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Charles City girls, boys place fourth in home track competition

Charles City’s girls’ and boys’ track and field teams both accumulated fourth place finishes at their May 5 home meet featuring seven teams. In boys’ competition, Charles City’s Walter Dickerson finished second in the discus with a mark of 95’10”. He also placed third in the shot competition with a heave of 32’8”. Dickerson’s two marks accumulated all 14 points for the Panthers. King William won the boys’ portion with 164 points, followed by Northumberland’s 131 points and King & Queen’s 47 points to finish in the top three. On the girls’ side, Nevaeh Coney placed second in the girls’…
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Lafayette edges New Kent in boys’ tennis

New Kent’s boys’ tennis team fell to Lafayette in Bay Rivers District competition on Apr. 28. New Kent’s record drops to 5-5 on the season. Lafayette 5, New Kent 4 Singles: Rosen-Turits (L) def. Hanson (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Muse (L) def. Diggs (NK) 6-2, 6-4; Boesler (L) def. Alexander (NK) 6-6 (7-4), 6-6 (7-5); Klee (L) def. Edwards (NK) 4-6, 6-6 (9-7), (10-4); Krause (NK) def. Highland (L) 6-3, 6-1; Evelyn (NK) def. Grimes (L) 6-4, 6-3. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Turits/Klee (L) 8-6; Muse/Highland (L) def. Diggs/Krause (NK) 8-5; Edwards/Evelyn (NK) def. Grimes/Ownby (L) 8-0.

Goal in stoppage times lifts Mechanicsville to win over New Kent

Sometimes the waves of excitement can lift a team to be successful. And sometimes it can come crashing down. And unfortunately for New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ soccer team, those waves washed away in the second half of an Apr. 27 match against the visiting Mechanicsville Lady Mustangs. Two second half goals by Mechanicsville’s Mackenzie Jolie helped the visitors overcome their early deficit as Mechanicsville topped New Kent 3-2, sending the hosts to their fourth consecutive loss. New Kent started well on defense, forcing Mechanicsville to readjust early. But by the time they had made the changes, Lady Trojan Kiersten Otey…
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Strong second half by Smithfield enough to overpower New Kent

New Kent’s boys’ soccer team have been trying to figure out what type of team they are. On Apr. 25, they received another lesson in working out the kinks to be successful. After hanging tough for the first portion of the game, New Kent fell to the visiting Smithfield Packers 5-1 in Bay Rivers District action. Smithfield jumped out early on the host, receiving goals from Sam Welch and Tamir Melvin. However, the Trojans countered with a goal from Zahier Zuazo, enough to cut the deficit to one (2-1) as teams went into the halftime intermission. After the break, New…
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New Kent softball has no issues disposing Bruton’s Lady Panthers

When tight games come up later on the schedule, it’s good to have reliable players to contribute when they can. The Apr. 27 contest for the New Kent Lady Trojans as they hosted the visiting Bruton Lady Panthers allowed that talent to flourish. Behind 15 runs in the bottom of the opening frame, New Kent thumped Bruton 21-1 to keep their undefeated record intact. New Kent came out swinging, capitalizing on Bruton errors. On the offensive end, McKenna Mueller powered the Lady Trojans with a single, double, and triple. On the mound for the hosts, freshman pitcher Alline Alexander controlled…
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New Kent scores seven in first inning to defeat Bruton in baseball

Sometimes it just takes one little spark to get things going. In an Apr. 27 matchup against the Bruton Panthers, New Kent’s Trojans found its way back in the win column with a massive outpouring of run support. New Kent pushed across 10 of the game’s final 12 runs as they secured a 10-4 victory over Bruton. The Panthers opened the game, connecting off the pitching of the Trojans for the game’s first two runs. But from there, it was New Kent’s offense that took firm control of the game. Seven runs in the bottom of the opening frame opened…
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New Kent girls’ tennis blanks Lafayette

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team swept the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams during the Apr. 28 Bay Rivers District contest. New Kent improves its record to 6-3 on the season. New Kent 9, Lafayette 0 Singles: Vick (NK) def. Hatcher (L) 7-5, 6-4; K. Ross (NK) def. Gilbert (L) 6-0, 6-0; Johnson (NK) def. Mai (L) 6-2, 6-1; E. Ross (NK) def. Bache (L) 6-4, 6-3; Smith (NK) def. Yeates (L) 6-0, 6-2; Davis (NK) def. Epperson (L) 6-1, 6-2. Doubles: Vick/Johnson (NK) def. Hatcher/Yeates (L) 8-3; K.Ross/E.Ross (NK) def. Mai/Bache (L) 8-0; Smith/Davis (NK) def. Epperson/Sinkler (L) 8-0.

New Kent boys’ tennis sweeps Rappahannock

New Kent High School’s boys’ tennis team defeated Rappahannock in a sweep on Apr. 25. New Kent improves to 5-4 on the season. New Kent 9, Rappahannock 0 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Vaughan (R) 6-3, 6-3; Diggs (NK) def. Ginn (R) 6-2, 6-1; Alexander (NK) def. Faina-Keurtziel (R) 6-2, 6-1; Edwards (NK) def. Wonderling (R) 2-1 (injury default); Krause (NK) def. Kues (R) 6-0, 6-0; Evelyn (NK) def. Blackley (R) 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: Hanson/Alexander (NK) def. Vaughan/Ginn (R) 8-1; Diggs/Krause (NK) def. Faina/Kues (R) 8-2; Edwards/Evelyn (NK) win via forfeit.