Undefeated champions

Trojans do the small things right, advance to Group 3A state semifinals

Unlike last year, New Kent’s Trojans didn’t want to have an early exit in the state tournament. And thanks to a combination of stellar defense and pitching, that first step to a state title was met. New Kent’s baseball team blanked the Brentsville District Tigers 5-0, capturing their first appearance in the state semifinals with the June 6 win. The game remained in a stalemate until the bottom of the fourth frame. Nile Gammon’s RBI single pushed across the first run of the game. In the top of the fifth inning, New Kent appeared to be in trouble as Trojan…
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New Kent dismantles Skyline in state quarterfinal softball contest

New Kent’s Lady Trojans quest to another state title kicked off in dominating fashion in the Group 3A State quarterfinals on June 6. Behind a one-hit shutout from Morgan Berg, New Kent’s Lady Trojans thrashed the visiting Skyline Lady Hawks 18-0, advancing to the state semifinals on June 9. The hosting Lady Trojans went to work on the offensive end early. After pushing a run across on an error, Leah Rounds deep fly resulted in a bases-clearing double, giving the hosts a 4-0 lead at the end of the first inning. After another run cross the plate in the third,…
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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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