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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Charles City girls, boys finish in middle of pack at 10-team home meet

Charles City’s Robert Dobson won the boys’ 200-meter dash and helped the 4×100 meter relay team conquer that event as the Panthers finished fifth at an Apr. 26 home meet against nine other schools. Dobson ran a career best 23.38 to win the 200-meter dash. Along with teammates Cameron Vaden, Steven Williams Jr., and Jordan Cotman, the quartet put together a season best 44.48 in the 4×100 meter relay. Dobson and Cotman both ran an automatic regional qualifying time in the 200-meter dash. Charles City scored 50 points, finishing behind meet winner Middlesex (135.5), King William (117), Lancaster (96), and…
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Lady Trojans fail to register score against Grafton, fall 2-0 in soccer clash

In most sports, especially in soccer, a team can play the best possible end and still wind up on the losing side of the contest. That was the case with New Kent’s Lady Trojans in an Apr. 26 contest against the invading Grafton Lady Clippers. Despite superb goal-tending by New Kent’s Caroline Jones, a failure to register any reasonable shots on goal resulted in the hosts 2-0 downfall to Grafton. The visitors’ defense kept the Lady Trojans out of striking distance for most of the night. And when New Kent did get a shot on the goal, Grafton goalkeeper Whitney…
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York defeats New Kent in boys’ tennis action

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team struggled on Apr. 26, falling to Bay Rivers District rival York 8-1 in the home contest. Singles: Robert Novak (Y) def. Tate Estis (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Aryan Prabhudesai (Y) def. Riley Baker (NK) 6-0, 6-6 (5-7), (10-8); Alex Arnette (Y) def. Jackson Walker (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Nathan Valerie (Y) def. Leighton Fessman (NK) 6-3, 6-1; Cameron Wainwright (Y) def. Jay Benfield (NK) 6-0, 6-3; Adam Gray (NK) def. Isaac Park (Y) 7-5, 6-2. Doubles: Patel/Arnette (Y) def. Estis/Baker (NK) 8-2; Prabhudesai/Novak (Y) def. Fessman/Gray (NK) 8-4; Kareem Martin/Valerio (Y) def. Walker/Benfield (NK) 8-0.

Trojan tennis falls to Colonial Heights

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team fell 8-1 to Colonial Heights during a Monday afternoon matchup. Singles: Yusef Qazi (CH) def. Tate Estis (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Daniel Scofield (CH) def. Riley Baker (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Pritesh Singh (CH) def. Jackson Walker (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Ben Burchard (CH) def. Leighton Fessman (NK) 7-5, 6-2; Chase Bennett (CH) def. Jay Benfield (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Adam Gray (NK) def. Brandon Dong (CH) 6-2, 3-6 (10-5). Doubles: Qazi/Scofield (CH) def. Estis/Baker (NK) 8-1; Burchard/Singh (CH) def. Gray/Fessman (NK) 8-3; Bennett/Dong (CH) def. Walker/Benfield (NK) 8-2.

New Kent boys’ soccer drop sixth consecutive contest

After five consecutive losses, New Kent’s boys’ soccer team looked to return to the win column in Monday night’s matchup against the invading Jamestown Eagles. Unfortunately, the Eagles flew into New Kent and dominated the hosts 7-0. Jamestown maintained the advantage from the start, not allowing the Trojans to gain momentum. Eagle forward A.J. Stewart rolled past Trojan defenders Adam Caldwell and Alan Walker to convert the first goal of the 22 minutes in. New Kent’s defense stepped up, playing stellar defense for the next 16 minutes, but a questionable foul provided Jamestown’s Michael Meese a penalty kick. Meese converted…
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In battle of undefeated teams, New Kent comes up short against Tabb

New Kent’s Lady Trojans and Tabb’s Lady Tigers entered into Friday afternoon’s contest with identical undefeated records of 10-0. But some hot swinging bats by the visitors combined by a few mistakes by the hosts resulted in the Lady Trojans dropping their first game on the year. Tabb took round one of the Bay Rivers clash, winning 11-4 over New Kent. The rematch is scheduled for Apr. 26 at Tabb. New Kent scored first, as Kerstin Snyder’s RBI double drove Amya Evans across the plate in the bottom of the second inning, providing a 1-0 lead for the hosts. The…
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Wiggins tosses no-hitter as New Kent defeats Tabb 3-0

New Kent’s Trojans had reason to celebrate as pitcher Aaron Wiggins posted a no-hitter Friday against the Tabb Tigers. The offense assisted the pitcher’s effort, pushing across three runs for the 3-0 victory. The story of the day belonged to Wiggins who commanded the pitcher’s mound. The pitcher orchestrated double digit strikeouts. Meanwhile, New Kent’s offense scored two runs in the third and added one more in the sixth inning to accompany the no-hitter. After the game, a jubilant Trojan head coach Michael Kuper talked about Wiggins’ command on the mound. “He played well today,” said the head coach. “I…
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