Fitzgerald named Arthur Ashe sports scholar

Devonte Fitzgerald, a sophomore wrestler at Central Christian College from New Kent, was named as an Arthure Ashe Jr. sports scholar. The award, which is honored periodically to promote higher education for people of color in America, is presented to honor undergraduate students who excelled in the classroom and the athletic field. The student must accumulate a grade-point average of 3.2 or better and demonstrate a commitment to community service and leadership. Fitzgerald is one of 10 athletes in the nation to receive this award and will graduate with an Associate Degree on May 5. He will continue at Central…
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Christian leaves college alma mater to become head coach at Siena College

After leading his college alma mater Mount St. Mary’s to two Northeast Conference tournament championships and one Northeast Conference regular season title, New Kent native Jamion Christian accepted a position to become the new men’s head basketball coach of Siena College in Albany. The announcement came Wednesday (May 2) afternoon, with a formal press conference held at 4 p.m. At Mount St. Mary’s, Christian compiled an overall record of 101-95 and a 67-39 conference record. This past year, the New Kent native led the Mountaineers to a 18-14 record, finishing second in the conference. Christian is looking to around a…
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New Kent boys’ tennis beat Warhill

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team put together a strong showing, defeating Warhill 7-2 in Tuesday afternoon action. Singles: Tate Estis (NK) def. Alex Lewis (W) 6-1, 6-4; Riley Baker (NK) def. Jailen Brown (W) 6-1, 6-1; Jackson Walker (NK) def. Jack Wright (W) 6-2, 6-1; Dan Caswalowski (W) def. Leighton Fessman (NK) 7-5, 2-6, (22-20); Jay Benfield (NK) def. Jordan Lee (W) 6-4, 6-4; Adam Gray (NK) def. Ben Dufore (W) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Baker/Estis (NK) def. Lewis/Brown (W) 8-4; Wright/Buhong Mu (W) def. Jackson/Isaiah Johnson (NK) 8-2; Avery Bell/Gray (NK) def. Ben Williams/Malix Dunbar (W) 8-6.

After squandering big lead, New Kent rebounds to upset Jamestown

Just like the weather, the homestanding New Kent Trojans scorched the visiting Jamestown Eagles for seven early runs. However, a great comeback orchestrated by Jamestown made for extra drama in Tuesday afternoon’s affair. The Trojans came up clutch after a seventh inning pitching change, holding on for a 13-12 victory to upset the Eagles. New Kent pounded Eagles starting pitcher Spencer Pietruszynski early on. Leading 1-0, Nate Kagey’s base hit drove home Trojan baserunner Riggs Ellis. A blast into right field by teammate Chris Wade pushed Jacob Stout and Nick Sorensen across the plate to provide a 4-0 lead for…
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New Kent softball returns to win column with shutout of Jamestown

New Kent’s Lady Trojans have dominated their competition all year, with Tabb accounting for their only two losses. That control continued Tuesday afternoon against an overmatched Jamestown Lady Eagles. The hosting Lady Trojans cruised to a 10-0 victory over Jamestown to improved to 12-2 on the year. New Kent led 1-0 when scoring began erupting in the bottom of the second. Amya Evans hit drove teammates Brylea Ricks and Kerstin Snyder across the plate. In the third frame, triples by Ricks and Grace Ellis helped to power a six-run inning. The game ended via the mercy rule in the top…
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New Kent boys’ tennis split contests

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team split a pair of contests from Apr. 27-30. The team defeated Rappahannock but fell to Smithfield. New Kent 7, Rappahannock 2 Singles: Caleb Donovan (R) def. Tate Estis (NK) 8-3; Riley Baker (NK) def. Hunter Gutmann (R) 8-3; Jackson Walker (NK) def. Ian Lewis (R) 8-6; Leighton Fessman (NK) def. Ben Hall (R) 8-1; Adam Gray (NK) def. Cole Hall (R) 8-3; Jack Richards (NK) def. Devin Donovan (R) 9-7. Doubles: Donovan/Gutmann (R) def. Baker/Estis (NK) 9-7; Fessman/Gray (NK) def. Lewis/Hall (R) 8-4; Walker/Baylor Wayman (NK) def. Devin Donvoan/Oscar Cabral (R) 8-1. Smithfield 5, New…
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First pitch

Gubler’s four scores propel Lafayette to win over New Kent

New Kent entered Monday night’s contest in attempting to even their record on the season against the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams. However, the Lady Trojans found out that Lafayette’s Taylor Gubler had other plans. Gubler scored four goals against the homestanding Lady Trojans as the visitors eased into a 7-1 victory. Lafayette put Lady Trojan goalkeeper Caroline Jones to work early, forcing her to save five goals within the first six minutes. But the constant attacks by the guests wore the goalkeeper down, as Gubler’s placement into the upper part of the net added goal number two for Lafayette. New…
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First in final tournament of season

Charles City survives King & Queen comeback to sweep season series

Charles City’s soccer team entered Monday evening’s home contest looking to sweep King & Queen Tigers this season. After jumping out to a big lead early in the match, the Panthers withstood a late rally and used an expiring clock to come out victors. Powered by Steven Trull’s hat trick and two additional goals from teammate DeAndre Gardner, Charles City sealed an 8-6 victory in the Tidewater District contest. The hosts orchestrated an early attacking force in the match, with Trull notching his first goal less than five minutes into the contest. Three minutes later, teammate Bryan Carpio found the…
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