News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | April 30, 2026
Sports
Tiebreakers doom New Kent boys’ tennis team
New Kent High School’s boys’ tennis team fell in a home Bay Rivers District contest to the visiting Poquoson Islanders on March 27. The Trojans fall to 1-2 on the season. Poquoson 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Green (P) def. Opett (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Litton (P) def. Davis (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Orehowsky (P) def. Holloway (NK) 3-6, 6-2, (10-5); Murianka (P) def. Scott (NK) 3-6, 6-2, (10-5); Song (P) def. Hodges (NK) 4-6, 6-2, (12-10); Fekete (P) def. Milby (NK) 6-4, 6-4. Doubles: Green/Litton (P) def. Opett/Davis (NK) 8-1; Holloway/Hodges (NK) def. Orehowsky/Murianka (P) 8-8 (7-3); Scott/Yates (NK) def. Song/Fekete…
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New Kent girls, boys fourth at home Bay Rivers meet
New Kent’s girls’ and boys’ track and field team placed fourth in the Bay Rivers District home meet on Mar. 25. New Kent’s 4×800 meter relay team of Andrea Dallaire, Audrey Hudson, Aubrey Loucks, and Olivia Hudson ran a time of 10:37.61 to win the event. Ryan Griffith was the other event winner for the Lady Trojans, capturing the girls’ triple jump with a distance of 34’7”. The girls’ team accumulated 70.75 points to finish fourth, with Warhill winning the meet with 130 points. On the boys’ side, New Kent once again swept the pole vault competition to score a…
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Yates notches four second half goals to power New Kent to victory
After a scoreless first half in a Mar. 26 non-district contest against the Lakeland Cavaliers, New Kent searched for some offense to help return to the win column. Apparently, James Yates heeded the call for help. Yates notched four second half goals at New Kent rolled to a 6-0 victory over the Cavaliers in the boys’ soccer match. Will Dickerson scored the first goal for the hosts, notching it at the 29:01 mark of the second half. After another 10 minutes of competitive action, Yates took the scoring duties onto his own two feet. His first goal found the back…
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Lady Trojans’ tennis remains undefeated with win at Gloucester
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis record remains unblemished after winning on the road at Gloucester on Mar. 23. The team improves to 2-0. New Kent 8, Gloucester 1 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Miller (G) 6-0, 6-0; Ward (G) def. Carpenter (NK) 6-4, 3-6, 11-9; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Oberlin (G) 6-2, 7-5; Bennett (NK) def. Specht (G) 6-0, 6-0; Wood (NK) def. Bishop (G) 6-1, 6-0; Bell (NK) def. Woodall (G) 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Miller/Ward (G) 8-5; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Oberlin/Carruci (G) 8-2; Meredith/Desogus (NK) def. Specht/Bishop (G) 9-7.
Lady Trojans power their way to win behind offense, Otey’s no-hitter
Coming off a rare loss to rival Poquoson to start the season, New Kent’s Lady Trojans looked to take their frustrations out in their home opener. They did so in Monday afternoon’s contest against the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams. Behind a no-hitter performance from Vyktorya Otey, New Kent coasted to a 14-0 victory over the Lady Rams. New Kent started the scoring early, as Mariah Leonard’s double drove home Kenley Rowe. Kendall White’s double allowed Leonard to score, as the carousel of runs continued in the bottom of the first inning with New Kent leading 5-0 after the opening frame….
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New Kent rallies from three runs down to defeat Lafayette 11-7
New Kent High School’s baseball team has been a steady force in the Bay Rivers District over the past few years. In Monday afternoon’s home game against the visiting Lafayette Rams, they learned quickly that things wouldn’t come as easily as they had in previous years. New Kent rallied from three runs down in the fifth inning to topple Lafayette 11-7 in the contest, improving their record to 2-0. The game favored New Kent early on as Dylan Bowman and Jaxon Foreman’s hits drove in the first two runs for the Trojans. But in the top of the third, New…
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New Kent boys’ tennis breezes past Gloucester in home opener
New Kent High School’s boys’ tennis team captured their first victory of the season in dominant fashion as they defeated the visiting Gloucester Dukes Monday afternoon. New Kent’s record improves to 1-1 on the season. New Kent 8, Gloucester 1 Singles: Opett (NK) def. Brunjes (G) 6-0, 6-2; Davis (NK) def. Griggs (G) 5-7, 6-6 (7-5), 10-8; Holloway (NK) def. Hodgeson (G) 6-0, 6-0; Scott (NK) def. White (G) 6-0, 6-0; Hodges (NK) def. Escamilla (G) 6-0, 6-0; Yates (NK) def. Miller (G) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Opett/Davis (NK) def. Brunes/Ward (G) 8-2; Holloway Hodges (NK) def. White/Marcella (G) 8-0; Escamilla/Hodgeson…
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Lady Trojans win Shoot the Gun and Run Invitational in christening of new track
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ christened their brand-new track in style by winning the Shoot and Gun Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Trojans amassed 124 points to win the 11-team meet which served as the team’s season opener. Midlothian placed second with 113 points, while Prince George finished third with 90 points. Faith Rollins won the girls’ pole vault with a clearance of 6’0”, with teammate Olivia Burno placing second. Madison Clements won the girls’ long jump with a distance of 16’0½”. The 4×100 relay team of Aubrey Ross, Chawney Cheeseman, Madison Clements, and Brooklyn Wiles sped their way to gold…
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Mechanicsville’s defense stifles Lady Trojans in girls’ soccer home opener
Looking to duplicate their success from a year ago, New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ soccer team took the pitch for their Mar. 19 home opener against the visiting Mechanicsville Lady Mustangs. And despite New Kent battling hard, it was the Lady Mustangs that walked out with a win. Mechanicsville netted a couple of goals while keeping the Lady Trojans scoreless in a 2-0 non-district affair. In the first half, the game was played mostly on even footing. It wouldn’t be until the last two minutes in the half when Mechanicsville’s Kendra Previs placed the ball in the back of the net…
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Trojans blank Poquoson in boys’ soccer to kickoff 2026 season
With a young team at the helm and a new head coach, New Kent’s boys’ soccer team started off the new season in dominating fashion. The Trojans blanked Bay Rivers District Rival Poquoson 4-0 in the Mar. 18 season opener. New Kent’s offense started early with a goal at the 32:56 mark from Grayson Yates after an assist from Diego Jimenez. Ten minutes later, freshman Lucas Negrete converted a score to up the advantage. The Trojans’ aggressive defense spurned the next offensive score, as Van Walker found the back of the net against the Islanders’ goalie with 15:03 remaining until…
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