Lady Trojans’ tennis edges Tabb in regional semifinals

New Kent’s girls’ tennis team defeated the Tabb Lady Tigers in the Group 3A Region A semifinals on May 15 to advance to the regional championship game. New Kent 5, Tabb 4 Singles: Crespo (T) def. Smith (NK) 6-2, 6-2; G. Vincent (NK) def. Cho (T) 6-2, 6-1; Rivera (T) def. Wathan (NK) 6-2, 7-5; Merfake (T) def. S. Vincent (NK) 6-2, 1-6, 10-3; Brame (NK) def. Golart (T) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8; Seeterlin (NK) def. Bahr (T) 6-0, 2-6, 10-8. Doubles: Crespo/Rivera (T) def. Smith/Brame (NK) 6-2, 7-5; G. Vincent/Wathan (NK) def. Cho/Merfake (T) 6-2, 6-3; S. Vincent/Seeterlin (NK) def….
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New Kent girls’ tennis win opening round of regional competition

New Kent’s Lady Trojans swept York in the first round of the Group 3A Region A playoffs. The team will advance to take on Tabb in the semifinals. New Kent 5, York 0 Singles: Smith (NK) def. McCreery (Y) 6-3, 6-0; G. Vincent (NK) def. Browning (Y) 6-1, 6-0; Wathan (NK) def. Staik (Y) 6-1, 6-1; Brame (NK) def. Rembert (Y) 6-0, 6-1; Seeterlin (NK) def. Ferdon (Y) 6-1, 6-0.

New Kent Trojans hold onto win, captures Bay Rivers District championship

New Kent High School’s eleventh win in a row came with a prize: a Bay Rivers District championship trophy. The Trojans held on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Poquoson Islanders Monday afternoon, clinching the regular season title for the second consecutive year. The hosts started their scoring early, as Lane Boyette’s two-run home run provided an early lead. But that lead faded in the top of the second, as an error by the Trojans’ allowed Poquoson to push two runs across the plate and tie the game up. In the bottom of the fourth, Boyette would score again,…
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Kegley’s grand slam propels New Kent Lady Trojans’ to regular season title

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ accomplished their first goal of their 2024 Spring campaign: capturing the Bay Rivers District Championship. The Lady Trojans complied a 7-0 shutout Monday afternoon against the Poquoson Lady Islanders, clinching the regular season title in impressive fashion and avenging an earlier season loss. Behind great pitching on both sides, the game remained tied until the bottom of the fourth inning. After a Sydney Eubank walk, Hannah Tober’s base hit brought her home. Tober would cross home plate herself courtesy of Abbie Kegley’s double to provide the Lady Trojans a 2-0 lead. But in the bottom of…
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High schooler’s ‘Hole-in-One’

New Kent ties Poquoson in girls’ soccer on Senior Night

A hard-fought May 9 Senior Night contest between New Kent’s Lady Trojans and the visiting Poquoson Lady Islanders on the pitch went as far as it could go. In the end, the game resulted in a 1-1 tie between two teams jockeying postseason position. The game was physical in nature, as each team tried to feed off energy from each other. And it would be the Lady Trojans who put a dent in the scoreboard first. New Kent’s Olivia Allen breakaway led to her punching the ball in from 25 yards out, providing the hosts an early lead in the…
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New Kent girls’ tennis closes out regular season with Senior Night win

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team defeated the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams during the May 9 Senior Night celebration. The team’s five seniors each won their singles matches to propel the hosts to the win. The team concludes the regular season with a record of 10-4. New Kent 7, Lafayette 2 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Nan (L) 6-2, 6-1; G. Vincent (NK) def. Arora (L) 6-1, 6-1; Wathan (NK) def. Reynolds (L) 6-2, 6-3; Seeterlin (NK) def. Gilbert (L) 6-2, 6-3; Brame (NK) def. Bollinger (L) 6-2, 6-1; Petran (NK) def. Epperson (L) 6-0, 6-4. Doubles: Arora/Nan (L) def. S….
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Lady Trojans push forward to finish fourth at Bay Rivers District championships

New Kent’s Lady Trojans track and field team scored 75 points en route to finishing fourth at the Bay Rivers District Championship meet Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Trojans earned four second place finishes as the top performances at the meet. Ryan Griffith earned silver in the high jump with a clearance of 4’10”, Ara Buchman placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 33’7¼”, and both the 4×400 and 4×800 relay teams finished as runners-up in those events with times of 4:13.37 and 10:34.94, respectively. Warhill won the title with 146 points. Jamestown earned the silver with 107…
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Warhill scores pair of goals in overtime to send Trojans to heartbreaking loss

New Kent’s boys’ soccer team has been playing better than their one-win record has in recent contests. Friday night’s soccer match-up against the visiting Warhill Lions, the Trojans showed how dangerous they could be on the pitch at any time. Unfortunately, two goals in overtime by Warhill proved to be the ultimate undoing as New Kent dropped a heartbreaker to the visiting Lions 5-4. The Trojans struck quickly in the contest as Connor Bailey’s goal came just under six minutes into the game. After Warhill tied the game up at one apiece, Bailey struck again, striking from long-distance and putting…
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Small ball tactics reap New Kent’s success over Jamestown

New Kent’s Trojans’ baseball team continued their winning ways, being pushed to their limit Friday afternoon against the visiting Jamestown Eagles. Doing the small things that Head Coach Trevor Ronan has been looking for, the Trojans completed a season sweep of Jamestown 6-2. The hosts got on the board in the bottom of the first with a single by Michael Hetzel. In the bottom of the second, two more runs added to the Trojans’ total after Carson Seely’s double. After the Eagles were able to push a run across the plate in the top of the fourth, New Kent was…
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