White’s late goals lift New Kent to 3-1 triumph over Warhill

Taking advantage of a pair of late second half breakaway opportunities, Nae White put New Kent’s Lady Trojans ahead to stay and added breathing room to lift her team to a 3-1 soccer victory over Warhill’s invading Lions. White’s scores, coupled with a defense that stymied the Lions after the visitors took a 1-0 lead early in the first half, upped New Kent’s record to 4-7. More importantly, however, Monday night’s outcome placed the hosts at 3-1 in conference play. “This is a big win for the girls since it puts us in a good position within the division,” said…
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Success at the gym

New Kent shut out in boys’ tennis

New Kent’s Trojans could not break through against Poquoson’s visiting Islanders, dropping a 9-0 decision in Thursday tennis play. Singles: Nguyen d. Sorensen 2-0; Weiss d. Estis 2-0; Terry d. Gilbert 2-0; Doggett d. Housden 2-0; Heldreth d. Beach 2-0; Dunn d. White 2-0. Doubles: Weiss/Terry d. Estis/Sorensen 8-2; Nguyen/Doggett d. Benfield/Housden 8-0; Heldreth/Dunn d. White/Beach 8-2.

New Kent eases past Warhill 8-1 in tennis

New Kent’s Trojan tennis team won all but one singles contest on the way to topping host Warhill 8-1 in Wednesday tennis action. Singles: Gravel (W) d. Micheal Sorensen 2-0; Tate Estes (NK) d. Mu 2-0; Joshua Gilbert (NK) d. Wright 2-0; Ben Housden (NK) d. Pozdniakov 1-1 (10-6); Jackson Walker (NK) d. Brown 2-0; Jaden Dean (NK) d. Martinez 2-0. Doubles: Estis/Sorensen d. Wright/Martinez 8-1; Jay Benfield/Walker d. Mu/Podzniakov 8-2; Aaron White/Cole Beach d. Brown/Williams 8-6. Other recent matches: Colonial Heights 9 New Kent 0 Singles: Cox d. Sorensen 2-0; Qazi d. Estes 2-0; Schofield d. Gilbert 2-0; Bennett…
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New Kent bats go the extra base route to subdue York 10-2

New Kent’s Trojans spotted York’s visiting Falcons a one-run lead in the first inning of Friday’s baseball matchup. It didn’t last long. Trojan batters declared open season on Falcon pitching the rest of the way, starting with a three-run surge on a pair of doubles in the bottom of the first. From there, the hosts cruised to a 10-2 victory, raising their season mark above the .500 level to 6-5. “After they scored one, it was good to come right back and get three in the bottom of the first and then get another two in the second,” Trojan coach…
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Disastrous seventh inning foils New Kent bid for third straight win

Through six innings of play, New Kent’s softball game with York’s visiting Falcons remained an affair either team could win. New Kent scored first, York rallied to go in front, and a tie occurred before the Falcons edged back on top. But then came the seventh and final frame. And that’s when the roof fell in on the hosts. York pushed across eight runs in the last inning on the way to a 13-3 triumph. The outcome ended the Lady Trojans’ modest two-game win streak and dropped the team to 3-9. “York is one of the top tier teams, but…
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New Kent falls 6-1 to Grafton in storm-shortened soccer clash

For the second straight evening, weather has shortened a New Kent home soccer match. Thursday night, the girls’ encounter with Northampton ended five minutes into the second half due to an approaching thunderstorm. Tonight (Friday) with the boys’ team entertaining Grafton, that scenario repeated almost to the second. When stoppage came the night before, the Lady Trojans held a 3-0 advantage. Tonight though, the Trojans faced a 6-1 deficit. Both contests go into the record books as complete games. Grafton took the lead for good in the opening moments. Then over a nine-minute span beginning at the 27-minute mark, the…
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Lady Trojans post 3-0 shutout in weather-shortened soccer contest

New Kent’s Lady Trojans dominated Northampton’s visiting Yellow Jackets, building a 3-0 halftime advantage and making that margin stand up in a weather-shortened Thursday night soccer contest. Approaching thunderstorms halted play five minutes into the second half, but the result stands as an official contest. The Lady Trojans improved to 3-5. “The girls did what they had to do,” said winning coach Steve Grech. “We got in some good practices this week, and it’s good to get the first game coming off spring break. Unfortunately, the weather stopped the game, but I’m happy we won.” New Kent held a 13-0…
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New Kent bats back Metheny pitching in 8-1 drubbing of Poquoson

New Kent bats pounded out five hits during a five-run second inning that placed the host Trojans well on their way to an 8-1 baseball conquest of Poquoson’s Islanders. Trojan pitcher Mitchell Metheny, meanwhile, shackled the Islanders on just four hits in going the distance. He fanned nine while allowing a single walk as the hosts evened their record at 5-5. “He pitched a very good game,” said his coach, Michael Kuper. “He also hit a two-run double off the top of the wall in that big second inning, so he had a very good game overall.” Islander starting pitcher…
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Lady Trojans notch second straight win in walk-off fashion

A throwing error on Taylor Goode’s sacrifice bunt attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning enabled Taylor Yates to score from first, lifting New Kent’s Lady Trojans to a 4-3 come-from-behind softball victory over Poquoson’s visiting Islanders. New Kent overcame a 2-0 deficit with a three-run fifth inning in Thursday’s contest. Poquoson forged a 3-3 deadlock in the sixth, but left the bases loaded in the seventh to leave the door open for the hosts in the bottom of the frame. Yates worked to a 3-2 count before drawing a lead-off walk. Goode bunted toward third to move Yates…
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