Charles City Lady Panthers finish tenth at Region 1A track and field championships

Charles City’s Lady Panthers scored six points, good enough to finish in 10th place at the Group 1A Region A Outdoor Track and Field Championship meet held on their home track on May 24. Janiya Washington turned in the best performance for Charles City, placing fourth in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of 1:04.20. Teammate Jaela Smith accounted for the other points for the Lady Panthers, placing fifth in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 57.73. Washington will advance to the Group 1A state championship meet on June 2-3 in Harrisonburg, as she met qualifying standards…
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Spring sports signing day at New Kent High School

Beachfest all-tournament team

New Kent’s Lady Trojans captures Bay Rivers District title with 7-0 win

Remaining positive and figuring out solutions to problems usually factors into everyday life. That motto applied to New Kent’s Lady Trojans in the May 18 Bay Rivers District Championship contest against the York Lady Falcons. With the offense clicking at the right time, New Kent defeated York 7-0, clinching the title for a third consecutive season. It would take a while for the Lady Trojan offense to get going. In the bottom of the fourth, Hannah Tolber and Kennedy Ziglar crossed home plate to provide the hosts a 2-0 lead. The bottom of the sixth inning is when the flourish…
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Washington wins two events, Charles City Lady Panthers fifth in district

Charles City Lady Panther sprinter Janiya Washington earned two district titles as part of the Tidewater District Track and field championships held May 18 held in Charles City. Washington captured gold in the girls’ 100-meter dash with a time of 13.32 and the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:05.46. Her time in the 100-meter dash automatically qualified her for the Group 1A State Track and Field Championships in June. Charles City’s Lady Panthers accumulated 47 points, good enough for a fifth-place finish at the district championship meet. On the boys’ side, Charles City’s Ashton English earned bronze in the…
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New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis capture first regional championship since 2000

New Kent High School’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team captured the Group 3A Region A championship with a 5-1 victory over the Lakeland Lady Cavaliers Friday afternoon. It is the school’s first regional championship in the sport since 2000. The Lady Trojans’ will now advance to the state tournament that begins on June 2, with New Kent expected to host the opening round. New Kent 5, Lakeland 1 Singles: Ross (NK) def. Benson (L) 6-3, 6-1; Smith (NK) def. Holland (L) 6-1, 6-1; Davis (NK) def. Campbell (L) 6-2, 6-2; Wathan (NK) def. Myrick (L) 6-0, 6-0; Jackson (L) def. M….
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New Kent girls’ tennis outduels Tabb to advance to regional finals

New Kent’s girls’ tennis team won two double matches via third set tiebreakers to defeat Tabb and advanced to the Group 3A Region A finals. New Kent 5, Tabb 4 Singles: Crespo (T) def. Ross (NK) 6-0, 6-1; Dharni (T) def. Smith (NK) 6-1, 6-3; Davis (NK) def. Golart (T) 6-2, 6-0; Wathan (NK) def. Merfake (T) 6-1, 6-1; Bahr (T) def. M. Vincent (NK) 6-4, 7-5; G. Vincent (NK) def. Lee (T) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: Crespo/Dharni (T) def. Ross/Smith (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Wathan/G. Vincent (NK) def. Golart/Merfake (T) 3-6, 7-5, 11-9; Davis/S. Vincent (NK) def. Bahr/Lee (T) 5-7, 6-2,…
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Lady Trojans rally from three runs down to defeat Grafton in district semifinals

As the mantra of ‘Win or Go Home’ starts to set in for teams, New Kent’s Lady Trojans were hoping to find some momentum in their May 16 semifinal contest against the visiting Grafton Lady Clippers. And it would take a strong rally in the bottom of the sixth that finally saw the home team’s bats come alive. The Lady Trojans rallied from three runs down and used a walk-off hit by Abbie Kegley to propel to a 4-3 win over Grafton. Trailing 3-0 as they headed into the bottom of the sixth, New Kent’s Lady Trojans finally found some…
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New Kent baseball drops district semifinal game to Grafton

Fighting injuries and a depleted line-up, New Kent found the obstacles too difficult to overcome in the May 16 Bay Rivers District tournament semifinal contest against the visiting Grafton Clippers. The Trojans fell 7-5 to the visitors, thus putting them in a standstill until their regional playoff contest. New Kent started the scoring early with two runs in the bottom of the first. But the home team’s lead shrunk to one as Jaxon Powell singled home Gavin Talbert for a run to cut the Trojans’ advantage in half (2-1). New Kent added runs in the bottom of the second as…
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New Kent 16U Coyotes finish third at Beachfest Tournament

New Kent 16U Coyotes volleyball team finished third in the National Gold Bracket of the Beachfest Tournament in Ocean City, Maryland, during the weekend of May 13. The team earned the bronze out of 21 competing teams.