Group 3A Region A runners-up in girls’ tennis

State times in hurdles propel Lady Panthers to third place in district championships

Behind state qualifying times in hurdle events by Laina Brown and Skye Bradby, Charles City’s Lady Panthers earned a third-place finish at the Tidewater District Championships held at their home stadium on May 15. Brown’s time of 18.06 in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles not only clinched an automatic state berth, but also won the event for her. For Bradby, her 52.52 in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles was good enough for second. The Lady Panthers scored 76 points, finishing in third place behind district championship winner West Point (197) and runner-up Middlesex (146). King William (53), Mathews (26), and King &…
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No calls ruin Senior Night for New Kent girls’ soccer

The frustration of a rough season for New Kent’s Lady Trojans soccer team was evident during the May 14 Senior Night affair against the visiting Warhill Lady Lions. And New Kent head coach Steve Grech let the referees know about it. After two calls that the coach would identify as crucial, momentum swung in favor of the visitors as Warhill thumped New Kent 7-2 in the regular season home finale that dropped the Lady Trojans record to 3-10. Warhill gained the early advantage in the contest as Caroline Metivier scored within the first five minutes. Less than two minutes later,…
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Reeders wins triple jump at Southern Track Classic

New Kent High School’s C.J. Reeders won the triple jump at the prestigious Southern Track Classic on May 10. Reeders leaped 47’9” in the event, beating out several top-notch competitors on the east coast at the invite only competition event. He is the current defending state champion in triple jump among Group 3A schools.

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Bay Rivers District middle school champions

Williams runs state time in 100-meter dash; Charles City girls, boys finish fourth

Charles City’s Steven Williams Jr. ran a state qualifying time in the boys’ 100-meter dash as the hosting Panthers placed fourth at their May 9 home meet. Williams finished third in the event and accumulated a time of 11.41, earning the automatic berth to the state meet at East Rockingham High School on May 31-June 1. Charles City’s boys’ scored 43 points at their home meet, finishing behind eventual winner Lancaster (166), Middlesex (124), and Essex (79). The Panthers finished ahead of King and Queen (11) and Northumberland (0). On the girls’ side, Laina Brown emerged as the lone event…
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Harris’ school record triple jump highlights New Kent girls’ fourth-place finish

New Kent Lady Trojan Raven Harris leaped to a first-place finish and a new school record of 37’3” in the girls’ triple jump as the Lady Trojans finished in fourth place at the May 8 Bay Rivers District meet. Joining Harris as an event winner at the meet was Tanieya Matlock, whose clearance of 4’8” in the girls’ high jump earned her the win. New Kent’s 77 points followed Grafton (112), Tabb (97.5), and Jamestown (89) at the meet. The Lady Trojans finished ahead of York (56), Lafayette (44.5), Warhill (44), Bruton (34), Smithfield (13), and Poquoson (12). On the…
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New Kent boys’ tennis splits non-district contests

New Kent High School’s boys’ tennis team split a pair of recent contests in non-district competition. New Kent’s record is now 4-11 for the season. Colonial Heights 9, New Kent 0 Singles: Yusef Qazi (CH) def. Riley Baker (NK) 6-0, 6-3; Daniel Scofield (CH) def. Leighton Fessman (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Pritesh Singh (CH) def. Nathan Albertson (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Brandon Dong (CH) def. Clayton Evelyn (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Ben Burchard (CH) def. Jay Benfield (NK) 6-0, 6-2; Ansen Zheng (CH) def. Grant Kowal (NK) 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: Scofield/Burchard (CH) def. Baker/Wayman (NK) 8-0; Qazi/A. Bennett (CH) def. Benfield/Fessman (NK) 8-5;…
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