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• New Kent can’t slow down Lake Taylor’s Washington, falls in regional semifinals

  

  A second half scoring drought by the New Kent Lady Trojans brought their season to an end in the Region 3A semifinals. Eternity Washington’s 14 third quarter points for the visiting Lake Taylor Lady Titans powered the visitors to a 41-26 victory over the Lady Trojans. The first half of the contest consisted of both teams feeling each others’ style out. The slow pace of the game along with a lack of offensive output led to Lake Taylor holding only a 14-11 lead heading into the halftime break. The beginning of the third quarter saw Washington pump in the first…
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• Letter to the Editor: Encourages others to learn how to play pickleball

  As a local ambassador, I’d like to encourage everyone to take up a new sport that is relatively easy to learn and incredibly fun to play. For the past four years, pickleball has become the fastest growing sport in the country. One reason for its popularity is that it’s one of the few indoor/outdoor recreational sports that family members can enjoy playing together for fun or as a competitive team. Before you give pickleball a try, we’d like to encourage everyone to incorporate another type of exercise into their weekly routine. Focusing on improving your strength, balance, and agility are…
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• New Kent survives upset scare from Heritage, escapes with one-point win

  

  Survive and advance. Sometimes it’s simple like that when it comes to playoff basketball. New Kent’s Trojans withstood a late rally as they edged the visiting Heritage Hurricanes 51-50 in the Feb. 24 Region 3A quarterfinal contest. Early on, the eighth-seeded Hurricanes looked to take advantage of a Trojans’ team that did not have sharpshooter Marty Wray for the contest. A three by Mehki Watkins sparked a 7-2 run out the gate for the visitors from Newport News. New Kent responded back, with Deven Bailey’s back-to-back baskets highlighting a 6-2 spurt, but another Heritage 9-2 run launched them into a…
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• New Kent benefits from Tabb’s free throw woes, advances to regional semifinals

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans knew the visiting Tabb Lady Tigers would not let a win come easy during the Feb. 24 Region 3A quarterfinal contest. But it was the woes of the visitors that allowed New Kent to advance to the next round. Capitalizing off free throw woes by Tabb, New Kent defeated Tabb 45-36 to advance to the regional semifinals. New Kent led 15-7 after the first quarter thanks to the shooting of Delaney Montgomery and Anna Hetzel. The lead remained eight at the break, mostly due to Vyktorya Otey’s eight points in the second quarter to keep New…
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• Preliminary budget numbers for New Kent Schools focus on addressing district’s growth

  New Kent County’s School Board received its first look at preliminary figures for the FY2026-27 budget. And while no overall figure has been released, it’s evident that the focus on this year is trying to have staff to accommodate the additional growth of the school system. Director of Finance Haynie Morgheim presented figures based on an Average Daily Membership (ADM) of 3,620 students. New Kent’s Local Composite Index (LCI) is .455, leading to the expectation that the school district will receive $1,736,692 more in state funding. Morgheim is recommending $1.2 million be requested to assist with operations. The one-to-one technology…
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• Craddock recognized for journey into education