Williams receives CoSIDA Rising Star Award

Jolisa Williams, a 2008 graduate of Charles City County High School, has been awarded the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Rising Star Award for colleges. Williams, who serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations at Bowie State University, is honored with the award that recognizes a CoSIDA member with 10 years of service or less whose work, service, dedication, energy, and enthusiasm to the profession in athletic communications.

Lady Trojans celebrate Senior Night with opening round playoff win

New Kent’s Lady Trojans kicked off last year’s regional title defense Monday night in collaboration with its Senior Night celebration the same way they ended the regional playoff bracket last year, with a win. New Kent powered its way to a 53-36 victory over the visiting Lady Tigers of Tabb, marking the third time they defeated the squad this year. With the seniors getting the call in the starting line-up, the Lady Trojans played evenly with Tabb. With the score tied at eight apiece, Aubrey Hyndshaw and Katelyn Norman subbed into the game with 2:58 in the first quarter, sparking…
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Undefeated regular season

Single point difference-maker as Lady Trojans place second at regional indoor track and field meet

New Kent High School’s Lady Trojans Indoor Track & Field team was edged by a mere point as they had to settle for second place in the Group 3A Region A championships held Feb. 18-19 at the Boo Williams Complex in Hampton. New Kent scored 112 points, finishing one point behind Bay Rivers District Rival Tabb who scored 113 points. York, another district foe, rounded out the top three by accumulating 70 points. Amy Rudolph won the girls’ pole vault competition, clearing a height of 8’6”. Meanwhile, a slew of top three finishes piled up points for the Lady Trojans….
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New Kent’s Guitierrez finishes as state runner-up in girls’ one-meter diving competition

New Kent’s Lady Trojans accumulated 23 points in finishing 22nd at the Group 3A State Swim Championships held Feb. 18-19 at Swim RVA in Richmond. New Kent’s Aisling Guitierrez was the top performer for the Lady Trojans. Guitierrez finished as state runner-up in the girls’ one-meter diving competition, accumulating a total of 438.25 points. On the boys’ side, New Kent scored 22 points, earning a 23rd place finish at the Group 3A State Swim Championships. Maggie Walker’s girls’ and boys’ swim teams won the meets, respectively. Other results (NK only): Girls: 200 Yard Freestyle Relay- 14. NK (Wetherington, Hardy, Call,…
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‘Four’-sight: New Kent High School Trojans capture Group 3A State wrestling championship again

New Kent High School’s Wrestling Team can officially be called a dynasty. Producing five state champions and one state runner-up, the Trojan grapplers easily captured their fourth consecutive Group 3A State Championship during the competition from Feb. 18-19. Trace Ragland became the first Trojan to claim a state title as he won by pinfall over Josh Domino of Skyline via decision, becoming a back-to-back state champion. Patrick Jordon found the top of the podium in the 138-pound bracket, winning by decision over Hunter Salomon of Skyline. Evan Holloway pulled off back-to-back titles, winning the 145-pound division by pinfall over Logan…
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Charles City’s Coney captures state berth with leap at Group 1A/2A Region A Championships

Charles City’s Nevaeh Coney locked up an appearance in the Group 1A/2A State Indoor Track and Field Championships with her performance at the Group 1A/2A Regional Championship meet on Feb. 16 at Boo Williams Indoor Complex in Hampton. Coney leaped a distance of 28’11” in the girls’ triple jump, claiming third in the event and clinching one of the automatic spots for the state meet. Along with teammate Janiya Washington, Charles City’s Lady Panthers earned 25 points to finish ninth at the meet. Coney earned additional points with a fifth-place finish in the 300-meter dash (48.70), an eighth-place finish in…
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Flat first quarter seals Charles City’s quest for win against King & Queen

For three quarters, Charles City’s Panthers played on even terms with the visiting King & Queen Tigers during Tuesday night’s season finale. Unfortunately for the hosts, a flat opening frame proved to be the difference maker. Being outscored 19-6 in the first quarter, Charles City fell to King & Queen 73-56, thus concluding the 2021-22 season and a winless campaign for the Panthers. From the onset, Charles City fell behind by six, forcing head coach Codera Cotman to call a timeout. The ploy worked as Taequan Williams lay-in and subsequent floater brought the Panthers within three (7-4). But from there,…
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Wrestling wins into the school record book

New Kent High School grapplers claim fifth consecutive regional championship

If New Kent High School wrestling’s team used Saturday’s showing in the Group 3A Region A Championships as a prelude, then their appearance at the Group 3A State Championships may return to them for a fourth year in a row. Producing 10 regional champions and two regional runners-up, New Kent High School’s Trojans cruised to its fifth consecutive regional championship on Feb. 12. New Kent regional champions were Samuel Stamper (106-Technical Fall over Isabel Caulford of Lafayette), Daniel Colgin (113- Technical Fall over Zoahaniah Hardman of Phoebus), Kyle Gibson (120- Pinfall over Roman Ayala of Lafayette), Matthew Eberly (126- Pinfall…
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