Storming to silver

ODGSL runners-up

Washington represents Charles City at Group 1A State Track & Field Championships

Chares City’s Janiya Washington participated in the Group 1A State Track and Field Championships on June 3-4 at James Madison University. Washington’s best performance was in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 13.38 to finish in 11th place. She set a personal record of 27.61 in the girls’ 200-meter dash, finishing 16th, and finished in 12th place in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of 1:04.97. Charles City’s Lady Panthers did not score in the event, while there were no boys represented from the school. Lancaster’s boys and Auburn’s girls’ won the state titles, respectively.

Branch wins state title in triple jump, New Kent boys’ finish tenth at Group 3A Championships

New Kent’s Ellis Branch captured the boys’ triple jump competition at the Group 3A State Track and Field Championships held this past weekend at Liberty University. Branch leaped a distance of 46’6½” to win the event, defeating Markus White of Heritage (Lynchburg) by more than four inches. New Kent also received an additional pair of top three finishes. Isaac Lamprecht placed second in the boys’ 3200-meter run with a time of 9:36.00. Teammate Ryan Wright earned the bronze medal in the boys’ pole vault with a clearance of 13’0”. The Trojans accumulated 26 points at the state meet, finishing in…
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Bates banks 100th win

New Kent dominates Lakeland en route to back-to-back regional championships

New Kent’s baseball team knew what they had to do to win a regional championship, as they had captured the title in 2022. In the June 1 contest, they ramped up their play once again. New Kent’s Trojans dominated the visiting Lakeland Cavaliers 11-1, capturing their second consecutive Group 3A Region A championship on their home field. New Kent surrendered their only run in the top of the first, as Lakeland’s Cole Harrington executed an RBI double off the pitching of Thomas Wilson. But Wilson settled down on the mound, opening up ample opportunities for the Trojan offense. The attacks…
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Lady Trojans orchestrate comeback to capture Region 3A Championship

New Kent’s Lady Trojans faced a familiar foe as they hosted the invading York Lady Falcons during the June 1 Group 3A Region A Championship game. And just like the first three encounters, the fourth went in the favor of the Lady Trojans, but not without its challenges. After surrendering the first two runs of the game, New Kent’s Kennedy Ziglar delivered the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth that eventually became the difference maker in a 3-2 win for the home team. York took advantage of being the first team to bat in the top of the…
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Boyette’s pitching, New Kent defense steps up to win regional semifinals, clinch berth to state tournament

Sometimes providing an unknown protagonist in a story can lead to an intriguing plot. Such was the case when New Kent Trojans’ Head Coach Trevor Ronan sent freshman pitcher Lane Boyette to the mound during the May 31 Group 3A Region A semifinal contest at Colonial Heights. Behind Boyette’s pitching and hitting, paired with defensive play from his Trojan teammates, New Kent blanked the Colonial Heights’ Colonials 4-0 in the baseball contest, clinching an appearance in the Group 3A state tournament and earning the right to host the June 1 championship game against Lakeland. New Kent held a 2-0 lead…
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Lady Trojans shuts out Lakeland to earn berth into state tournament

New Kent’s Lady Trojans quest for softball state title number two took a step in the right direction on May 31. Lady Trojan Morgan Berg allowed only three hits as New Kent defeated the visiting Lakeland Lady Cavaliers 8-0 in the Group 3A Region A semifinals. The win propels them to the championship game and clinches them an appearance in the state tournament. New Kent started the scoring early as Mariah Leonard’s bunt advanced Alline Alexander to the next base. However, an error by Lakeland allowed Alexander to advance home and allowed Leonard to reach third base. Berg’s sacrifice fly…
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Walker’s five goals eliminates New Kent Lady Trojans from regional competition

New Kent’s Lady Trojans entered the May 30 contest looking to upset a Lafayette Lady Rams team that blanked them earlier in the regular season. And while the effort was valiant by New Kent, it was the hosting Lady Rams who secured a state title berth. Lafayette coasted to an 8-0 victory over the Lady Trojans, bringing the season to an end for New Kent. The hosts wasted little time finding the back of the net, as Lady Ram Taylor Walker scored just under 10 minutes in. Walker’s second goal at the 23:28 mark was followed by Riley Bennett’s score…
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