Charles City sweeps Carver Academy to snap losing skid

Charles City’s Lady Panthers continue to push through the season, with their fight paying off in an Oct. 5 match-up against the visiting Carver Academy Lady Wolverines. Charles City had no trouble disposing their Tidewater District foe 25-7, 25-14, 25-18, sweeping the match and earning their second win of the season. The home team took control early in the game, with Zaniyah Chavis leading the charge with serves that led to 10 straight points to jump out to a 16-2 lead. Six aces from the combined duo and Cheyenne Christian and Derequa Johnson helped the home team capture the first…
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Grafton exudes dominance in sweeping Lady Trojans in volleyball contest

Trouble with serving and facing a powerful opponent kept New Kent’s Lady Trojans in check as they fell in straight sets to the visiting Grafton Lady Clippers in Oct. 3 volleyball action 11-25, 19-25, 11-25. From the onset, Grafton established dominance, jumping out to a 17-5 advantage before cruising to the victory. In the second set, New Kent’s Lexi Powell went down with an injury, but her teammates used that and energy from the crowd to fight back. Trailing by nine (19-10), Grafton began making errors with New Kent capitalizing. New Kent’s Fallon Greenawalt, Leah Rounds, and Courtney Carter helped…
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Top-ranked Essex spoils Charles City’s homecoming celebration

Friday night’s homecoming contest for Charles City’s Panthers featured the hosts welcoming the number two Group 1A team in the state Essex Trojans to Leon C. Miles Memorial Stadium. And while the Essex Trojans did exert dominance on the scoreboard, it was the Panthers miscues that proved to be their downfall. Six first half turnovers led to easy scores for the visiting Trojans as they emerged with a 51-0 victory over the Panthers. Essex needed less than a minute for the opening score as they drove 54 yards down the field, with quarterback Xzayviia Bundy scoring from one yard out….
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Mathews Lady Blue Devils coasts over Charles City in straight sets

Self-inflicted errors along with the ability to sustain offensive momentum factored into Charles City Lady Panthers’ Sept. 28 loss to the visiting Mathews Lady Blue Devils. Charles City fell 7-25, 8-25, 16-25 to their Tidewater District opponent in the volleyball contest. After the hosts dropped the first set, Mathews continued to exert dominance jumping out to a 10-2 run in the second frame. And every time Charles City tried to halt the run, an error and failure to return the ball over the net quickly ended it. In the third stanza, four aces by Lady Blue Devil Autumn Jenkins pushed…
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Charles City falls behind early, ARGS takes volleyball win in straight sets

An aspect that has plagued Charles City’s Lady Panthers’ volleyball team for most of the Fall 2023 season has been communication. Unfortunately for the hosts, that was the case in Monday’s matchup against the visiting Appomattox Regional Governor School’s Lady Dragons. Charles City fell 11-25, 7-25, 15-25 in straight sets to the visitors, dropping their third straight contest since their first win on Sept. 14. After the Lady Dragons dominated the first two sets, Charles City began clicking in the third frame. Charles City jumped out to a 4-2 lead before a back-and-forth exchange on the scoreboard ensued. Lady Dragon…
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Charles City breaks through, captures first victory of season with sweep of Lady Justices

There has been a different aura in the air around Charles City High School’s Lady Panthers’ volleyball team in the 2023-24 season. Despite not pulling out any victories, the group has been more competitive on the court than in recent years. And in the Sept. 14 home contest against the visiting John Marshall Lady Justices, the much-needed breakthrough finally occurred. Charles City’s Lady Panthers swept John Marshall 26-24, 25-17, 25-20 for their first win of the year and snapped a 17-game losing streak stemming back to last year. But the victory didn’t come easy for the hosts as the battle…
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Ashley earns bronze as New Kent finishes third at home cross-country meet

New Kent High School’s Will Ashley finished third at the Trojans’ Sept. 13 home cross-country meet. Ashley ran a time of 18:32 to earn the bronze as he powered New Kent to a third-place team finish in the four-team Bay Rivers District meet. Teammate Ryan Wright also finished in the top ten, placing ninth with a time of 19:40. Tabb won the event, edging Poquoson for the top spot. Smithfield rounded up the team scoring and finished in fourth place. In the girls’ competition, New Kent’s Andrea Dallaire accumulated a time of 28:41 to finish in 16th place. Dallaire was…
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Penalty corners elevate York to shutout victory over Lady Trojans

Playing with low numbers and a lack of games due to postponements, New Kent’s Lady Trojans field hockey team hosted the Group 3A state runners-up in York Tuesday night. And while the hosts hung tough early on, a tough schedule by the visiting Lady Falcons proved why they are still a top contender. York defeated New Kent 3-0 in the Bay Rivers District match-up in a contest that was closer than the final score. After a scoreless first quarter, York got its first goal early in the second. York’s Chevelle Claypool converted a penalty corner, giving the hosts a 1-0…
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‘Integrated’ to capture the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs