News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | September 4, 2026
Sports
Charles City racks up pair of third place finishes at home track meet
Charles City’s boys’ team finished in sixth place at their Apr. 27 home track and field meet that saw eight teams compete on their home track. Charles City scored 13 points, led by Ashton English’s third place finish in the discus that saw him toss the implement 96’4”. On the girls’ side, Charles City accumulated 14 points, good enough for a seventh-place finish. Charles City’s top performer was Jaela Smith in the girls’ 400-meter dash. Her time of 1:11.35 was good enough for her to earn the bronze in the event. Lancaster’s girls’ and boys’ team won the competition. Other…
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Lady Trojans fall in tennis match at Poquoson
New Kent’s girls’ tennis team dropped a contest at Poquoson on Apr. 27. The team’s record falls to 6-4 on the season. Poquoson 8, New Kent 1 Singles: Woodruff (P) def. Smith (NK) 6-3, 6-1; Ross (NK) def. Litton (P) 6-4, 6-1; Wyatt (P) def. Davis (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Young (P) def. Wathan (NK) 6-0, 6-2; Kat. Lee (P) def. S. Vincent (NK) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0; Kar. Lee (P) def. M. Vincent (NK) 7-5, 6-1. Doubles: Woodruff/Litton (P) def. Smith/Ross (NK) 8-6; Wyatt/Young (P) def. Wathan/Seeterlin (NK) 9-8 (7-1); Lee/Ava (P) def. Davis/M. Vincent 8-6.
New Kent boys’ tennis defeat Poquoson in competitive boys’ tennis match
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team triumphed over the visiting Poquoson Islanders in Apr. 27 Bay Rivers District tennis action. New Kent’s record improves to 4-5 on the season. New Kent 6, Poquoson 3 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Murianka (P) 6-0, 6-0; Alexander (NK) def. Horton (P) 6-3, 6-2; Krause (NK) def. McDale (P) 6-0, 6-0; Fink (P) def. Evelyn (NK) 6-4, 6-2; Sia (P) def. Edwards (NK) 6-2, 7-5; Sorrell (NK) def. Van Fossen (P) 6-4, 7-5. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Murianka/Gill (P) 8-1; Krause/Douglas (NK) def. Horton/Fink (P) 8-5; Sia/Harris (P) def. Evelyn/Crary (NK) 9-7.
Goals before intermission break enough for New Kent to topple Hopewell
A physical contest with the visiting Hopewell Lady Blue Devils proved to test the might of the hosting New Kent Lady Trojans. The hosts were able to handle battle. The Lady Trojans compiled a 3-0 shutout in the Apr. 26 contest, notching win number two in a row for the hosts. For most of the first half, neither team could find a way to put the ball in the back of the net as the physicality kept the ball from crossing midfield for most of the game. That changed when New Kent’s Morgan Schalasny blasted a ball by Hopewell goalkeeper…
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New Kent rallies with three second half goals to defeat Thomas Jefferson
New Kent’s boys’ soccer team needed to find a way to get things going to turn around their season as it winds down. Three second half goals against the visiting Thomas Jefferson Vikings provided the kickstart they needed. With Mickel Prince scoring two goals to open the second half of play, New Kent defeated Thomas Jefferson 3-1 in the Apr. 26 contest. In the opening half, the Vikings staved off offensive attacks from the Trojans, with prime goalkeeping preventing the hosts from scoring. Meanwhile, it was forward Immanuel Williams for the visitors that provided Thomas Jefferson a 1-0 halftime advantage….
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Lady Trojans sweep doubles sets, but fall to Jamestown on road
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team dropped a contest on the road at Jamestown Tuesday afternoon. New Kent’s record falls to 6-3. Jamestown 6, New Kent 3 Singles: Elliot (J) def. Smith (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Zhon (J) def. Ross (NK) 6-4, 5-7, (12-10), Gomez (J) def. Davis (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Dahl (J) def. Wathan (NK) 6-4, 6-1; Smith (J) def. S. Vincent (J) 6-1, 6-0; Narron (J) def. M. Vincent (NK) 6-4, 7-5. Doubles: Smith/Ross (NK) def. Zhon/Gomez (J) 8-4; Wathan/G. Vincent (NK) def. Dahl/Smith (J) 8-6; Davis/S. Vincent (NK) def. Colpetzer/Harris (J) 8-3.
Jamestown soars over New Kent in boys’ tennis
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team fell at home to Jamestown in the Tuesday afternoon Bay Rivers District contest. New Kent’s record drops to 3-5 on the season. Jamestown 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Buirski (J) 6-4, 3-6, (10-8); Parikh (J) def. Alexander (NK) 6-3, 6-3; Kang (J) def. Krause (NK) 6-4, 6-0; Parikh (J) def. Evelyn (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Gianoukes (J) def. Edwards (NK) 6-0, 6-1; Yu (J) def. Sorrell (NK) 6-4, 6-4. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Parikh/Kang (J) 8-5; Buirski/Parikh (J) def. Krause/Roberts (NK) 8-1; Yu/Aractingo (J) def. Evelyn/Crary (NK) 8-3.
Drake’s hat trick elevates Lady Trojans, snaps three-game losing skid
In their last three matches, New Kent’s Lady Trojans have failed to find the back of the net on the pitch. They didn’t have that problem Monday night. In a rematch against the visiting Colonial Heights Lady Colonials, New Kent punched in eight first half goals en route to a 10-0 mercy rule victory in the non-district contest. The hosts started the scoring early as Kaitlyn Drake scored four minutes into the contest. Two minutes later, Michelle Drake scored to up the advantage to 2-0. Kaitlyn Drake scored once again three minutes later, with teammate Morgan Schalasny scoring on a…
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Lady Cougars push runs across in opening innings, tame Charles City 19-2
Behind a plethora of runs in the opening inning, Surry County’s Lady Cougars coasted to a 19-2 victory over the hosting Charles City Lady Panthers Monday afternoon. Surry jumped out early in the opening inning, cruising to a 5-1 lead. In the top of the second, it appeared the Lady Panthers would escape unscathed. But a misjudgment on a pop fly in left field led to runs crossing home plate, putting the hosts behind 8-1. Charles City put together a small rally in the bottom of the second inning, with Taniyah Williams stealing home and sliding in safely to cut…
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Miscues haunt Charles City Panthers in rematch with Surry County, fall 12-0
Charles City’s bats found it difficult to get going during a Monday afternoon baseball game against the visiting Surry County Cougars. Limited to just a few hits, Charles City’s Panthers struck out 10 times as Surry cruised to a 12-0 victory in the non-district affair. Surry started with a pair of runs in the first inning behind Tanner Moran and Tucker Ross crossing home plate on errant Panther throws. More miscues in the second inning allowed three more runs to register for the visitors. Charles City’s John Loving’s hit in the bottom of the fourth broke up the no-hitter. But…
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