News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | October 23, 2026
Sports
New Kent blanks Southampton, advances to Conference 25 tournament second round
New Kent’s Trojans shut out visiting Southampton 6-0 in Monday’s opening round of the Conference 25 boys tennis tournament. The Trojans travel to take on Colonial Heights in Thursday’s second round. Singles: Ashford (NK) d. Durant (SH) 6-1, 6-2; Frizzell (NK) d. Warren (SH) 6-0, 6-2; Squares (NK) d. R.Warren (SH) 6-4, 6-4; Simmons (NK) d. Lynch (SH) 6-3, 6-3; Sorenson (NK) d. Rooks (SH) 6-0, 6-0; Estis (NK) d. Suiter (SH) 6-0, 6-0.
New Kent falls two points short of Lafayette in Bay Rivers track meet
Lafayette scored 97 points to edge host New Kent’s 95 in the third of a series of track meets featuring all 10 Bay Rivers District schools. The host Trojans were led by first place finishes from R.J. Morris in triple jump (41-5), Joe Dixon in shot (43-9.5), and Yuri Frazier at 800 meters (2:11.46) during Wednesday’s meet. The Lady Trojans, meanwhile, totaled 42 points to place sixth overall. Courtney Pickett cleared 8 feet in pole vault to win the event and post New Kent’s lone first place finish. Team scores and other New Kent results Boys: Lafayette 97, New Kent…
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Warhill tops New Kent in rain-shortened boys tennis
Warhill topped New Kent 5-0 in a Wednesday boys tennis match that was shortened by an approaching storm. Singles: Cummins (W) d. Ashford (NK) 6-0, 6-2; Pauls (W) d. Edmonds (NK) 6-1, 6-4; Gravel (W) d. Frizzell (NK) 6-2,-6-1; Hrncir (W) d. Squares (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Charter (W) d. Sorenson (NK) 6-2, 7-5. The number six singles match was halted due to the storm. Bad weather also forced cancellation of doubles matches.
NKPR hosts local central Virginia track meet
New Kent Parks and Recreation hosted a CVA local track and field event on Apr. 29 at New Kent High School Participants ranging from ages 9-14 took part in the event, with the top two athletes in each division/event advancing to the Central Virginia Track & Field Event on June 4 at Caroline High School Results (Advancements only) Girls: Softball throw (11-12) 1. Carly Turner 74’0”, 2. Kendall Hicks 40’5”. Softball throw (13-14) Jenna Kirkland 134’0”. Standing long jump (9-10) 1. Lauren Walker 5’3”, 2. Mia Jones 4’0”. Standing long jump (11-12) 1. Carly Turner 5’6”. Standing long jump (13-14)…
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Colonial Heights shuts out New Kent
Colonial Heights’ visiting Colonials swept singles competition to post a 6-0 win over New Kent’s Trojans in boys tennis Monday afternoon. Doubles matches were cancelled due to an approaching thunderstorm. Singles: Cox(CH) d. Ashford (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Gingrich (CH) d. Edmonds (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Scofield (CH) d. Frizzell (NK) 6-3,-6-4; Patel (CH) d. Squares (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Rosser (CH) d. Estis (NK) 6-4, 6-0; Kim (CH) d. Sharpe 6-1,6-0.
Smithfield tops New Kent 6-3 in boys tennis
New Kent won two of three doubles matches but only one singles contest as the host Trojans fell 6-3 to Smithfield’s Packers in Wednesday afternoon tennis. Singles: Baylor (S) d. Ashford 6-0, 6-1; Espenshade (S) d. Edmonds 6-4, 6-3; Barlow (S) d. Frizzell 6-4, 6-4; Lewis (S) d. Squares 6-1, 6-3; Sorenson (NK) d. Robinson 6-1, 6-1; Bateman (S) d. Estis 6-4, 7-5. Doubles: Ashford-Edmonds (NK) d. Baylor-Espenshade 8-8 (9-8); Barlow-Lewis (S) d. Frizzell-Squares 8-3; Simmons-Sorenson (NK) d. Bateman-Jenkins 8-2.
Wolverines carve up Panthers in 8-0 soccer contest
In a battle of first year soccer programs, Charles City’s Panthers hosted visiting Carver Academy’s Wolverines. And with both teams being co-ed and scratching the surface at competitiveness at the high school level, on paper it seemed to be an even matchup. But matches aren’t played on paper. Behind six goals from freshman Santos Romero Vasquez and two additional ones from classmate Hever Lopez-Milian, the visiting Wolverines disposed of the host Panthers 8-0 en route to a slaughter rule victory on Apr. 27. After fifteen minutes of scoreless action, Vasquez found the back of the net at the 16-minute mark….
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Lady Trojans withstand Grafton comeback for 3-2 soccer victory
After dominating play in a scoreless first half of Tuesday’s soccer clash with Grafton’s Clippers, New Kent’s host Lady Trojans punched in a trio of unanswered second half goals. And they would need every one of them. The Lady Trojans weathered a second half, one-hour thunderstorm delay along with a late Grafton comeback to capture a 3-2 victory, raising their season record to 5-4. Lady Trojan coach Irene Bierie breathed a huge sigh of relief as time ran out in the second half. “At least it turned out like we wanted it,” she said. With her team leading 3-0 midway…
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Jamestown’s four goals in 10 minutes spoil New Kent upset bid
Over a 10-minute span — the final six minutes of the first half and initial four of the second — Jamestown’s Eagles took five shots on goal, scoring on four. That was more than enough for the visitors to turn back a determined New Kent Lady Trojan team by a 5-0 count. “[Jamestown] went 35 minutes without scoring, and that was huge for us,” Lady Trojan coach Irene Bierie said after Monday night’s soccer battle. “We really stepped up our play, but our focus is tomorrow night when we take on Grafton,” she said. “We’re not a second half team,…
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Aggressive Pointers overwhelm Charles City’s defense in 10-0 soccer shutout
Charles City’s Co-Ed soccer team struggled against a high-powered offense in West Point’s visiting Pointers Monday afternoon. Charles City played evenly with the guests for the first ten minutes of the game, but the Pointers scored three goals in four minutes before finishing the first half with a 7-0 lead. West Point added three more in the second half to cruise to a 10-0 victory over the Panthers. The Panthers struggled against the offensive minded Pointers, who kept the ball on the hosts side of the field a majority of the contest. For the game, Charles City only had two…
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