News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | April 4, 2026
Sports
Williams wins three events, Brown two to help Lady Panthers to second place finish
Alexis Williams won three events while teammate Laina Brown claimed two first place finishes as Charles City’s Lady Panthers scored 80 points in finishing second at their March 28 home meet. Williams earned victories in the 100-meter dash (14.06), high jump (4’4”), and triple jump (29’5”). Brown doubled-up in first place finishes in the girls’ long jump (11’9”) and girls’ 100-meter hurdles (18.93). Charles City’s Skye Bradby also earned a top spot for the Lady Panthers, winning the girls’ 400-meter dash (1:11.51). King William won the girls’ competition, scoring 98 points. Rappahannock finished in third with 54, followed by Washington…
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New Kent rallies in sixth inning, completes comeback against Tabb
When teams make a comeback, it usually has to do with destiny or something special has to happen. In the case with New Kent’s Trojans Mar. 28 contest against the visiting Tabb Tigers, it could have possibly been accredited to a head-scratching pitching decision. After Tabb removed starting pitcher Brandon Marello after five innings, New Kent rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat the Tigers 4-3 in the Bay Rivers District contest. Marello controlled most of the contest, keeping the hosts in check by striking out seven batters in his tenure on the mound. Marello also helped his cause, smacking…
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New Kent girls’ tennis wins at Bruton
New Kent’s girls’ tennis team improved to 4-2 on the year with a victory at Bruton on Mar. 28. New Kent 7, Bruton 2 Singles: McCartney (NK) def. Woolson (B) 6-1; Harned (B) def. Gentry (NK) 6-2, 6-2; Butler (NK) def. Baldwin (B) 1-6, 6-2, (14-12); Coutu (NK) def. Sulfridge (B) 6-1, 6-0; Buscarino (NK) def Moore (B) 6-4, 6-1; Wallace (NK) def. Millner (B) 2-6, 6-2, (10-2). Doubles: Woolson/Harned (B) def. McCartney/Gentry (NK) 8-3; Butler/Coutu (NK) def. Millner/Sulfridge (B) 8-3; Buscarino/Wallace (NK) def. Rilee/Baldwin (B) 8-4.
New Kent boys’ tennis cruises by Rappahannock
New Kent’s Trojans defeated Rappahannock 8-1 in a non-district contest on Mar. 27. New Kent 8, Rappahannock 1 Singles: Riley Baker (NK) def. Oscar Cabral (R) 8-1; Baylor Wayman (NK) def. Josh White (R) 8-5; Adam Gray (NK) def. J.B. Vaughan (R) 8-1; Nathan Albertson (NK) def. Lucas Leming (R) 8-6; Grant Kowal (NK) def. Trayvon Carter (R) 8-4; D. Donavan (R) def. Malcolm Dupree (NK) 8-1. Doubles: Baker/Wayman (NK) def. Cabral/Carter (R) 8-4; Walker/Benfield (NK) def. White/Leming (R) 8-6; Gray/Dupree (NK) def. Moss/Lewis (R) 8-1.
Darkness, Poquoson defeat Lady Trojans’ tennis
Darkness and early wins by visiting Poquoson led to the downfall of New Kent’s Lady Trojans tennis team during a Tuesday evening encounter. New Kent drops to 3-2 on the season. Poquoson 5, New Kent 2 Singles: C. Huang (P) def. McCartney (NK) 6-2, 6-7, (10-5); K. Kopczynsk (P) def. Gentry (NK) 6-3, 6-7; (10-5); Butler (NK) def. A. Baker 6-2, 6-3; J. Washburn (P) def. Fowlkes (NK) 6-1, 6-4; Coutu (NK) def. M. Connors (P) 6-1, 6-2; S. Elliot (P) def. Buscarino (NK) 6-2, 7-5. Doubles: Galacgac/Murakami (P) def. Coutu/Ross (NK) 8-6.
New Kent boys’ tennis falls at Poquoson
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team dropped a contest at Bay Rivers District opponent Poquoson during a Tuesday night matchup. Poquoson 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Viet Nguyen (P) def. Riley Baker (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Nate Doggett (P) def. Leighton Fessman (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Sebastion Grasser (P) def. Jackson Walker (NK) 6-0, 6-2; Adam Gray (NK) def. Will Slover (P) 6-3, 5-7, (10-2); Brandon Cofer (P) def. Nathan Albertson (NK) 6-0, 6-3; Joseph Fink (P) def. Baylor Wayman (NK) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Nguyen/Dogget (P) def. Baker/Wayman (NK) 8-1; Grasser/Cofer (P) def. Walker/Benfield (NK) 8-3; Fessman/Gray (NK) def. Slover/Fink (P) 8-4.
Lady Trojans take second at Charles City Invitational track meet
New Kent’s Lady Trojans had to settle for silver for the second week in a row at an invitational track meet. New Kent accumulated 85 points, finishing a mere four points behind Meadowbrook (89) at Charles City’s Invitational track meet held Saturday. The Trojans edged Varina (84) and J.R. Tucker (82) to earn the trophy. The hosting Lady Panthers scored two points, good enough for a 14th place finish among 20 teams. The Lady Trojans garnered their event victories in long distance running events. Magnolia Lang won the girls’ 1600-meter run with a time of 5:57.88, while teammate Jacqueline Clardy-Josephs…
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Christian takes head basketball coaching position at George Washington University
Quinton native Jamion Christian has left Siena College after one year to become the head basketball coach at George Washington University. After spending a year and leading Siena College in New York to a 17-16 record and to second place in the MAAC, Christian will be moving closer to home after accepting the job at George Washington. Prior to his one-year tenure at Siena, Christian spent six years at his college alma mater, Mount St. Mary’s University, turning around that program and leading them to two NCAA Tournament appearances. “I am honored to be able to return home to take…
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New Kent boys’ tennis falls at Tabb
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team suffered a loss at Tabb High School in Bay Rivers District competition. Tabb 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Jerry Sun (T) def. Riley Baker (NK) 5-7, 6-3 (10-4); Nick Guys (T) def. Leighton Fessman (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Dylan Lucas (T) def. Jackson Walker (NK) 6-2, 6-0; Daniel Zhou (T) def. Nathan Albertson (NK) 6-2, 6-0; Zac Beckner (T) def. Jay Benfield (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Adam Gray (NK) def. Eric Song (T) 6-6 (7-4), 6-4. Doubles: Sun/Guys (T) def. Baker/Baylor Wayman (NK) 8-4; Lucas/Beckner (T) def. Walker/Benfield (NK) 8-1; Fessman/Gray (NK) def. Song/Zhou (T) 8-6.
Lady Trojans suffer first setback in tennis this season
New Kent girls’ tennis team fell to Bay Rivers District opponent Tabb’s Lady Tigers in Tuesday afternoon’s matchup. The Lady Trojans now hold a record of 3-1. Tabb 6, New Kent 3 Singles: E. Beckner (T) def. Gentry (NK) 6-0, 6-1; Dunlap (T) def. Epps (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Wang (T) def. Butler (NK) 6-0, 6-2; M. Beckner (T) def. Fowlkes (NK) 7-6, 6-3; Coutu (NK) def. Hesltine (T) 6-1, 6-4; Persaud (T) def. Wallace (NK) 6-2, 6-2. Doubles: E. Beckner/Dunlap (T) def. Gentry/Butler (NK) 8-3; Fowlkes/Coutu (NK) def. Wang/M. Beckner (T) 8-3; Epps/Buscarino (NK) def. Heseltine/Persaud (T) 8-6.
