Third consecutive middle school championship

Charles City’s hot start fizzles, West Point sweeps Lady Panthers on Senior Night

After an emotional start full of energy and excitement during Thursday night’s home game against the visiting West Point Lady Pointers, Charles City’s Lady Panthers looked to ride that momentum in an attempt to upset the visitors on Senior Night. Instead, that energy took a complete 180-degree turn as the match proceeded. After providing the guests an early set scare, Charles City fell 14-25, 8-25, 5-25 to West Point, concluding the Fall 2022 season. Early on, serves from Janiya Washington excited the crowd, notching three consecutive aces for an early 4-0 lead. That lead increased to 9-3 after Lady Panther…
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King William takes down improved Lady Panthers team in straight sets

While many people look at the scoreboard in high school sports, the ability to create a culture and confidence in a program are key ingredients to build the future. And while Charles City’s Lady Panthers struggled all year to find the win column, their improvement is evident as depicted by Tuesday night’s contest against the visiting King William Lady Cavaliers. The hosts put up a fierce challenge, taking King William to the limit before falling 10-25, 15-25, 14-25 in straight sets in the Tidewater District contest. After falling behind by nine in the first set (11-2), Charles City Lady Panthers…
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Penalties, big plays plague New Kent as Grafton spoils Homecoming contest

Friday night’s homecoming football contest saw a New Kent team that have compiled five straight wins against a Grafton team that continues to improve. For the hosting Trojans who were riding an emotional high after a road win at York, the visiting Clippers put a damper on all celebrating that night. Grafton built up a double-digit lead after the halftime intermission and coasted to a 29-13 win over New Kent in the Bay Rivers District contest. After a scoreless first quarter, Grafton was the first team to put points on the board. On the opening play of the second quarter,…
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Turnovers plague Panthers on Homecoming Night, Middlesex rolls 33-2

In their first football matchup back in August, Charles City fell to Middlesex by a mere point on the day they welcomed back football. During that game, the Panthers didn’t turn the ball over. Unfortunately on Friday night, it was miscues and mistakes that told a different story. Charles City turned the ball over six times, leading to Middlesex’s 33-2 shellacking of the Panthers to spoil the homecoming football festivities. The visitors attacked early on the opening drive. A Cameron Lambert to Malik Dandy 40-yard pass would lead to Jayden Kidd’s eight-yard tote to provide Middlesex a 7-0 lead, an…
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After dropping first set, New Kent rebounds to take out rival Jamestown in volleyball action

In past meetings, New Kent’s Lady Trojans and the Jamestown Lady Eagles were prominent programs dominating the top of the Bay Rivers District. But in the 2022 season, both teams are going through rebuilding phases for the future. During the Oct. 14 matchup, the hosting Lady Trojans showed they were a few steps ahead of their Bay Rivers counterpart. After dropping the first set, New Kent captured the next three to win 22-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 to extend their win streak to five. In the first set, both teams played evenly for most of the frame as the score set…
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New Kent High School golf team finishes in tie for fourth at state competition

New Kent High School’s Golf team finished tied for fourth place at the Group 3A State Championships held Oct. 11 at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club in Richmond. Brett Ferry led the way for the Trojans, finishing in eleventh place with a score of 78. Teammate Dillon Mickles finished one stroke behind him with a 79, good enough for a tie for twelfth place. Other participants for New Kent were Kyle Digg (T-21st, 82), Cayden Sheaffer (T-36th, 88), Robert Edwards (T-47th, 92), and Palmer Douglas (T-49th, 93). New Kent shot a team score of 327 at the match. Abingdon emerged…
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Charles City can’t hold onto lead as John Marshall rallies with second half comeback win

Charles City High School’s football team took the field in a rare Monday night game after the original contest was postponed due to the death of a classmate. And while emotions ran high as they faced off against John Marshall for the first time, emotions couldn’t help the Panthers down the stretch of the contest. The visiting Justices kept Charles City scoreless in the second half and rallied for a 20-14 win Monday night, marking the first win for the visitors since 2019. Charles City also hasn’t won since 2019. Early in the contest, Charles City’s defense rattled the visitors….
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In battle of Panthers, Bruton cruises in shutout win over Charles City

While many football programs continue to fold around the country and state due to low numbers, Charles City’s Panthers continue to fight the odds despite injuries and disciplinary issues to keep its team on the field. But sometimes the numbers game is too much, such the case in the “Battle of the Panthers” when Bruton visited Charles City on Sept. 29. A fast start by Bruton coupled with miscues by Charles City resulted in a 42-0 shutout for the visitors, keeping Charles City winless on the season. On Bruton’s first drive, Charles City forced the visitors into a fourth-and-one situation….
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Grafton escapes New Kent with lone score in sudden death shootout

For 60 minutes, New Kent’s Lady Trojans and the visiting Grafton Lady Clippers played evenly in the Sept. 28 field hockey contest. But in the end, it was a goal by the visitors in a shootout that made the difference. Grafton’s Tatum Humphries conversion in the fifth shootout was the difference maker in the 1-0 victory by the Lady Clippers over New Kent. After a clean first half by both teams, the Lady Trojans found themselves on the defensive end more than what they needed to be. But that defense was a wall, with Brie Otey stopping penalty corners from…
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