News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | July 23, 2026
Sports
New Kent baseball continues to roll as win streak extends to six
New Kent High School’s baseball team continued their winning ways. The Trojans conquered Bay Rivers District Rival Poquoson 5-1 thanks to strong pitching and defense. New Kent started the scoring as Dylan Bowman’s sacrifice fly provided the hosts a 1-0 lead. Poquoson tied the game up at one apiece, but in the bottom of the fifth inning, Jakub Bowen’s hit a home run after the ball went off the glove of an Islander’s defender and over the outfield wall to return the lead (2-1) to New Kent. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Layne Boyette hit a double and…
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Big sixth inning, stellar defense elevates New Kent to victory over Gloucester
New Kent’s Trojans welcomed the visiting Gloucester Dukes in Bay Rivers District action for the first time Friday afternoon. And the Trojans showed the newcomer that navigating through the district wouldn’t be easy, especially going through New Kent. Powered by three home runs and stellar defensive play, New Kent coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Dukes. The bottom of the first kicked off with Lane Boyette blasting a ball over the fence to give New Kent a 1-0 lead. While the offense wouldn’t do anything more until the sixth inning, it was Tucker Powell’s command on the mound for…
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Carter’s walk-off home run pushes New Kent softball to win over Gloucester
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ softball team has not dropped a regular season contest at home since May 10, 2023. And thanks to Sierra Carter, that streak lives on for at least one more day. A walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning by Carter sent New Kent to a 9-8 victory over the visiting Gloucester Lady Dukes in Friday evening action in the Bay Rivers District thriller. The visitors took advantage of Lady Trojan miscues and errors in the top of the first. The Lady Dukes pushed across four runs across the plate before New Kent could…
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Lady Trojans continue perfect season with triumph over Lafayette
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating the Lafayette Lady Rams in Bay Rivers District action on Apr. 23. New Kent remains undefeated with a record of 8-0. New Kent 8, Lafayette 1 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Valdovinos (L) 6-2, 6-0; Carpenter (NK) def. Lichtel (L) 6-2, 6-2; Bennett (NK) def. Hennessy (L) 6-0, 6-1; Mulero (L) def. Wood (NK) 6-4, 4-6, (10-4); Doucet (NK) def. Taraouat (L) 7-5, 6-0; Bell (NK) def. Peterson (L) 6-0, 6-4. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Valdovinos/Lichtel (L) 8-1; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Mulero/Taraouat (L) 8-3; Meredith/Hunt (NK) def. Hennessy/Peterson (L) 8-3.
New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis rolls to seventh consecutive win
New Kent’s Lady Trojans remains undefeated on the season after defeating the Lakeland Lady Cavaliers in an Apr. 20 non-district contest. New Kent improves to 7-0 on the season. New Kent 8, Lakeland 1 Singles: Barden (L) def. Vincent (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Ackiss (L) 6-1, 6-4; Bennett (NK) def. Newualize (L) 6-0, 6-0; Wood (NK) def. Minngia (L) 6-0, 6-0; Layne (NK) def. Sullivan (L) 6-2, 6-2; Doucet (NK) def. Erwin (L) 6-4, 6-2. Doubles: Vincent/Desogus (NK) def. Barden/Ackiss (L) 8-6; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Minngia/Sullivan (L) 8-1; Meredith/Bell (NK) def. Newualize/Erwin (L) 8-3.
New Kent boys’ soccer triumphs again, notches highest win total since 2019
The constant improvement for New Kent’s boys’ soccer team is becoming evident. Friday night’s contest against the visiting Nansemond River Warriors proved to be a step in the right direction for the Trojans. A late goal from Owen Agee along with a Diego Jimenez penalty kick proved to be decisive scores as the Trojans went on to a 2-1 victory in the non-district contest. For most of the game, neither team could find the back of the net due to great goalkeeping and defense. For New Kent, Noah Barnett’s goaltending efforts did not allow for a score until a late…
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Charles City dominates King & Queen to rebound from first loss of season
In Charles City’s Lady Panthers first loss of the season, Head Coach Lucas Jones said their youthfulness came into play. But a visit from another young team in the visiting King & Queen Lady Tigers on Apr. 16 was something needed to heal the wounds of their first setback. Charles City coasted to a 24-1 victory over King & Queen to return to the win column in the Tidewater District affair. Charles City jumped out to an 11-0 start after the first inning. In the second inning, Eryn Brown’s base hit into the outfield drove in Niajah Jones and also…
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Leonard notches 100th career hit as New Kent topples Bruton 13-3
New Kent’s Lady Trojans were challenged early but persevered to extend their win streak. The Lady Trojans scored 13 unanswered runs as they defeated the Bruton Lady Panthers 13-3 in the Apr. 15 Bay Rivers District contest. In the top of the first, Bruton’s T.K. Wynkoop drove in two runs for the guests, providing an early lead. The Lady Panthers added another run as they took a 3-0 advantage to the bottom of the frame. But from that point on, it was the homestanding Lady Trojans who controlled every aspect of the game. Kendall White drove in Kenley Rowe to…
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New Kent bounces back from first loss with 16-1 thrashing of Bruton
After losing their first game of the season by a mere run on the road, New Kent’s Trojans returned home to take on the visiting Bruton Panthers in a Bay Rivers District contest. The hosts were quick to rectify their downfall from their previous contest. New Kent thrashed Bruton 16-1 to return to the win column on Apr. 15. Bruton got on the board in the top of the first with Owen Lienard’s single drove home teammate Wyatt Marquart. But that run would only lead to a temporary celebration and lead for the visiting Panthers. New Kent’s bats became explosive…
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New Kent girls’ tennis reels off three more wins, remains undefeated
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team have won three more contests, keeping their record perfect for the season at 6-0. New Kent 5, Colonial Heights 4 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Russell (CH) 8-5; Ou (CH) def. Carpenter (NK) 8-5; Zheng (CH) def. Pettit-Pokora (NK) 8-2; Bennett (NK) def. Pillai (CH) 8-6; Ellenburg (CH) def. Layne (NK) 8-5; Wood (NK) def. Ford (CH) 8-1. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Russell/Ford (CH) 8-5; Ou/Ellenburg (CH) def. Pettit-Pokora/Meredith (NK) 8-2; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Zheng/Pillai (CH) 8-6. New Kent 6, Smithfield 3 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Graupmann (S) 6-1, 6-1; Carpenter (NK) def. Fuentes (S)…
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