New Kent boys’ tennis suffers defeat to the rackets of Grafton

New Kent boys’ tennis team dropped a Bay Rivers District contest to Grafton on Apr. 18. The Trojans’ record falls to 5-5 on the season. Grafton 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Christiansen (G) def. Hanson (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Cloud (G) def. Alexander (NK) 6-0, 6-1; Chan (G) def. Sorrell (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Diebler (G) def. Davis (NK) 6-0. 6-2; Mapp (G) def. Hodges (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Susta (G) def. Scott (NK) 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Susta/Dabbs (G) 8-8 (7-5); Nair/Yu (G) def. Davis/Sorrell (NK) 8-8 (13-11); Hodges/Crooms (NK) def. Harrington/Shaw (G) 8-5.

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New Kent girls’ tennis extends win streak to three

New Kent High School’s girls’ tennis team continued their winning streak by defeating Bruton in Tuesday afternoon action. The Lady Trojans improve to 6-1. New Kent 8, Bruton 1 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Hourcade (B) 6-1, 6-4; G. Vincent (NK) def. Truckenbrod (B) 6-3, 6-2; Wathan (NK) def. Hassan (B) 6-0, 6-2; S. Vincent (NK) def. Sakimura (B) 6-0, 6-1; Brame (NK) def. Dang (B) 6-1, 6-1; Seeterlin (NK) der. Lustre (B) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: Smith/S. Vincent (NK) def. Truckenbrod/Hassan (B) 8-1; G. Vincent (NK) def. Sakimura/Dang (B) 8-1; Hourcade/Lustre (B) def. Proffitt/Petran (NK) 8-4.

New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis compiles another shutout

New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis team completed a shutout at Woodside in Monday afternoon action on the court. New Kent improves to 5-1 on the season. New Kent 9, Woodside 0 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Robinson (W) 6-3, 6-1; G. Vincent (NK) def. Wells (W) 6-2, 6-0; Wathan (NK) def. Ramos (W) 6-0. 6-0; S. Vincent (NK) def. Staine (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Brame (NK) def. Milne (W) 6-1, 6-0; Seeterlin (NK) def. Shaw (W) 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: Smith/S. Vincent (NK) def. Robinson/Wells (W) 8-3; G. Vincent/Wathan (NK) def. Ramos/Staine (W) 8-0; Brame/Seeterlin (NK) def. Milne/Shaw (W) 8-0.

New Kent boys’ tennis split pair of contests

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team split two recent matchups this past week. The team defeated Woodside but fell to Bay Rivers District Rival Tabb. New Kent’s record now stands at 5-3. Tabb 9, New Kent 0 Singles: Cresp (T) def. Hanson (NK) 6-3, 6-0; Dharmi (T) def. Alexander (NK) 6-3, 6-1; Moussa (T) def. Davis (NK) 6-0, 6-1; Cho (T) def. Hodges (NK) 6-1, 6-2; Wemyss (T) def. Yates (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Johnson (T) def. Holloway (NK) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Crespo/Dharni (T) def. Hanson/Alexander (NK) 8-4; Moussa/Cho (T) def. Davis/Hodges (NK) 8-6; Mesfake/James (T) def. Yates/Holloway (NK) 8-2. New Kent…
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Greiner strikes out 11 as Lady Trojans keep undefeated record intact

New Kent’s Lady Trojans are looking like the state championship team that they were two years ago. And another strong outing on Apr. 10 backed that up. New Kent defeated the visiting Warhill Lady Lions 3-1, keeping their record unblemished as they returned to action from Spring Break. Lady Trojan Sydney Eubank started the scoring for the hosts with an RBI triple in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fourth, teammate Cassidy Branch cleared the fence with her solo home run to provide the hosts a 2-0 lead. New Kent increased their lead to three…
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New Kent’s struggles continue, drop baseball contest to previously winless Warhill

The struggles on the diamond continue for New Kent’s baseball team. The Trojans found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard, falling 4-1 to the previously winless Warhill Lions in an Apr. 10 Bay Rivers District contest. New Kent fell behind early in the contest, as Warhill loaded the bases in the top of the first inning. Trojan hurler Jonah Sorrell walked in the next batter, allowing Warhill’s Lloyd Findley to cross home plate for the visitors. Two batters later, Nicky Ruta’s RBI double to the gap drove home three runs, giving the visitors a 4-0 lead. After Sorrell…
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Overconfident Trojans upset by Rappahannock 1-0 in boys’ soccer

In soccer, games are played on the pitch and not on online sites. “No more looking at Maxpreps [high school athletic site] before these games guys.” Those were the words spoken by an upset New Kent boys’ head soccer coach Derek Yates after the Trojans fell 1-0 to the visiting Rappahannock Raiders on Apr. 9. New Kent squandered early opportunities as Connor Bailey missed a shot on the goal. And even when the Trojans received breaks, such as Rappahannock’s Alex Godinez goal being negated on an offsides penalty, the home team failed to capitalize. Eventually, those opportunities came back to…
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Lady Trojans’ tennis return to win column with triumph over West Point

New Kent girls’ tennis team dominated the West Point Lady Pointers in Tuesday afternoon’s tennis match-up. The Lady Trojans improve to 4-1 on the year. New Kent 8, West Point 1 Singles: Wathan (NK) def. Nguyen (WP) 8-0; Brame (NK) def. Mixson (WP) 8-0; Proffitt (NK) def. Vickery (WP) 8-0; Carpenter (NK) def. Williamson (WP) 8-1; Chen (WP) def. Meredith (NK) 8-4; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Johnson (WP) 9-7. Doubles: Smith/S. Vincent (NK) def. Nguyen/Mixson (WP) 8-1; G. Vincent/Wathan (NK) def. Wagner/Williamson (WP) 8-0; Seeterlin/Edwards (NK) def. Chen/Vickery (WP) 8-4.

New Kent sweeps Rappahannock in boys’ tennis action

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team compiled a shutout of Rappahannock Tuesday afternoon. New Kent improves to 4-2 on the season. New Kent 9, Rappahannock 0 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Failmezger (R) 8-2; Alexander (NK) def. Courtney (R) 8-2; Sorrell (NK) def. Maldanaldo (R) 8-0; Davis (NK) def. Kues (R) 8-2; Hodges (NK) def. Carrier (R) 8-1; Crooms (NK) def. Headby (R) 8-4. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Failmezger/Courtney (R) 8-2; Sorrell/Davis (NK) def. Maldanaldo/Kues (R) 9-7; Hodges/Crooms (NK) def. Carrier/Headby (R) 8-1.