News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | January 20, 2026
Sports
New Kent girls’ tennis upends West Point
New Kent’s girls’ tennis team defeated West Point in Tuesday afternoon non-district home competition. New Kent 8, West Point 1 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Billups (WP) 8-6; Proffitt (NK) def. Mixson (WP) 8-6; Hetzel (NK) def. Johnson (WP) 8-4; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Chen (WP) 8-2; Bennett (NK) def. White (WP) 8-0; Vickery (WP) def. Bell (NK) 8-5. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Billups Mixson (WP) 8-4; Petran/Lawton (NK) def. Johnson/Chen (WP) 8-2; Hallock/Meredith (NK) def. Carter/Smith (WP) 8-0.
New Kent alum Christian returns to states to coach Bryant University
A New Kent native is returning to coaching on the collegiate circuit after coaching overseas for the last two years. Jamion Christian, a 2000 graduate of New Kent High School, has been named as the new head coach of Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, following a Friday morning press conference. Christian has spent the last two years coaching Pallacanestro Trieste in the Italian Professional League. In his first year there, he led his team to the Lega Nazionale Pallanestro championship, resulting in the team’s promotion to the top Italian League. Prior to that tenure, Christian had spent time coaching…
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New Kent baseball remains hot, takes down Glen Allen in tournament finale
Behind a strong performance at the plate, New Kent’s Trojans showed that they are ready to take on stronger competition. Such was the case Tuesday afternoon during the finale of a three-game Spring Break showcase. New Kent crushed the Glen Allen Jaguars 12-2 in the final game of the Deep Run Tournament, finishing the series with a 2-1 record. New Kent’s batter frustrated Glen Allen starting pitcher Jake Bratton. The Trojans scored runs thanks to base hits from Michael Hetzel, Tyler Warren, and Jonathan Hochman. Already trailing 6-0, the Jaguars opted to bring in University of Virginia commit Daniel Nienaber…
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Lady Trojans take third in annual New Kent ‘Shoot the Gun and Run’ Invitational
New Kent’s Lady Trojans strung together an 88-point performance to finish in third at their home “Shoot the Gun and Run Invitational” held Saturday. New Kent’s Gabrielle Butler emerged as the solo event winner for the Lady Trojans, capturing the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.57. Butler was joined by teammates Madison Clements, Madison Johnson, and Ryan Griffith in the girls’ 4×400 meter relay, winning the gold with a time of 4:19.15. Other medal performances by the Lady Trojans second place finishes by Johnson in the 800-meter run (2:21.73), and bronze medal performances by Butler in the 200-meter dash…
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New Kent Lady Trojans’ offense stays hot, smashes Bruton in Bay Rivers District action
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ dominance on the diamond continues, especially on the offensive side of the plate. New Kent cruised to a 25-1 victory over the Bruton Lady Panthers in Friday afternoon’s Bay Rivers District contest. After New Kent pitcher Abbie Kegley struck out the side to begin the contest, the Lady Trojans’ carousel of runs commenced in the bottom of the frame. Mariah Leonard’s double brought home teammate Kenley Rowe to put New Kent on the board. From there, Kendall White’s base knock drove home two runs to up the home team’s advantage to 3-0. The advantage increased to…
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New Kent pushes nine runs across plate in first two innings, routs Bruton 11-1
New Kent’s Trojans jumped out the gate with four first inning runs as they defeated the visiting Bruton Trojans 11-1 in Friday afternoon baseball action. The Trojans got on the board early with Lane Boyette’s solo home run. After that, New Kent pushed across three more runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 4-0 lead. The runs continued in the bottom of the second, with Michael Hetzel’s RBI single pushing across runs five and six for the home team. Andrew Staskiel followed that up for the Trojans, with his base hit adding run number seven. Jonathan…
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Lady Trojans fall in home tennis contest to Hanover
New Kent’s Lady Trojans were defeated by the visiting Hanover Lady Hawks in Mar. 27 non-district tennis action. Hanover 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Watkinson (H) def. Vincent (NK) 8-4; Butler (H) def. Carpenter (NK) 8-1; Petran (NK) def. Jordan (H) 8-6; Falls (H) def. Proffitt (NK) 8-2; Hetzel (NK) def. Belote (H) 8-6; Betz (H) def. Meredith (NK) 8-2. Doubles: Watkinson/Butler (H) def. Vincent/Carpenter (NK) 8-0; Falls/Belote (H) def. Proffitt/Hallock (NK) 8-5; Macmillan/Watkinson (H) def. Hetzel/Pettit-Pokora (NK) 8-6.
Mechanicsville defeats New Kent in girls’ tennis matches
New Kent’s Lady Trojans fell at home in a non-district tennis matchup against the visiting Mechanicsville Lady Mustangs on March 25. Mechanicsville 8, New Kent 1 Singles: Mejia (M) def. Vincent (NK) 8-1; Barret (M) def. Lawton (NK) 8-2; Vermeer (M) def. Carpenter (NK) 8-1; Davis (M) def. Petran (NK) 8-3; Zugay (M) def. Proffitt (NK) 8-0; Hetzel (NK) def. Irving (M) 8-2. Doubles: Mejia/Barret (M) def.Hallock/Pettit-Pokora (NK) 8-0; Vermeer/Zugay (M) def. Meredith/Bennett (NK) 8-1; Irving/Dandridge (M) def. Jenkins/Layne (NK) 8-6.
New Kent battles Prince George to a 3-3 tie in boys’ soccer
A fierce back-and-forth battle resulted in a tie Monday night for New Kent High School’s boys’ soccer team. After two halves and two overtime periods, the Trojans settled for a 3-3 tie with the Prince George Royals in a contest where the hosts could have ultimately won. After ending the first half with a 1-1 tie, New Kent’s Grayson Yates sprinted by defenders to notch a goal within the opening minutes of the second half, resulting in the Trojans taking a 2-1 lead. However, an error by the Trojans with 22:50 remaining on the clock led to a penalty kick…
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Trojan tennis squeaks by Lancaster in home opener
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team defeated Lancaster in Mar. 21 non-district action. New Kent 5, Lancaster 4 Singles: Hernadaz (L) def. Davis (NK) 6-1, 6-4; L. Brent (L) def. Opett (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Hodges (NK) def. T. Brent (L) 6-4, 6-3; Holloway (NK) def. Mai (L) 6-0, 6-3; Fulmer (L) def. Yates (NK) 7-6 (7-1), 6-0; Sokolovic (NK) won via forfeit. Doubles: Hernadaz/L. Brent (L) def. Opett/Hodges (NK) 8-5; Holloway/Yates (NK) def. T. Brent/Mai 8-3; Sokolovic/Grove (NK) won via forfeit.
