New Kent Falcons fly high again

Whitehead headlines postseason accolades for Charles City athletes

Several members of Charles City High School’s Fall sports teams were recognized with all-district accolades in the Tidewater District. In football, Senior Mitchell Whitehead was selected as a First Team member at the position of defensive back. He also received the nod as a Second Team member at the position of wide receiver. Two more Panther football team members were recognized on the all-district squad. Senior Randy Brown Jr. was selected as a defensive line specialist to the all-district second team, and classmate Rickie Wooten Jr. received the nod as an offensive line specialist on the second team. In girls’…
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Whelan named to Class 3A State First Team in Competition Cheerleading

New Kent High School Senior Riley Whelan has been named to the Class 3A State Competition Cheerleading First Team. Whelan was recognized as part of a Nov. 17 press release sent out from the Virginia High School League. Whelan helped lead New Kent’s Lady Trojans to a Group 3A Region A Championship for the first time in school history, and a sixth-place finish in the Group 3A State Championship competition. Two other New Kent cheerleaders earned all-state accolades. Senior Dana Douglas and Junior BriNiya Glenn were recognized as members of the Group 3A State Competition Cheerleading Second Team.

New Kent’s Lamprecht finishes as runner-up at Group 3A state cross-country championships

New Kent High School’s Isaac Lamprecht captured the silver medal in the Group 3A State cross-country championships held at Green Hill Park Saturday afternoon. Lamprecht orchestrated a time of 15:42.83 to finished as runner-up in the event. As a team, New Kent earned an 11th place finish at the championship competition. Other scorers were William Ashley (35th- 17:21.41), Luke Holloway (91st- 19:05.26), Ryan Wright (93rd- 19:11.26), and Brandon Crooms (95th- 19:23.34). Other participants for the Trojans were Logan Rooks (97th- 19:37.24) and Luis Macia Fernandez DeBabadilla (99th- 20:13.40.) The Trojans scored 248 points in the meet. Abingdon High School emerged…
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York ousts New Kent Lady Trojans from tournament in five-set matinee

The old adage in sport is that it’s hard to beat a team three times in a season. That was the task at hand when the York Lady Falcons hosted New Kent’s Lady Trojans in the Nov. 3 Group 3A Region A semifinals, with a berth on the line to the state tournament. And for most of the night, it looked like New Kent would make that statement come true. But a reversed call in the fifth set swung momentum from New Kent to York, resulting in the Lady Trojans falling 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 14-25, 9-15 in the contest, closing…
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First time regional champions

Former New Kent player Torres notches 2,000 career assists at Bethany College

Alaina Torres, a 2018 graduate of New Kent High School, reached a milestone playing with the Bethany Lady Bison volleyball team. Torres eclipsed the 2,000 career assists barrier against Grove City in a playoff match victory.

Lamprecht captures gold at 3A Region A cross-country championship meet

New Kent’s Isaac Lamprecht conquered the Bells Mill Park course in Chesapeake as he emerged as the Group 3A Region A cross-country champion during the Nov. 2 meet. Lamprecht ran a time of 16:33.63, more than 30 seconds faster than his next closest competitor as he powered New Kent to a third-place finish and an automatic qualifying berth in the Group 3A State cross-country championships. Will Ashley’s time of 17:53.75 placed him ninth among competitors in the competition. Other scorers for the Trojans were Ryan Wright (13th- 18:15.11), Luke Holloway (20th- 18:41.12), and Luis Macia Fernandez DeBaabadilla (27th- 19:43.07). Other…
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New Kent sweeps I.C. Norcom in volleyball regional quarterfinals

In college sports’ tournaments, sometimes it’s not about the record, but when you are clicking. For New Kent’s Lady Trojans volleyball team, they’ve picked the time to be at the near peak of their game. New Kent coasted to a 25-8, 25-13, 25-13 in a straight set win over the I.C. Norcom Lady Greyhounds in the quarterfinals of the Group 3A Region A tournament, setting up a date with Bay Rivers District rival York for an opportunity to head to the playoffs. In the opening set, New Kent jumped out to a huge 20-6 lead with I.C. Norcom struggling to…
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