Brown wins four events as Lady Panthers finish third at track meet

Charles City’s Shateka Brown won four of five events for the Lady Panthers while the boys’ team won five total events during an April 24 three-team track meet. Brown claimed victories in the 100 meter dash (14.24), 300 hurdles (72.09), long jump (14’10½”), and triple jump (28’9”) to score 20 of the Lady Panthers 35 team points en route to a third-place finish against meet winner Middlesex (50) and runner-up Rappahannock (38). Taylor Bradby was the other solo event winner, claiming the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 20.84. On the boys’ side, Mason Jefferson claimed the 100 meter…
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New Kent falls by 8-0 count to Tabb

Although a better effort than their previous 12-1 loss against York, New Kent’s boys soccer team absorbed a hard-fought 8-0 loss Thursday against the visiting Tabb Tigers. “They played defense more organized tonight and played as a team more than at York,” said New Kent coach Clinton Leckie concerning his team. In the beginning of the game, the Trojans managed to hold the Tigers scoreless, until a floater over New Kent’s goaltender Richard Flournoy found the net around the 33-minute mark of the first half. “The first 10 minutes were the best tonight,” said Leckie. “We held them and kept…
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LaPrade tosses perfect game, New Kent trounces Lafayette 22-0

New Kent’s Lady Trojans scored almost at will on the way to trouncing Lafayette’s visiting Rams 22-0 today (Wednesday) in softball. Pitcher Brittany LaPrade, meanwhile, threw five innings of perfect ball, striking out eight while not allowing a single Ram batter to reach base. The win upped New Kent’s record to 8-2. The hosts opened with a six-run spurt in the first inning. Next, they added seven more runs in the second before the Rams could register the first out. After two complete, the advantage had reached 17-0. Four Lady Trojans stroked three hits apiece. Paige Simpson went 3-for-5 with…
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Middle inning surge lifts Lady Trojans to 2-1 conquest of Grafton

New Kent’s Lady Trojan softball team has a new strategy at the plate — clump all hits into one inning thus scoring enough runs for the win. Although that may not be the formula for success in every game, the ploy worked well enough to topple Grafton’s invading Clippers today in a battle of teams with only one loss apiece. The Lady Trojans clustered all three of their hits off Clipper pitcher Kayley Cox in the fourth inning. The sudden surge produced two runs, not only spoiling Cox’s no-hit effort but also overcoming an early Clipper lead for a 2-1…
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York rolls to 12-1 soccer win over New Kent

York’s visiting Falcons scored early and often, using their overall team speed to race past New Kent’s Trojans 12-1 in today’s (Tuesday) soccer clash. Less than three minutes into the contest, the Falcons owned a 2-0 lead. They never looked back in handing the Trojans their fourth straight setback following a season opening win against Essex. “We should have played a lot better than we did,” said Trojan coach Clinton Leckie. “We were very disorganized, and it got ugly.” Fifteen minutes into the first half, the Falcon lead had ballooned to 5-0. Five minutes later, the Trojans averted a shutout…
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Middlesex’s bats explode in opening innings to topple Lady Panthers

Charles City’s Lady Panthers head coach Lauren Wood admitted having a team of young players for a second consecutive year makes their season an uphill battle. That sentiment reflected in Tidewater District play in an April 22 contest against the Middlesex Lady Chargers. The visitors exploded out the gates, registering seven runs in the first frame and four in the second before the Lady Panthers could reach the scoreboard as Middlesex cruised to a 20-4 victory. Lady Charger Avis Keeling homered to lead off the game to commence the scoring festivities for the visitors. Eleven runs crossed the plate for…
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McCaughan goal lifts Lady Trojans to 3-2 win over King William

With her team clearly in control in the second half against King William’s visiting Cavaliers, New Kent Lady Trojan soccer coach Cathy Anderson should have been the beneficiary of a relaxing evening. Not so. Even though the Lady Trojans launched frequent shots at the Cavalier goal, only two had landed in the net. And the Cavaliers lurked just a goal away from overtaking their hosts. As the clock ticked down toward 12 minutes left in regulation, the visitors drove home the tying goal on only their fourth shot of the night. But just when overtime appeared imminent, Lady Trojan striker…
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Colonial Heights sweeps New Kent in tennis

Colonial Heights swept singles and doubles to register a 9-0 win over New Kent’s Trojans in boys’ tennis. Thursday’s result dropped New Kent to 0-4 on the year. Singles: Hartson d. Back 6-0, 6-0; Qazi d. Huffman 6-1,6-0; Napier d. Frizzell 6-0, 6-0; Cox d. Ruhl 6-0, 6-0; Edwards d. Edmonds 6-0, 6-0; Kim d. Schutz 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Hartson-Qazi d. Back-Huffman 8-0; Napier-Edwards d. Frizzell-Ruhl 8-0; Cox-Kim d. Green-Squares 8-0.

Lady Trojans ease past West Point for 8-1 tennis win

New Kent’s Lady Trojan tennis team swept singles and won all but one doubles match in defeating West Point’s visiting Pointers 8-1 on Tuesday. Singles: Morris (NK) d. Hagen 8-3; VanderPoorte (NK) d. Sheffield 9-8 (7-5); Sledd (NK) d. Beatty 9-7; Wayman (NK) d. Prince 8-0; Miles (NK) d. Lee 8-5; Williams (NK) d. Hodges 8-3. Doubles: Morris/Sledd (NK) d. Hagen/Sheffield 8-4; Ilch/Claytor (NK) d. Beatty/Lee 8-1; Prince/Hodges (WP) d. Storey/Holt 9-8 (7-4).