Charles City Lady Panthers place fifth at home invitational meet

Charles City’s Lady Panthers scored 37.5 points, good enough for a fifth-place finish at the Charles City Invitational Track Meet on Mar. 29. Charles City High School received a pair of third-place performances from Derequa Johnson. Johnson placed third in the girls’ high jump with a clearance of 4’6”. Johnson also joined teammates Jaida Braxton, Taniyah Williams, and Jaela Smith in the girls’ 4×100 meter relay, clocking a time of 53.29 to earn the bronze. The Lady Panthers finished behind winner L.C. Bird (143.5), Hanover (105.5), Brunswick (77), and Tidewater District rival Middlesex (44.5) in the 16-team meet. Charles City’s…
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Lady Trojans place sixth in track and field home opener

New Kent’s Ara Buchman’s first place finish in the girls’ long jump was the highlight as the Lady Trojans placed sixth at their home opening track meet Tuesday afternoon. Buchman leaped a distance of 15’3”, winning the event by nearly a foot over the next closest competitor. The Lady Trojans accumulated 60 points to finish sixth at the meet. Warhill won the competition with 114.5 points, followed by Tabb (103.5), and Grafton (96.83). On the boys’ side, the Trojans put together 27.5 points, good enough for an eighth-place team finish. The top event performer for the Trojans was Will Ashley…
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Lady Trojans’ tennis suffers first contest of season

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team dropped their first match of the year falling at the York Lady Falcons 5-4 Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Trojans’ record is now 3-1 on the season. York 5, New Kent 4 Singles: Kannarkat (Y) def. Smith (NK) 6-3, 6-1; G. Vincent (NK) def. McCreery (Y) 6-1, 6-3; Wathan (NK) def. Browning (Y) 6-0, 6-2; S. Vincent (NK) def. Gerhardt (Y) 7-5, 6-0; Staik (Y) def. M. Vincent (NK) 4-6, 6-4 (10-5); Brame (NK) def. Valerio (Y) 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Kannarkat/McCreery (Y) def. Smith/G. Vincent (NK) 8-4; Browning/Gerhardt (Y) def. Wathan/S. Vincent (NK) 8-6; Staik/Yang…
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New Kent boys’ tennis drops contest to York

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Score off deflection allows Mechanicsville to escape New Kent with 1-0 victory

A freezing cold Mar. 21 girls’ soccer contest saw offensive struggles by both the hosting New Kent Lady Trojans and the visiting Mechanicsville Lady Mustangs. And while the temperature didn’t affect the outcome of the game, it proved that the battle of defenses and goalkeeping could change at one instance. A goal by Mechanicsville’s Bailey Altizer midway through the second half proved to be the only score of the night, providing the Lady Mustangs a 1-0 win over New Kent. In the first half, both defenses were on showcase in the contest. For Mechanicsville, they only allowed the Lady Trojans…
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New Kent boys’ tennis team blanks Lancaster

New Kent boys’ tennis team completed a shut-out of Lancaster during Mar. 21 action. The Trojans improve to 3-1 on the year. New Kent 9, Lancaster 0 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Dew (L) 6-2, 6-1; Alexander (NK) def. Major (L) 6-3, 4-6 (10-3); Sorrell (NK) def. Pollard (L) 6-2, 6-0; Davis (NK) def. Braut (L) 6-1, 6-3; Hodges (NK) def. Parks (L) 6-3, 6-1; Scott (NK) def. Hernandez (L) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Dew/Major (L) 8-3; Sorrell/Davis (NK) def. Pollard/Braut (L) 8-6; Hodges/Scott (NK) def. Parks/Hernandez (L) 8-1.

New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis remains unblemished, shuts out Gloucester

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team continue their flawless start as they shut out their third consecutive opponent. The Lady Trojans improve to 3-0. New Kent 9, Gloucester 0 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Palas (G) 8-0; G. Vincent (NK) def. Miller (G) 8-3; Wathan (NK) def. Wooldridge (G) 8-0; S. Vincent (NK) def. Oberlin (G) 8-1; M. Vincent (NK) def. Ward (G) 8-2; Seeterlin (NK) def. Billings (G) 8-0. Doubles: Smith/G. Vincent (NK) def. Palas/Miller (G) 8-0; Wathan/S. Vincent (NK) def. Woolridge/Ward (G) 8-1; Brame/Petran (NK) def. Oberlin/Billings (G) 8-2.

New Kent boys’ tennis bounces back with victory over Gloucester

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team rebounded from an early season loss with a triumph over Gloucester Monday afternoon. New Kent improves to 2-1 on the season. New Kent 7, Gloucester 2 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Staupe (G) 6-0, 6-0; Alexander (NK) def. Felder (G) 6-1, 6-1; Lang (NK) def. Whitacre (G) 6-3, 6-3; Davis (NK) def. Walters (G) 6-1, 6-2; Scribbens (G) def. Scott (NK) 6-4, 3-6, (10-6); Hodges (NK) def. Sykes (G) 6-4, 6-4. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Walters/Felder (G) 8-3; Sykes/Whitacre (G) def. Davis/Lang (NK) 8-4; Crooms/Hodges (NK) def. Staupe/Holt (G) 9-7.

Gammon’s walk-off sends New Kent baseball into winner’s circle

As with many defending champions, every team that challenges the previous year’s trophy hoister usually will give it their best shot. The New Kent Trojans’ baseball team, who won the 2023 Group 3A State Championship last year, saw firsthand how that adage is true Friday night. Despite early rain and dealing with a tied game in the final frame, Nile Gammon’s walk-off RBI single proved to be the difference maker as New Kent defeated the invading Tabb Tigers 3-2 in the Bay Rivers District matchup. The Trojans were the first to score in the contest, courtesy of Layne Boyette’s RBI…
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