Baker qualifies for NCAA tournament.

Domonic Baker, a 2022 graduate of New Kent High School, has qualified for the NCAA National Wrestling tournament. Baker currently competes for Campbell University in North Carolina.

Lady Panthers score at Group 1A/2A indoor state track and field championships

Charles City’s Lady Panthers Indoor Track & Field team scored 4.25 points to finish in 27th place at the Group 1A/2A State Track & Field Championships held Feb. 28-29 at Liberty University. The girls’ 4×200 relay team of Jaida Braxton, Taniyah Williams, Jaela Smith, and Derequa Johnson ran a time of 1:53.86 to finish seventh in the event. Johnson also finished seventh in the girls’ 55-meter hurdles (9.70) and eighth in the girls’ high jump (4’8”). Other results (CC only): Girls: 55 dash- 11. Johnson 7.71. Long Jump- 20. Johnson 15’2”. Triple Jump- 14. Johnson 32’3½.”

New Kent’s Lamprecht captures 3200-meter state title at Group 3A Indoor State Track & Field championships

New Kent High School Senior Isaac Lamprecht captured a gold medal at the Group 3A State Indoor Championships held Feb. 26-27 at Liberty University. Lamprecht won the boys’ 3200-meter run, clocking a time of 9:17.40 to emerge victorious in the field. Teammate Ryan Wright also found a spot on the podium, finishing third in the boys’ pole vault with a clearance of 14’0”. New Kent scored 16 points, good enough to finish 13th at the state championship competition. Western Albermarle won the competition with 52 points. On the girls’ side, Madison Johnson was the lone scorer for the Lady Trojans’…
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Fifth in inaugural VHSL girls’ wrestling tournament

Westmoreland uses experience, size to bounce Lady Panthers from playoffs

After taking down the third-seeded Chincoteague Lady Ponies, Charles City’s Lady Panthers headed into the Feb. 21 1A Region A Semifinal contest against the Westmoreland Lady Eagles with a berth in the Group 1A State playoffs on the line. And while the effort by the visiting Lady Panthers was present, it was the experience from the hosting Lady Eagles that proved to be a difference maker. Westmoreland used its size and experience advantage to defeat Charles City 61-42, ending the run for the Lady Panthers in the playoffs. Westmoreland’s game plan was to take Charles City’s leading scorer Jaela Smith…
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Charles City’s Brown, Smith earn Tidewater District First Team honors in girls’ hoops

Three Charles City Lady Panthers’ basketball players have garnered all-district honors. Senior Nyla Brown and sophomore Jaela Smith were named to the Tidewater District’s First Team. Sophomore Teonna Bey received a nod as a member of the Tidewater District’s Second Team. On the boys’ side, two Charles City senior players received all-district accolades. Guard Jonlei Coles and forward Taylor Bey were recognized as members of the Tidewater District’s Second Team.

Northampton does it again; Charles City eliminated from regional playoffs

There are times when destiny intervenes with fate. Unfortunately for Charles City’s Panthers, their fate has been intertwined with Northampton’s Yellow Jackets for the last two years in the Group 1A Region A playoffs. And just like last year, the result was the same. Northampton blitzed Charles City out the gate before coasting to an 82-48 victory over the visiting Panthers, ending the season for the guests. Similar to their earlier regular season contest, Northampton’s guard trio of Ronyell Coston, Quay Washington, and Jaylen Anderson orchestrated the offense and caused Charles City problems with their harassing defense. Coston scored the…
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Charles City rallies in fourth quarter, saddles Chincoteague with loss in regional playoffs

Some people would say that Charles City fielding a girls’ varsity basketball team for the first time in five years was a win. Some say that Charles City winning 10 games was a victory for the program. Others comment that getting to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 was a reason to celebrate. But for the Charles City Lady Panthers, their goals were a lot higher, and they started Monday night. Rallying from a seven-point deficit, the sixth-seeded Charles City Lady Panthers rallied to defeat the hosting third-seeded Chincoteague Lady Ponies in the quarterfinals of the Group 1A…
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New Kent boys’ swim team finish in top 20 at state competition

New Kent High School’s boys’ team scored 37 points en route to finishing in 18th place at the Group 3A State Swim and Dive meet held this past weekend at Swim RVA in Richmond. Finnegan Leggett finished seventh in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.42 and eighth in the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 22.20. Leggett was also the anchor leg on the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay with Dylan Konings, Austin Carnley, and Logan Stroop, who finished 10th with a time of 1:36.74. On the girls’ side, New Kent’s Lady Trojans scored four points, good enough…
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New Kent girls, boys place eighth at Group 3A Region A indoor track championships

New Kent High School’s girls’ and boys’ indoor track and field teams finished eighth at the Group 3A Region A championship meet held Feb. 15-16 at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton. Madison Johnson ran away from the competition in the girls’ 1600-meter run, clocking a time of 5:35.94 to win the event. Other scorers for the Lady Trojans were Gabrielle Butler (fourth- triple Jump 32’1”, third- 300-meter dash 42.82), Chelsey Thompson (sixth- 55-meter hurdles 9.76), and the 4×400 relay team of Butler, Johnson, Thompson, and Andrea Dallaire (third- 4:28.54). New Kent’s girls’ team accumulated 30 points at the meet….
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