Essex blasts off early, cruises over Charles City in Panthers’ home opener

Friday afternoon’s home opening contest for Charles City High School’s baseball team pitted them against one of the top regional teams in the visiting Essex Trojans. And the Trojans showed why they held that position early on. Home runs by Essex’s Dorain Harris and Kamren Robinson, coupled with errors by the hosting Panthers resulted in a 24-2 loss for Charles City. Essex jumped out early on the Panthers, reaching double figures in the scoring column before the end of the top of the frame. It wouldn’t be until the third inning when Charles City would find the scoreboard. Carson Menefee’s…
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Charles City boys, girls place fifth in home opening meet

Rickie Wooten Jr. and Ashton English emerged as individual event winners as Charles City’s boys’ track and field team finished in fifth at their Mar. 23 home opening contest. Wooten claimed the top spot in the boys’ 110-meter hurdles with a time of 20.45, while English took home first in the boys’ shot with a heave of 38’1½.” Charles City’s boys scored 38 points in the contest. King William’s boys’ emerged as the winners with 196. On the girls’ side, Janiya Washington was the lone event winner for the Lady Panthers track and field team. Washington captured the triple jump…
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100th career strikeout

Lady Trojans use sixth inning flurry to topple York in Bay Rivers action

When you’re the defending state champions, every opponent is going to give you that best shot. And for New Kent’s Lady Trojans, a Mar. 22 home contest against York endangered a 15-game home winning streak. But on a day that saw Senior Morgan Berg notch her 100th career strikeout, New Kent overcame a three-run deficit and rallied to defeat the visiting Lady Falcons 8-4. The hosts found themselves in a position that they haven’t been in for a very long time as they trailed York for a majority of the contest. Behind 3-0, it wouldn’t be until the bottom of…
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New Kent overcomes slow start, remains undefeated with 3-2 win over York

Overcoming early errors and mishaps during a Mar. 22 contest against the York Falcons, New Kent’s Trojans focused on finding a way to battle back after an early deficit. Mission accomplished. Despite falling behind in a 2-0 hole, New Kent emerged with a 3-2 win in the Bay Rivers District contest. York jumped out immediately in the first inning, thanks to New Kent’s errors. Throwing errors led to two Falcon baserunners making their way across the plate to jump out to 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the second inning, Brayden Heath reached based on a triple. He later crossed…
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Drake’s goal, Ward’s save difference makers in New Kent win over Gloucester

New Kent’s Lady Trojans and Gloucester’s Lady Dukes went 73 minutes with no team gaining an advantage over the other. But for the hosts, overwhelming the visiting Lady Dukes with a plethora shots saw one finally find the back of the net that eventually would be the game-winning score. Kaitlyn Drake’s shot to the back of the net with 7:27 remaining in the contest was the difference maker as New Kent triumphed 1-0 over Gloucester in Monday night’s contest. Moving deep into the second half, both teams’ defenses continued to standout in the non-district affair. With 10 minutes remaining in…
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New Kent girls’ tennis defeats Lakeland

New Kent’s Lady Trojans tennis team defeated Lakeland in Monday afternoon tennis action. New Kent 8, Lakeland 1 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Huffman (L) 6-0, 6-0; Ross (NK) def. Holland (L) 6-2, 6-0; Davis (NK) def. Campbell (L) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6; Vincent (NK) def. Myrick (L) 6-2, 6-1; Wathan (NK) def. Jackson (L) 6-1, 6-3; Seeterlin (NK) def. Ezeogu (L) 6-2, 6-3. Doubles: Smith/Ross (NK) def. Myrick/Holland (L) 8-1; Ezeogu/Wilson (L) def. Davis/Wathan (NK) 8-4; G. Vincent/S. Vincent (NK) def. Campbell/Barden (L) 8-6.

New Kent beats odds in 3-2 soccer win over Nansemond River

Sometimes the best way to determine a team’s true will power is to throw them into a situation where they have to overcome the odds. That was the case for New Kent’s Trojans in Friday night’s boys’ soccer contest. Despite having only 10 players on the field due to an early ejection, New Kent battled back to a 3-2 victory over the Nansemond River Warriors. Early in the contest, New Kent goalkeeper Lucas Bassetti was hit with a red card, resulting in his ejection from the game. But despite being down a player, the Trojans were the first to score…
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Lady Trojans drop contest against Hanover

Lady Trojans’ softball kicks off campaign to repeat with drubbing of Bruton

As many coaches know, hitting the reset button after winning a championship is a must to have a team refocus and understand that a new season is in play. New Kent High School Lady Trojan Head Coach must have pushed the right ones with her group on March 15. The Lady Trojans coasted to a 24-0 win over the visiting Bruton Lady Panthers, kicking off their Spring 2023 campaign. After only pushing out one run in the opening frame, New Kent’s bats got going in the second. Abbie Kegley’s two-RBI triple factored into the hosts jumping out to a 7-0…
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