022 and end Rowland Hall’s two-year reign.

The two schools have consistently battled for 3A’s top spot, finishing 1-2 the last four seasons.

“We had at least seven players contribute to our success,” Wade said. “We had the depth this year and the kids were eager to get back on top.”

About the only spot those two schools couldn’t overcome was No. 1 singles, where Lei Foc stole the show. Juan Diego coach Heather Foy said she recognized her top player’s talents immediately, and his success and good nature made him a hit with his teammates.

“He has his own fan club and has turned a lot of heads,” Foy said. “He’s dedicated and has a great attitude. He’s a winner and very gracious.”

Lei Foc said he has about 15 trophies scattered around his room in Tahiti, mostly from tournaments in the South Pacific and Australia. He is still trying to build his resume in America, playing soccer and tennis.

Foy was unable to schedule many non-region matches against Utah’s larger schools. She said she was proud that Lei Foc was able to easily handle his 3A opponents at state, finally finishing a perfect weekend with a straight-set win over Judge Memorial’s Diego Garrido after Garrido endured a three-set win only 30 minutes previously.

“I knew him, and knew he would be tired,” Lei Foc said. “I tried to just make him run a lot.”

Lei Foc said he had no plans to celebrate afterward, and wasn’t even sure if he would call home to promote his win. In all likelihood, it will be the first of many, and perhaps initiate the start of turning Juan Diego into a 3A tennis powerhouse.

Tolton boys and girls track and field had multiple strong performances at the North Point Last Chance Meet on Saturday in Wentzville, with the Trailblazers boys team winning three events and the girls squad securing six top-five finishes.

For the boys team, junior Benjamin Schroeder secured a first-place finish in the pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet. He also placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.01. Finishing ahead of him was senior John Glaude, who topped the podium with a time of 1:57.79.

Tolton also won the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:38.39.

Senior Mac Thornburg secured the Trailblazers’ final top-three finish as the runner-up in the javelin throw with a distance of 141-6.

On the girls side, sophomore Cameron Shouman secured Tolton’s best finish, placing second in the pole vault with a clearance of 8-11¾.

Sophomore Angelina Cottone took fourth in the 800 with a time of 2:23.69, and classmate Sarah Kesterson finished fifth (2:29.61).

Senior Sadie Sexauer cracked the top five in the javelin with a toss of 103-9, good enough for fourth place.

The Trailblazers also finished fifth in the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:26.45.

The Tolton boys and girls will next compete in the MSHSAA Class 4 District 4 Meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Jefferson City.

Rock Bridge baseball beats Kickapoo, CBC

Rock Bridge baseball picked up a pair of road wins in Springfield, defeating Kickapoo 3-2 in 10 innings before rolling past CBC 10-3.

The Bruins (26-7) will next take on crosstown rival Hickman at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hickman High School.

Hickman baseball splits doubleheader

Hickman baseball split a pair of home games, bouncing back from an 8-3 loss to Rolla with a 7-1 win over Springfield Catholic.

The Kewpies (15-17) will next host Rock Bridge on Tuesday.

Tolton baseball splits doubleheader

It was a bit of a mixed bag for Tolton baseball during its road trip to Camdenton as the Trailblazers fell 6-3 to St. Elizabeth before routing the Lakers 15-6.

The Trailblazers (17-6-1) will wrap up the regular season against Southern Boone at 5 p.m. Thursday at Atkins Park.

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High School Football America congratulates the student-athletes on our 5th annual Academic All-America team for the state of Tennessee. All of the honorees attained a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher or a 92 on a scale of 0-100 while being a varsity contributor last season.

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Below you can see this year’s honorees by team in alphabetical order.