News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | September 4, 2026
Sports
Fast start by Smithfield overwhelms Lady Trojans on pitch
A fast start and a dominant first half by the visiting Smithfield Lady Packers proved to be too much for the hosting New Kent Lady Trojans to handle. Behind a hat trick from Katie Lutz, Smithfield scored four first half goals en route to a 5-0 victory over New Kent Monday evening. Smithfield’s pressure defense rattled the Lady Trojans from the onset. Lutz would take advantage as she scored the first three goals of the game for the visitors. Teammate Kaitlyn Worrell would contribute the next goal as the Lady Packers took a 4-0 lead into the intermission break. In…
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In battle of state champions, Hanover overpowers New Kent 3-0
Sometimes in sports, a match-up can speak for itself. Such was the case when defending Group 3A champion New Kent Lady Trojans visited the defending Group 4A state champion in the Hanover Lady Hawks. In the end, it was a triumph for the hosting Lady Hawks. Hanover orchestrated a shutout of New Kent, emerging in the 3-0 non-district victory Monday evening. The hosts started early, with Kaileigh Byars going yard for a home run for Hanover. The Lady Hawks added two more runs in the fourth inning, keeping New Kent in check for the most part. But the Lady Trojans…
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New Kent girls’ tennis defeats Gloucester
New Kent girls’ tennis team compiled a shutout victory against the Gloucester Dukes on the road. The team’s record improves to 5-2. New Kent 9, Gloucester 0 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Miles (G) 8-0; Ross (NK) def. Pales (G) 8-0; Davie (NK) def. Woolridge (G) 8-0; Wathan (NK) def. Hartleben (G) 8-0; S. Vincent (NK) def. Miller (G) 8-3; M. Vincent (NK) def. Ward (G) 8-1. Doubles: Smith/Ross (NK) def. Miles/Pales (G) 8-4; Wathan/G. Vincent (NK) def. Miller/Ward (G) 8-4; Davis/S. Vincent (NK) def. Woolridge/Hartleben (G) 8-1.
New Kent boys’ tennis downs Gloucester
New Kent’s Trojans defeated the visiting Gloucester Dukes in Monday afternoon boys’ tennis action. New Kent’s record improves to 3-2. New Kent 8, Gloucester 1 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Felder (G) 6-0, 6-0; Alexander (NK) def. Wagner (G) 6-4, 6-0; Krause (NK) def. Gardiner (G) 6-1, 6-0; Evelyn (NK) def. Hogge (G) 6-1, 6-1; Edwards (NK) def. McCloskey (G) 6-1, 6-0; Sorrell (NK) def. Van Fossen (G) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Lang/Crary (NK) def. Felder/Gardiner (G) 8-3; Hogge/Pinder (G) def. Wood-Pezza (NK) 8-6; Douglas/Wood (NK) def. McCloseky/Van Fossen (G) 8-5.
Charles City Panther teams earn eighth, ninth place finishes at home meet
Charles City High School’s boys’ track and field team finished in eighth place at the Apr. 13 regular home season meet. Ashton English was the top scorer for the Panthers, earning a third place finish in the shot put with a toss of 38’10”. Charles City scored 11 points in the competition. Middlesex captured the boys’ portion of the competition with 148.5 points. On the girls’ side, Charles City scored 12 points to earn a ninth-place finish in the meet. Madison Bradby was the top finisher for the Lady Panthers, earning fourth place in the girls’ triple jump with a…
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New Kent girls’ tennis conquers York on road
New Kent’s girls’ tennis team defeated the York Lady Falcons on the road in Tuesday afternoon Bay Rivers District action. They improve to 4-2 on the year. New Kent 7, York 2 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Spivey (Y) 6-4, 6-2; Ross (NK) def. McCreary (Y) 6-4, 6-0; Davis (NK) def. Abercrombie (Y) 6-1, 7-6, (7-3); Wathan (NK) def. Hatfield (Y) 6-0, 6-2; S. Vincent (NK) def. Browning (Y) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0; Walsh (Y) def. Seeterlin (NK) 4-6, 6-1, (10-8). Doubles: Spivey/Abercrombie (Y) def. Smith/Ross (NK) 8-3; Wathan/G. Vincent (NK) def. McCreary/Walsh (Y) 8-1; M. Vincent/Proffitt (NK) def. Wells/Staik (Y) 8-6.
Early goals by York cause New Kent breakdowns on defense in Trojan loss
A fast start by the visiting York Falcons placed New Kent’s Trojans in a hole they never could recover from. York scored two early goals in the first half as they defeated New Kent 3-1 in Tuesday evening soccer action. The Trojans’ defense broke down early, with the visiting Falcons taking advantage. Goals by Hayden Middleton and Tyler Quick helped the visitors forge a 2-0 lead, one that would hold through halftime. In the second half, a foul in the penalty box against New Kent led to a penalty kick for York. Quick took advantage, notching his second goal of…
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Lady Panthers survive back-and-forth battle to conquer King & Queen
Even though Charles City’s Lady Panthers softball team record showed a win, it was by forfeit. That number increased with on-field work Tuesday afternoon. After a back-and-forth battle, Charles City would score eight runs in the final three innings to defeat the visiting King & Queen Lady Tigers 14-10 in Tidewater District action. After the visitors put a run on the board in the top of the opening inning, Charles City would utilize errant pitching from King & Queen to their advantage. After Olivia Adkins walked, Alanye’ Greene’s base hit advanced Adkins to third. Adkins touched home plate to give…
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Charles City scores 15 straight runs to earn first victory of season
A fresh recharge seemed to be the solution for Charles City High School’s baseball team as they searched for their first win of the year. But it didn’t easy. After surrendering the first five runs of the contest, the Panthers scored the next 15 en route to a 15-5 mercy rule victory over the King & Queen Tigers in the Tidewater District contest. Early on, the visitors rattled Panthers starting pitcher Justin Post-Parada. King & Queen tacked on three innings in the top of the first, followed by two in the top of the second. But that would be the…
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New Kent boys’ tennis drop contest after returning from Spring Break
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team fell in their first match at home after Spring Break against Bay Rivers District rival York. New Kent’s record falls to 2-2 on the season. Singles: Vander Kooi (Y) def. Hanson (NK) 6-3, 6-0; Linsk (Y) def. Alexander (NK) 6-4, 6-6, (7-3); Krause (NK) def. Valerjo (Y) 6-2, 7-5; Morgan (Y) def. Evelyn (NK) 6-0, 6-3; Zabler (Y) def. Edwards (NK) 6-2, 7-5; Sundberg (Y) def. Sorrell (NK) 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Vander Kooi/Morgan 8-4; Linsk/Linsk (Y) def. Krause/Roberts (NK) 8-6; Sundberg/Yang (Y) def. Evelyn/Crary (NK) 8-4.
