New Kent girls place third, boys fourth at Bay Rivers District home track meet

New Kent’s Lady Trojan track team claimed the long jump and triple jump events on their way to a third-place finish at its Apr. 17 Bay Rivers District home meet. Sacara Bey leaped to a career best 16’1” in the girls’ long jump, securing the top spot in the event. Teammate Raven Harris also accomplished a career best, notching her mark in the girls’ triple jump with a distance of 36’2” to win the event. The Lady Trojans accumulated 109 points at the meet, finishing behind Jamestown (123.5) and Grafton (115). Rounding out the scoring were Tabb (94), Warhill (54.5),…
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New Kent girls’ tennis wins at Essex

New Kent High School’s girls’ tennis team won all nine matches at Essex on Apr. 18. The team improves its record to 6-5 on the year. New Kent 9, Essex 0 Singles: McCartney (NK) def. Robinson (E) 8-0; Gentry (NK) def. Carneal (E) 8-2; Epps (NK) def. Freeman (E) 8-1; Butler (NK) def. Dann (E) 8-1; Fowlkes (NK) def. Beck (E) 8-0; Coutu (NK) def. Lewis-Toulson (E) 8-0. Doubles: Wallace/Frazier (NK) def. Robinson/Dann (E) 9-8 (10-6); Vick/Ross (NK) def. Carneal/Freeman (E) 8-3; Hillis/Vorous (NK) def. Adams/Ball (E) 8-5.

Questionable calls haunt New Kent, Poquoson escapes with overtime win

Usually coaches try to hold their tongues when it comes to bad referee calls. Unfortunately, a questionable call very early into an Apr. 18 soccer match pitting New Kent against Poquoson swung the tide of the game. The invading Islanders and homestanding Trojans battled through regulation and two overtimes, before Poquoson’s late goal propelled them to a 2-1 victory in the Bay Rivers District clash. With both teams jockeying early on in the match, the turning point came 20 minutes into the first half. New Kent captain Adam Caldwell was hit with a red card against a Poquoson player. The…
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Charles City girls, boys claim fourth at home track meet

Charles City’s Lady Panthers garnered individual wins from Aysia Wallace and Alexis Williams on their way to a fourth-place finish at their Apr. 18 home track meet. Wallace accumulated a time of 1:08.70 in the girls’ 400-meter dash, winning the event and earning an automatic berth in the 1A Region A meet in May. Williams claimed the gold in the girls’ long jump, leaping 14’5½” for the win, while also auto-qualifying in the girls’ 100-meter dash for regional competition with a time of 13.64. The Lady Panthers scored 54.5 points at the meet. The Lady Panthers finished behind Hampton Roads…
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Ups and downs for Trojans’ baseball continue, suffer loss to Poquoson

Figuring out which New Kent Trojan baseball team will show up on the field is sort of like a magic eight-ball: You shake and hope that the outcome falls in your favor. Unfortunately for the hosting Trojans, a flat performance after two straight wins resulted in New Kent’s downfall, this time to Poquoson’s Islanders 10-0 in an Apr. 16 Bay Rivers affair. Trojan pitcher Nate Kagey was rocked early by patient Islander batters. Poquoson used small-ball, settling for singles on eight of ten hits and swiping bases to frustrate the Trojans and accumulate runs. Meanwhile, New Kent struggled to get…
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Combined no-hitter by Lady Trojans lift them to 16-0 win over Poquoson

There are times when teams have to find ways to when tough games. When it comes to New Kent’s Lady Trojans softball, a consistency of defense along with overcoming bad plays has led to another victory for New Kent. A combined no-hitter by Lady Trojan pitchers Gracie Ellis and Haley Hyndshaw along with a strong performance at the plate by New Kent helped the hosts ease to a 16-0 dismantling of Poquoson’s Lady Islanders on Apr. 16. Taylor Yates home run in the second inning that cleared the left field wall added to New Kent’s massive lead, which had already…
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New Kent girls’ tennis suffer setback to Lafayette

New Kent’s Lady Trojans fell at Lafayette High School to the Lady Rams in girls’ tennis competition Tuesday afternoon. New Kent falls to 6-6 on the year. Lafayette 6, New Kent 3 Singles: St. Claire (L) def. McCartney (NK) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0; Gentry (NK) def. Vo (L) 6-0, 6-1; Moore (L) def. Epps (NK) 6-4, 6-4; Harris (L) def. Butler (NK) 7-5, 6-4; Fowlkes (NK) def. Hatcher (L) 6-4, 7-5; Coutu (NK) def. Stevens (L) 6-4, 6-3. Doubles: St. Claire/Panoustsos (L) def. McCartney/Gentry (NK) 8-2; Moore/Hatcher (L) def. Butler/Coutu (NK) 8-2; Harris/Vo (L) def. Epps/Fowlkes (NK) 8-0.

Clements notches four goals as Lady Trojans cruise to 10-0 victory

The old adage says, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” For New Kent’s Lady Trojans Monday night, they used a combination on both to throttle the visiting Bruton Lady Panthers. Four goals by New Kent’s Taylor Clements were more than enough as hosts cruised to a 10-0 beatdown in the Bay Rivers’ affair. Clements scored her first goal less than two minutes into the contest. Three minutes later, goal number two registered on the scoreboard. Teammate Grace Lysak picked up some of the scoring, sending one ball to the back of the net on a free kick….
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More medals for New Kent Lady Coyotes

Another tight win improves Lady Trojans record to 7-1

Over the course of a year, New Kent’s Lady Trojans softball team has gone from predator to prey. But while many teams would fall under the pressure of being hunted, the 2019 edition of the Lady Trojans continue to elude the traps set by their opponents, including one with a Friday encounter with the York Lady Falcons. A combination of defensive highlights along with 12 strikeouts from pitcher Gracie Ellis, New Kent emerged with a 2-0 victory in the Bay Rivers contest, remaining undefeated in the district while improving its record to 7-1. Haley Cleaver’s connection at the plates continued,…
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