New Kent girls’ soccer returns to win column with 3-2 triumph over Bruton

Offense has been a struggle for New Kent Lady Trojans’ soccer team this season. Friday night’s home contest against the visiting Bruton Lady Panthers hoped to provide a push in the right direction. New Kent built an early lead and used key goalkeeping from Madelynn Call as the Lady Trojans edged Bruton 3-2 to return to the win column. The Lady Trojans dominated the first half with the ball, but it would take a while before the hosts could crack the scoreboard. Michelle Drake’s punch into the back of the net with just under five minutes in the first half…
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Charles City Lady Panthers shutout by undefeated King William Lady Cavaliers

Charles City’s Lady Panthers district schedule sometimes is unforgiving, such as the case on Apr. 18 as the team hosted the King William Lady Cavaliers and their star pitcher Taylor Johnson, who committed to James Madison University. And while Johnson did her job to keep the Lady Panthers in check, the hosts showed glimmers with improved defense and pitching. Charles City fell 13-0 to the visiting Lady Cavaliers, as they continue to look to snap their five-game losing skid. In the opening inning, Johnson got on base with a hit to start the contest. She later advanced around the basepaths,…
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Lady Trojans’ tennis see three-match win streak snapped

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team saw their three-match winning streak as they dropped a Bay Rivers District contest against Grafton. The Lady Trojans’ record now stands at 6-2. Grafton 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Cloud (G) def. Smith (NK) 6-0, 6-4; Braganza (G) def. G. Vincent (NK) 6-3, 6-1; Wathan (NK) def. Nair (G) 6-2, 6-0; McCall (G) def. S. Vincent (NK) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9; Johnson (G) def. Brame (NK) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5); Traore (G) def. Seeterlin (NK) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. Doubles: Cloud/Braganza (G) def. Smith/S. Vincent (NK) 8-4; G. Vincent/Wathan (NK) def. Nair/Vora (G) 8-3; McCall/Traore (G) def….
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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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