News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | September 17, 2025
Sports
Northampton does it again; Charles City eliminated from regional playoffs
There are times when destiny intervenes with fate. Unfortunately for Charles City’s Panthers, their fate has been intertwined with Northampton’s Yellow Jackets for the last two years in the Group 1A Region A playoffs. And just like last year, the result was the same. Northampton blitzed Charles City out the gate before coasting to an 82-48 victory over the visiting Panthers, ending the season for the guests. Similar to their earlier regular season contest, Northampton’s guard trio of Ronyell Coston, Quay Washington, and Jaylen Anderson orchestrated the offense and caused Charles City problems with their harassing defense. Coston scored the…
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Charles City rallies in fourth quarter, saddles Chincoteague with loss in regional playoffs
Some people would say that Charles City fielding a girls’ varsity basketball team for the first time in five years was a win. Some say that Charles City winning 10 games was a victory for the program. Others comment that getting to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 was a reason to celebrate. But for the Charles City Lady Panthers, their goals were a lot higher, and they started Monday night. Rallying from a seven-point deficit, the sixth-seeded Charles City Lady Panthers rallied to defeat the hosting third-seeded Chincoteague Lady Ponies in the quarterfinals of the Group 1A…
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New Kent boys’ swim team finish in top 20 at state competition
New Kent High School’s boys’ team scored 37 points en route to finishing in 18th place at the Group 3A State Swim and Dive meet held this past weekend at Swim RVA in Richmond. Finnegan Leggett finished seventh in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.42 and eighth in the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 22.20. Leggett was also the anchor leg on the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay with Dylan Konings, Austin Carnley, and Logan Stroop, who finished 10th with a time of 1:36.74. On the girls’ side, New Kent’s Lady Trojans scored four points, good enough…
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New Kent girls, boys place eighth at Group 3A Region A indoor track championships
New Kent High School’s girls’ and boys’ indoor track and field teams finished eighth at the Group 3A Region A championship meet held Feb. 15-16 at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton. Madison Johnson ran away from the competition in the girls’ 1600-meter run, clocking a time of 5:35.94 to win the event. Other scorers for the Lady Trojans were Gabrielle Butler (fourth- triple Jump 32’1”, third- 300-meter dash 42.82), Chelsey Thompson (sixth- 55-meter hurdles 9.76), and the 4×400 relay team of Butler, Johnson, Thompson, and Andrea Dallaire (third- 4:28.54). New Kent’s girls’ team accumulated 30 points at the meet….
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New Kent High School wrestling finishes as Group 3A State runners-up for second consecutive year
For the second consecutive year, New Kent High School’s Wrestling team finished as the Group 3A State runner-up following two-day competition on Feb. 16-17. New Kent scored 153 points to finish second at the state competition. Staunton River repeated as team state champions, accumulating 230 points in the runaway win. The Trojans were able to produce one state champion this year. Tristan Carter won a sudden victory over Wilson Memorial’s Cooper Brandt to capture the 113-pound division. Four Trojans were able to bring home bronze medals from the 3A state competition. Third place finishers were Alex Cuic (106-pound division), Kyle…
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Lakeland upsets New Kent, brings Trojans’ season to an abrupt end
After defeating the Lakeland Cavaliers by 45 on Dec. 12, 2023, New Kent’s Trojans looked to repeat the feat in the opening round of the Group 3A Region A playoffs. But as an old adage in sports is often told from generation to generation, teams get better; and Lakeland was one of them. The four-win Lakeland team edged New Kent 59-55 in the opening round, sealing an upset and bringing the Trojans’ season to an abrupt end. After Trojan forward Kyle Diggs drained the opening basket, Lakeland orchestrated a 9-2 run to forge ahead of the hosts. New Kent withstood…
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Lafayette races out of gate, throttles New Kent on Senior Night
The final stretch of the regular season for New Kent’s Lady Trojans have consisted of injuries and a rough Bay Rivers District schedule. The Feb. 13 contest against the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams didn’t provide them any breaks, even on Senior Night. An early Lafayette run proved to be more than enough for the visiting Lady Rams as they trounced New Kent 78-36 in the regular season finale. The Lady Trojans only lead of the game when Talayah Wilson was able to sink a basket at the beginning of the game. Lafayette got scores from Makayla Keys, Dynasti Pierce, and…
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Charles City Lady Panthers place 8th at Group 1A/2A Region A championships
Charles City’s Derequa Johnson finished third in the girls’ triple jump as the Lady Panthers placed eighth in the Group 1A/2A Region A Indoor Track and Field championships held Feb. 14 at Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton. Johnson leaped a distance of 32’8” to earn a right to the Group 1A/2A state championships that will be held on Feb. 28-29 at Liberty University. Johnson ran the anchor leg of the girls’ 4×200 relay team consisting of Jaida Braxton, Taniyah Williams, and Jaela Smith, who ran a state qualifying time of 1:55.95. Johnson also finished fourth in the girls’ 55-meter dash…
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New Kent High School wrestling squad captures seventh consecutive regional championship
New Kent High School’s Wrestling Team continues their dominance at the regional level. New Kent won their seventh consecutive Group 3A Region A match in dominating fashion Saturday afternoon on their own floor. The Trojans won eight divisions en route to the regional championship. Winners are Alex Cuic in the 106-pound division (Pinfall 2:42 over Jadyen Crotty of Tabb), Tristan Carter in the 113-pound division (Pinfall 0:29 over William Henderson of Tabb), Kyle Gibson in the 120-pound division (Pinfall 0:08 over Khamad Butts of Lake Taylor), Peyton McNamee in the 126-pound division (Pinfall 1:47 over Nick Turner of Tabb), Adam…
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Seniors lift Panthers to win over King & Queen in home finale
Charles City’s Panthers entered the Feb. 8 Senior Night contest against the visiting King & Queen Tigers looking for momentum to carry into the postseason. And it was the Class of 2024 who put out the offensive firepower that continued to carry the Panthers in the right direction. Behind a combined 54 points from seniors Jonlei Coles, Taylor Bey, and Deshaun Greene, Charles City emerged with a 67-58 victory over the King & Queen Tigers in a game where the score was closer than the actual contest. From the get-go, Charles City used three trifectas from Coles and one from…
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