News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | February 8, 2026
Sports
New Kent topples Atlee in dual wrestling meet
New Kent’s defeated the Atlee Raiders 54-26 during a Jan. 7 dual meet. Tristan Carter pinned Billy Dickerson to open up the scoring for the Trojans. Blake Gregory earned a pinfall victory over Atlee’s T.J. Puryear in the 150-pound division. Atlee received their first win as Noah Hetrick pinned Callen Carter. The Raiders earned a second victory with Scott Tompkins victory over Luke Adamson. The Trojans rebounded as Quinn Morrison pinned Simon Ward, Chase Wiles earned a pinfall over Tyler Olden in the 185-pound matchup, and Bennett Adamson defeated Beau Mudd. Brian Pascale captured a victory for New Kent over…
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In game of runs, New Kent outlasts Warhill in Bay Rivers District battle
In a game of runs that defined Tuesday night’s battle between New Kent’s Lady Trojans and the visiting Warhill Lady Lions, it would be stops down the stretch that elevated the hosting Lady Trojans to a win. New Kent outlasted Warhill 46-41 in the Tuesday night Bay Rivers District affair, continuing the home team’s strong campaign season. In the early going, New Kent’s offense jumped out to a 16-4 advantage to startle the Lady Lions. Warhill rebounded at the beginning of the second quarter, using a 9-0 run to close the gap to three (16-13). But the hosts were able…
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Strong first half by New Kent enough to outlast Atlee 37-27
Despite a sluggish start coming off the holiday break, New Kent’s Lady Trojans continue to increase their tab in the win column. New Kent emerged with a 37-27 victory over the visiting Atlee Lady Raiders in Monday night’s non-district affair. Early on, it looked like the Lady Trojans would run away with the contest as they jumped out to a 10-0 lead. The first quarter shutout was thwarted after Atlee’s Vasiliki Sotos drained a three, but when the horn sounded, New Kent carried a 14-3 lead into the next quarter. In the second quarter, Anna Hetzel dropped two three-pointers to…
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Charles City’s rebuild continues, falls to Surry County 90-35
Losing their top five scorers from the previous season, Charles City’s Panthers entered the 2025-26 season in a rebuild phase. But their demeanor of play during a Friday evening contest against the visiting Surry County Cougars provided enough evidence that the season and pride the team once had needed to be found sooner rather than later. Charles City surrendered the first 17 points of the game as the visiting Cougars cruised to a 90-35 victory over the Panthers. In the first quarter, the hosts had trouble stopping baskets from Surry’s Cayden Drew and Royal Hunt. Pressure defense from the visitors…
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Leggett leads New Kent’s swim team at Hanover Hawks invitational
New Kent boys’ swim team amassed 54 points to finish 24th at the Hanover Hawks Invitational held at SwimRVA on Dec. 20. New Kent’s Finnegan Leggett finished second in the 100 yard freestyle (46.78) and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (21.65), accumulating all the points for the Trojans. New Kent Lady Trojans’ swim team did not score at the event. Western Albermarle’s boys’ and girls’ teams swept the meets, respectively. Other results (NK only): Boys: 200 yard medley relay- 32. NK Relay A (Silsby, Hall, Leggett, Konings) 2:00.32, 35.NK Relay B (Jones, Moore, Purgason, Goodman) 2:12.93. 50 yard freestyle-…
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Glen Allen squeaks by New Kent in gymnastics’ dual meet
Glen Allen’s Lady Jaguars squeaked by New Kent’s Lady Trojans during a Dec. 17 dual meet. Glen Allen emerged victorious 137.6-136.2 over New Kent, dropping the Lady Trojans to 0-3 on the year. Ryan Griffith was selected as the best all-around athlete, accumulating 35.8 points. Teammate Julia Kline finished as runner-up, scoring 34.2 points. Griffith earned victories in the floor exercise (9.6) and vault (9.5) and placed second on the uneven bars (8.9). Kline and teammate Dylan Moore finished tied for second in the floor exercise (9.2), while Kline also finished in a four-way tie for second on the balance…
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Lady Trojans rebound from loss with 47-40 triumph over Bruton
After suffering their first setback on the road, New Kent’s Lady Trojans looked to rectify the loss by hosting Bay Rivers District rival Bruton. For the hosts, holding onto a big lead and fighting off a last-minute surge by the Lady Panthers proved to be crucial. New Kent captured a 47-40 victory over Bruton on Dec. 19 to head into the holiday break with a 5-1 record. From the onset, it looked like Lady Trojans would coast to victory. New Kent jumped out to an 18-7 lead to end the first quarter thanks to a team effort. In the second…
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Albermarle surges late to end New Kent’s winning streak at five
Trailing most of the game, New Kent’s Trojans fought back to tie the visiting Albermarle Patriots in the fourth quarter. But a late surge by the visitors proved to be too much for the Trojans, sending them to their first defeat on the season. Albermarle escaped with an 86-78 victory during the Dec. 18 non-district affair to knock New Kent from the ranks of the undefeated. New Kent remained competitive in the first half. Trailing by four (31-27) in the second quarter, Albermarle used a push to stretch their advantage to eight (43-35) by the halftime intermission. The lead hit…
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New Kent’s defense stymies York in Bay Rivers rout
New Kent’s Lady Trojans used a huge game-opening run to continue their winning streak. The Lady Trojans upended the visiting York Lady Falcons 49-18 in the Dec. 15 Bay Rivers District matchup. New Kent started the game on a 13-1 run. The duo of Anna Hetzel and Vyktorya Otey combined for 16 points in the first quarter, allowing the hosts to take the lead. The story of the game was defense of the Lady Trojans. In the first quarter, the hosts buckled down on York, only allowing five points. That defense got even stiffer in the second quarter, as New…
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Colonial Downs announces historic 48-day racing season
Colonial Downs will shift to a 48-day live thoroughbred racing season for the 2026 race season, the most at the racetrack in the facility’s 30-year history. Live racing will kick off with the Virginia Derby on Mar. 12-14, which serves as an automatic qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. The traditional race season will begin on Thursday, June 25 with race days being Thursdays through Sundays. The season will end on Monday, Sept. 7, on Labor Day.
