The Royals golf team had a very successful year, winning the Windermere High School Invitational and placing 6th out of 22 team at the High School Honda Classic during the regular season. Post season play brought the team’s second District Championship and the team advancing to the Class 1A State Finals for the second time in program history. John DuBois became the Royals first Individual State Champion while helping the team finish as State Runner-ups.
Individual State Champion
2018 – John DuBois
State Finals Appearances – 1999, 2017, 2018
State Runner Up – 2018
Region Champion (Individual)-2013, 2014
Regional Runner-Up – 2017, 2018
District Champions – 1999, 2017, 2018
Boys Varsity Head Coach – Richard Combs
Golf Coordinator – Kacey Kowars
Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach – Ernie Baxendale
I can not thank The First Academy enough for all it has done for me. My golf coaches, Coach Kowars and Coach Combs, have been an important influence in my life, believing in my ability since the seventh grade. They saw talent and gave me a chance on the Varsity team. Years later, we made it to states, where we came in second as a team, and I won individual honors. This victory was not for me, but for the team. If they had not poured their enthusiasm into me, it never would have happened. This school has shaped me into the young man I am today.”
– John Dubois, Class of 2019
The Lady Royals played a very aggressive schedule in 2018, winning the Qdoba Tournament and the High School Honda Classic during the regular season. Post season play saw the Lady Royals win District and Regional Championships for the third consecutive season. In the FHSAA Class 1A State Finals, the girls repeated as State Champions. Meiyi Yan brought home the girls third Individual State Championship.
The Lady Royals compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A.
Individual State Champion
2015 – Kelsey Zeng
2017 – Ariel Yu
2018 – Meiyi Yan
State Champions – 2017, 2018
State Runner Up – 2016
State Final Appearances – 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Region Champions – 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
District Champions – 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Girls Varsity Head Coach – Chris Bateman
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