New Kent celebrates successful senior night with shutout of Lakeland

Braving the cooler air and taking on the visiting Lakeland Lady Cavaliers, the Oct. 23 Senior Night contest looked to be one for the New Kent Lady Trojans to remember. And they received some key performances to make it one of celebration. Behind a shutout performance by goalie Claire Richards and a pair of goals, New Kent defeated Lakeland 2-0 to capture the victory and conclude their regular season slate. In the first quarter, Lakeland attempted to pressure New Kent, resulting in the visitors notching several penalty corners. However, the Lady Trojan defense would not be denied, as they cleared…
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Mathews outlasts Charles City to put damper on Senior Night

Charles City’s Lady Panthers entered Tuesday night’s contest looking to improve their team record in wins against a Mathews Blue Devils team that they’ve battled with near evenly over the past few years. But on this occasion, the hosts couldn’t string together the plays when they needed them. Charles City fell 12-25, 18-25, 15-25 in the Senior Night contest, concluding the home slate for the hosts. After a rough first set, Charles City played evenly with the visitors in the next frame. Lady Panther Endya Johnson aced three consecutive serves, tying the game at seven apiece. After Aalaya King’s for…
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Lafayette uses last first half flurry to topple New Kent

New Kent’s Lady Trojans looked to continue their winning ways as they hosted the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams Monday night. Unfortunately for the hosts, the effort by Lafayette on the pitch proved to be too much. Lafayette defeated New Kent 4-2 in the Bay Rivers District contest, setting up the Lady Trojans in a position where a win will help their postseason aspects. The visitors came out and scored early in the first quarter, jumping out to a 1-0 lead. New Kent’s defense stepped up, eventually resulting in their offense becoming more successful. It would be at the 7:02 mark…
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‘Hole-in-One’ at Royal New Kent

New Kent snaps four-game losing skid with shutout of Deep Run

Entering Friday night’s contest with four straight losses, New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ field hockey team had to battle to snap their losing skid. And it would take a goal in the early fourth quarter that made the difference. A score by New Kent senior Regan Smith proved to be the difference maker as the Lady Trojans defeated the visiting Deep Run Lady Wildcats 1-0 in the non-district contest. After three scoreless quarters, the tide started to change in favor of the hosts in the late third and early fourth. With New Kent goalie Claire Richards making great saves throughout the…
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New Kent turns on offensive fire power in decimating Bruton 54-7

It took a while for the New Kent Trojans to get going during the Oct. 16 home football contest against the visiting Bruton Panthers. But once they did, the momentum never stopped. After only leading by one point midway through the second quarter, the Trojans strung together 47 consecutive points to put away the visiting Panthers 54-7 in the Bay Rivers District contest. On the opening drive, New Kent had little trouble finding the end zone as Sherman Wynn’s plunge from three yards out provided a 7-0 lead. Bruton’s defense stifled New Kent on the next possession, as Khalon Murrell’s…
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Two New Kent High athletes participate in state golf championships

Two New Kent High School athletes participated in the Class 3A State Golf Championships held on Oct. 13 at Heritage Oaks Golf Course. Bryce Hochman shot a 12-over par (82) to finish in a tie for 24th in the competition. Teammate Rylan Opett finished in a tie for 27th with a 13-over par (83). Kennedy MacCleery of Western Albermarle won the individual competition with a score of -4 (66). Western Albermarle also won the team championship by shooting a combine 12-over par (292).

Lady Trojans return to winning ways with sweep of Tabb Tigers

After a rough couple of weeks, New Kent’s Lady Trojans finally righted the ship on the volleyball court to return to their winning ways. New Kent defeated the visiting Tabb Lady Tigers 25-21, 25-20, 25-13 in the Oct. 9 Bay Rivers District matchup. During the first two sets, New Kent and Tabb battled back-and-forth, with the Lady Trojans taking advantage due to better serving and fewer errors. In set three, New Kent showed their return to prominence. Trailing 9-8, New Kent began orchestrating a strong run. Behind Leah Rounds 13 kills and Carly Sachs 10 kills, a 17-4 run was…
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Charles City’s miscues, penalties part of plague-filled loss to John Marshall

Friday night’s football contest for Charles City’s Panthers visiting the John Marshall Justices posed an opportunity for the Panthers to steer their program in the right direction. But unfortunately for Charles City, a combination of penalties, miscues, and an implosion turned what was once a chance to right a ship into a marred night of chaos. Plagued by 15 penalties, three turnovers, and the inability to capitalize off field position, Charles City fell to John Marshall 30-0 at Hovey Field on the campus of Virginia Union University. It didn’t take long for the Justices to find the scoreboard. After a…
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Charles City flounders as King & Queen sweeps volleyball match

Charles City’s Lady Panthers’ volleyball team came into the season with expectations of improvement. And while they have gotten better on the court, the results on the scoreboard along with being in situations that they haven’t experienced in the past has taught lessons that no practice could simulate. Charles City fell 16-25, 19-25, 23-25 to the visiting King & Queen Lady Tigers Monday night, resulting in the home team’s fifth consecutive loss. In the opening set, Charles City and King & Queen played on even terms, with the Lady Panthers slowly creating a lead at 15-12. But the visiting Lady…
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