New Kent’s Kowal captures pole vault title at state indoor track championships

New Kent’s Griffin Kowal cleared 14 feet, 3 inches to easily win the pole vault competition at the 3A state indoor track meet held Feb. 26-27 at Liberty University in Lynchburg. Kowal entered as the top seed in the event, having cleared 14-6 during the regular season. He finished well ahead of Broadway’s Jonathan Miller, who came in second at 12-6, and came close to the 14-5.5 meet record. New Kent’s Andrew Carlin, meanwhile, placed in two events, taking sixth in the 3200 meters (9:57.07) and seventh in the 1600 (4:31.63). The Trojans scored 15 points to place 13th in…
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Spring 2015-16 high school varsity sports schedules

All home contests listed in bold print; times and dates are subject to change. Charles City High School Baseball and Softball (All games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted) Mar. 14- George Wythe Mar. 17- Armstrong Mar. 18- Peninsula Catholic (baseball only) Mar. 19- Northumberland (Softball doubleheader- 12 p.m.) Mar. 23- Washington & Lee (softball only) Apr. 4- Colonial Beach (5 p.m.) Apr. 6- Lunenburg (baseball) Peninsula Catholic (softball) Apr. 8- George Wythe Apr. 11- Lunenburg (baseball) Washington & Lee (softball) Apr. 14- King & Queen (5 p.m.) Apr. 19- Middlesex Apr. 21- Mathews (5 p.m.) Apr. 22- Franklin Apr. 26-…
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Four New Kent players earn All-Conference hoops honors

A trio of New Kent Trojan basketball players and one Lady Trojan have landed on respective All-Conference basketball teams. Trojan leading scorer Kyle Claytor, a junior, has been named to the All-Colonial Rivers Conference 25 first team while teammates Amari Brown (sophomore) and Justin Cox (senior) were chosen for the second team. Junior Jared Lugg and freshman C.J. Reeders received honorable mention. Sophomore Brynne Jones, meanwhile, was chosen for the girls All-Colonial Rivers Conference 25 second team. Teammate Kelsey Yates received honorable mention.

New Kent’s Darber wins state weight class; Trojans place ninth overall in 3A wrestling

New Kent’s Caden Darber won his weight division while teammate Cade Sanders placed second in his classification at the 3A state wrestling championships held Feb. 19-20 in Salem. The Trojans scored 49 points to finish ninth overall. Darber (46-5) opened competition in the 132-pound division with a 10-0 major decision over Staunton River’s Nathan Kearnes. In the semifinals, he posted a narrow 3-1 decision over Cave Spring’s Josh McCray before easing past Christianburg’s Josh Linkous 9-3 for the title. Sanders (45-3) entered as defending state champ at 160 pounds. He won major decisions in both the quarterfinals and semifinals, first…
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Jones wins one state event, takes second in another to lead New Kent to 8th place finish in 3A swimming

Julianna Jones captured first in one individual event and second in another to lead New Kent’s girls swimming team to an eighth place finish in the 3A state meet held Feb. 19 at the SwimRVA/Collegiate School Aquatics Center in Richmond. Jones won the 100-yard freestyle in 52.35, edging Cave Spring’s Paige Assaid, the top seed from earlier preliminaries, who finished in 52.88. Jones was seeded third heading into the final, but was ranked first coming into the event following regional competition. Jones took second in the 200-yard freestyle, an event she won a year ago. This time out, she was…
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Christian tabbed interim head coach of Oklahoma City Blue

Jarrell Christian, a native of Quinton and 2004 graduate of New Kent High School, has been elevated to interim head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue in the National Basketball Developmental League (NBDL). Christian, who is in his second year with the organization, had served as an assistant coach with the Blue, a subsidiary of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Oklahoma City Thunder. Christian was tabbed as the interim head coach after former head coach Mark Daigneault was promoted to serve as an assistant coach for the Thunder to fill a vacated role left by Maurice Cheeks who is recovering…
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Poquoson upsets New Kent in tourney quarterfinal, ending Trojans’ season

One week ago, New Kent’s host Trojans piled up 83 points on Poquoson’s Islanders, effectively blowing the visitors away by a 26-point margin. Tuesday night in the same gym with the same Islanders in town, the visitors managed a measure of revenge. In a game that went down to the wire, sixth-seeded Poquoson upset third-seeded New Kent 67-64 in the quarterfinal round of the 3A Conference 25 basketball tournament, closing the Trojans’ season on a dismal note. New Kent finished at 9-14. “You’ve got to take the good with the bad,” said a disappointed Ronnie Cox, the Trojans’ head coach….
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Hot shooting Rams pull away for win over New Kent

Shooting at a 61 percent clip from the floor in the first half, Lafayette’s Rams built a 20-point lead on New Kent’s host Trojans. After the break, the hosts managed to cut the deficit in half but no closer as the Rams held on for an 82-63 win. Thursday’s Senior Night contest closed out the regular season for the Trojans, who are 9-13 entering post-season play in next week’s 3A Conference 25 tournament. New Kent is seeded third, earning a quarterfinal home match with Poquoson next Tuesday at 6 p.m. If the Trojans win Tuesday, they advance to play in…
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New mascot debuts for New Kent High School

Even without leading scorer, Lady Panthers cruise over King & Queen

With Lady Panther leading scorer Santaesha Hickman missing the game in what’s being described as a personnel matter, Charles City head coach VaShaun Otey looked to other players in hopes to find some offensive firepower. He didn’t have to look too far. Senior Kiandra Randall scored the first nine points of the contest for the hosts while teammates Veondra Brown and Jaelah Wyatt tossed in nine for the contest as Charles City defeated King & Queen’s Lady Tigers 40-27 in the Feb. 10 home finale. Randall’s antics started early, draining a three-pointer from the far corner. After Lady Tiger guard…
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