Remember when the Lone Peak Knights were the state’s premier high school boys basketball power?
Remember when the Knights were Utah’s most-successful football program?
On Saturday afternoon at Liberty Park, the Knights put emphasis on boys tennis being a part of the school’s impressive athletics program, winning individual titles in all five classifications while rolling to their sixth straight team title.
“It has been a great ride,” said Lone Peak coach Roger Baumgartner. “We should have won it last year, except for COVID. I’m just so happy for the kids that we were able to play and finish like we did.”
The Knights rolled up a perfect score — 28 points — compared to Region 4 rivals Corner Canyon (16) and American Fork (14). Bingham and Riverton tied with six each.
Lone Peak’s TJ Wells plays against American Fork’s Caden Hasler in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lone Peak’s TJ Wells celebrates after winning a point against American Fork’s Caden Hasler in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lone Peak fans cheer as TJ Wells plays against American Fork’s Caden Hasler in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
American Fork’s Caden Hasler plays against Lone Peak’s TJ Wells in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lone Peak’s TJ Wells plays against American Fork’s Caden Hasler in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lone Peak’s TJ Wells celebrates after winning a point against American Fork’s Caden Hasler in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
American Fork’s Caden Hasler plays against Lone Peak’s TJ Wells in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
American Fork’s Caden Hasler plays against Lone Peak’s TJ Wells in the No. 1 singles finals match of the 6A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lone Peak had a comfortable lead after the first day, but Baumgartner said he didn’t feel restful until Griffin Karras avenged a narrow loss in last week’s region tourney with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Corner Canyon’s Spencer Willes. After that, he tried to enjoy the cloudy, warm afternoon and figure how he was going to avoid the traditional postgame Gatorade bath.
Baumgartner was unsuccessful, but his post-dunking smile showed he wasn’t too disappointed. Earlier, he saw TJ Wells, Abe Robbins and Karras capture singles titles, and the doubles teams of Nate Ashton-Brayden Blodgett and Lucas Jackson-Isaac Downs each rolled to wins. Only one of their matches Saturday went longer than two sets, and Blodgett’s triumph might have been the most impressive since he has battled cancer for the last few years and last season, of course, Utah teams couldn’t compete at state due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Karras’ title was also sweet, and the freshman said he appreciated his teammates and previous opponents for helping him prepare for any nerves he faced for the first time at state
“I’ve played against these guys before and kind of knew what to expect,” he said. “The best part was being part of a team and cheering for each other.”
Karras added that Lone Peak’s players are known for their boisterous cheering and that helped him get through any rough patches. Lone Peak had a lot to cheer about, but so did Region 4 teams, in general.
Every championship match was between foes from that area and Josh Peterson (Bingham), Cody Burke (Riverton), Kingsley Hoang (Bingham), Jay Taggart (Syracuse) and Christian Driggs-Drew Blackwell (Riverton) were the only non-Region 4 athletes to make it to second-day play.
6A boys state tennis tournament
At Liberty Park, Salt Lake City
Saturday’s results
Team scores: 1. Lone Peak 28; 2. Corner Canyon 16; 3. American Fork 14; 4. Bingham, Riverton 6; 6. Skyridge 4; 7. Syracuse 3; 8. Jordan, Pleasant Grove, Weber 2; 11. Davis, Fremont, Granger, Herriman, Layton, Taylorsville, West 1.
Individual results
No. 1 singles
Semifinals: Caden Hasler (American Fork) def. Josh Peterson (Bingham) 6-0, 6-2. TJ Wells (Lone Peak) def. Cody Burke (Riverton) 6-1, 6-0.
Championship: Wells def. Hasler 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2 singles
Semifinals: Aidan Rideout (Corner Canyon) def. Carson McBeth (American Fork) 6-0, 6-2. Abe Robbins (Lone Peak) def. Kingsley Hoang (Bingham) 6-4, 7-5.
Championship: Robbins def. Rideout 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.
No. 3 singles
Semifinals: Spencer Willes (Corner Canyon) def Jay Taggart (Syracuse) 6-1, 6-1. Griffin Karras (Lone Peak) def. Adam Clarke (American Fork) 6-2, 6-0.
Championship: Karras def. Willes 6-3, 6-3.
No. 1 doubles
Semifinals: Cole Jenkins-Beau Welker (Corner Canyon) def. Derek Larson-Luke Rich (American Fork) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Nate Ashton-Brayden Blodgett (Lone Peak) def. Adam Ellis-Kade Purser (Pleasant Grove) 6-1, 6-1.
Championship: Ashton-Blodgett def. Jenkins-Welker 7-5, 6-0.
No. 2 doubles
Semifinals: Sam Jensen-Treson Hucks (American Fork) def. Logan Pickle-Max Ericksen (Skyridge) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. Lucas Jackson-Isaac Downs (Lone Peak) def. Christian Driggs-Drew Blackwell (Riverton) 6-1, 6-0.
Championship: Jackson-Downs def. Jensen-Hucks 6-1, 6-2.
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