News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | September 14, 2025
Sports
Two NKMS students participate in national AAU field hockey tournament
Two New Kent Middle School students recently participated in the USA Field Hockey U14 National Club Championship tournament in Virginia Beach. Rising eighth graders Mackenzie Fischer and Annabella Weaver represented their respective teams during the tournament that invited the top 24 teams in the nation. Fischer played goalkeeper for Focus FH, who finished in eighth in the tournament. Weaver was a forward for Relentless Field Hockey Club, who placed 10th in the event.
Sacrifice fly ends Lady Trojans’ bid for softball state title
Sometimes the best stories don’t have the happiest of endings. Such was the case for New Kent’s Lady Trojans in their Friday afternoon contest against the Broadway Lady Gobblers in the Group 3A State semifinals softball contest. A sacrifice by Emma Morris in the bottom of the seventh inning was deep enough to drive home the game winning run as the Lady Gobblers emerged with a 6-5 victory over New Kent, bringing the Lady Trojans’ season to a close. In the top of the first, New Kent’s Hannah Tober solo blast over the left field fence to give the Lady…
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Despite slow start, New Kent’s Lady Trojans corral Cougars to advance to state semifinals
Another game, another test, and another win for New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ softball team. What began as a back-and-forth affair ended in yet another avalanche of runs for the home team as New Kent defeated the visiting Kettle Run Lady Cougars 11-3 in the Class 3A state quarterfinals on June 9. Kendall White struck first for the Lady Trojans, driving in two runs in the bottom of the first to provide the hosts an early 2-0 lead. But Kettle Run rebounding in the to of the second, getting on the scoreboard with one run before two additional runs crossed home…
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New Kent Lady Trojans claim fifth consecutive Region 3A softball title
If there is a program that is humble and confident at the same time, it’s New Kent High School’s Lady Trojans’ softball team. The Lady Trojans cruised to an 11-1 victory over visiting Bay Rivers District foe York, once again claiming the Region 3A Championship for the fifth consecutive year. New Kent cashed in early on the heels with a triple from Hannah Tober, driving in the first run. A double by Abbie Kegley was followed by a live drive from Liberty Britt, adding three more runs to the Lady Trojans for a 4-0 lead by the time the end…
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New Kent baseball squanders lead in championship game, falls to rival Grafton
New Kent’s baseball team saw a lead squandered late in the contest as they fell to Bay Rivers District rival Grafton 4-3 in the Region 3A Championship game. After a scoreless first inning, New Kent scored a run in the bottom of the second. Adding to that lead was Grayson Hobson’s deep base hit, pushing two more runs across the plate to provide the hosts a 3-0 lead. The visiting Clippers finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth. But New Kent held strong for the next two innings as Dylan Bowman commanded the mound. After New…
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New Kent Lady Trojans finish 25th at Group 3A state track and field meet behind Johnson, Thompson
New Kent’s Lady Trojans finished 25th at the Group 3A state track and field competition held June 6-7 at Liberty University in Lynchburg. The Lady Trojans received a pair of sixth place finishes at the meet. Madison Johnson ran a time of 2:21.94 in the girls’ 800-meter run, while teammate Chelsey Thompson coasted to a time of 47.20 in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles. The other point scored by New Kent came courtesy of Gabrielle Butler, who ran a time of 1:00.48 in the 400-meter dash to finish eighth. New Kent’s seven points placed them 25th at the meet. Heritage High…
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Charles City’s Johnson finishes as state runner-up in hurdles, places third in triple jump
Charles City’s Derequa Johnson ran a time of 16.00 to place second in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles at the Group 1A State Track and Field Championships held June 6-7 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. Johnson ran a time of 15.74 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles on Friday before grabbing the silver on Saturday. Northampton’s Riley Coates grabbed the gold with a time of 14.45 in the event. Johnson also earned two additional medals at the competition by placing third in the girls’ triple jump (36’3½”) and sixth in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles (49.20). Johnson teamed up with…
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Basic baseball, Cash’s bat propels New Kent to regional championship
Basic baseball continues to get it done for the New Kent Trojans. Behind a shutout by Joshua Sorrell and three hits by Brody Cash, New Kent defeated the visiting Colonial Heights Colonials during the June 4 contest, advancing them to the regional finals and earning them a berth in the state tournament. In the bottom of the first, a deep single by Cash drove in the home team’s first run of the contest. In the bottom of the third, Grayson Hobson and Andrew Staskiel reached base for the Trojans, setting up Michael Hetzel’s base hit to drive in another run….
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Early York goal enough to bring Lady Trojans’ soccer season to an end
New Kent’s Lady Trojans stellar soccer season had one more obstacle to overcome in order to earn the team a berth into the state tournament. Unfortunately for New Kent, that opportunity ended in heartbreak thanks to a district rival. York’s Lady Falcons held on to a 1-0 victory over New Kent’s Lady Trojans in the June 3 contest at Bailey Field. With home field advantage on their side, York scored within the first four minutes of the contest, putting New Kent behind in the contest. The Lady Trojans struggled to find offense during the night, with their first clear shot…
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Lady Trojans earn another state berth appearance with shutout of Tabb
The dominance known as New Kent Lady Trojans’ softball continues. Behind a one-hitter from pitcher Abbie Kegley, New Kent pitched a 10-0 shutout against Bay Rivers District Rival Tabb, clinching another appearance into the state tournament and an appearance in the Group 3A Region Championship game. New Kent attacked the visiting Lady Tigers on the offensive side of the plate beginning in the bottom of the first inning. After Mariah Leonard reached on an error, University of Virginia commit Hannah Tober smacked the ball deep into the outfield for a triple, driving home Leonard for a run. After Kegley was…
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