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New Kent boys’ tennis drops home opener

Lady Trojans settle for second at Bay Rivers District track meet

New Kent’s Lady Trojans accumulated 93 points on their way to finishing second at the Mar. 31 home meet featuring Bay Rivers District opponents. Julia Hathaway won the girls’ 100-meter dash with a time of 12.93 and the girls’ long jump with a distance of 15’5½” . She added a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash by clocking a time of 27.15. Ara Buchman took the top mark in the girls’ triple jump with a leap of 32’2”, while Amy Rudolph’s clearance of 8’0” in the girls’ pole vault was good enough for third. Relay teams saw the girls’ 4×100…
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Picone, Drake sisters lead Lady Trojans’ soccer in shutout victory over Bruton

Sometimes it just takes patience to see a program turn into a more positive direction. Those who have been waiting for New Kent’s Lady Trojans soccer team to do that may have seen that manifestation begin to take place. A second half explosion of three goals by the Lady Trojans lifted the hosts to a 4-0 victory over the Bruton Lady Panthers in Tuesday night’s Bay Rivers District contest. The match started off physically with teams, with neither opponent giving any leeway. While Lady Trojan goalkeeper Emily Ward defended the turf for New Kent, a stalemate took place until Mia…
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Lady Panthers competitive in first game in six years

It’s been six years since Charles City High School fielded a softball team. And with new faces in place, no seniors on the team, and talent waiting to be groom, the Lady Panthers welcomed hosted Sussex Central in Monday afternoon’s affair. The Lady Panthers put together a respectable outing, but fell to the visiting Lady Tigers 22-8 during their home opener. Charles City gained their first lead of the game in the bottom of first when Lady Panther Kaelynn Spencer stole home to put the hosts up on top. But in the top of the second, the visitors began figuring…
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Charles City battles back in fourth, finishes game tied with Sussex Central

The resurgence of Charles City High School’s baseball team after a four-year absence mirrored their actions in Monday night’s home opener against Sussex Central; fighting until the very end. Charles City battled from six runs down in the bottom of the fourth to finish in a 16-16 tie against the visiting Sussex Central Tigers prior to the game being called due to darkness. Early on, a passed ball and errors provided a slight advantage for Sussex. But the Panthers capitalized off several Tiger miscues in the opening inning. Despite only notching four hits on the game, a combination of base…
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New Kent teams place fourth at Charles City Track and Field Invitational

Both the New Kent Trojans girls’ and boys’ track and field teams earned fourth place finishes among 27 teams at the Charles City Invitational held last Saturday. On the girls’ side, the quartet of Madison Johnson, Lauren Vick, Tabitha Gill, and Gabrielle Butler won the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 10:48.48. The 4×400 combination of Gill, Butler, Jakeira Thomas, and Julia Hathaway earned silver with a time of 4:28.87. Butler also finished second in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a time of 1:05.28., while Jaiden McCoy chucked the discus 82’6” to finish as runner-up in the event. Lauren…
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Tickets for 2022 Colonial Downs horse racing on sale now

Premium tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Colonial Downs Racing Season. Beginning July 11, races will run every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with post time beginning at 1:45 p.m. There will be 27 days of racing, which includes the Virginia Derby on Tuesday, Sept. 6, with a $300,000 purse, along with the $200,000 Virginia Oaks that will take place on both days. General admission tickets will remain free, as well as parking. For more information and specific race dates and tickets, visit www.colonialdowns.com.

New Kent boys’ tennis split opening week matches

New Kent High School boys’ tennis team split a pair of contests last week to open the 2022 Spring season. The Trojans began the year with a 5-4 win over Colonial Heights on Mar. 15. The team fell 5-4 to Walsingham Academy in the Mar. 18 contest. New Kent 5, Colonial Heights 4 Singles: Hanson (NK) def. Thorpe (CH) 6-1, 6-2; Bennett (CH) def. Diggs (NK) 6-4, 6-3; Moore (CH) def. Edwards (NK) 6-0, 7-5; Alexander (NK) def. Wilson (CH) 6-2, 6-1; Krause (NK) def. Moody (CH) 2-6, 7-5, 10-6; Evelyn (NK) def. He (CH) 6-2, 6-3. Doubles: Hanson-Diggs (NK)…
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Lady Trojans capture Shoot the Gun & Run Invitational title behind three wins from Hathaway, Massey

Powered by three wins from both Julia Hathaway and Kori Massey, New Kent’s Lady Trojans claimed the 8th Annual Shoot the Gun and Run Track and Field Invitational held Saturday on their home track. Hathaway earned first place finishes in the girls’ 100-meter dash (13.35), 400-meter dash (59.97), and long jump (14’10½”). Massey swept both sets of hurdles, winning the 100-meter distance with a time of 17.42 and the 300-meter race in 51.26. Her third win came in the girls’ high jump with a personal best clearance of 4’10”. Other event winners for the Lady Trojans were Gabrielle Butler in…
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