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• Bates earns 150th win as New Kent routs York 12-2

  

  An explosive first inning provided New Kent enough firepower for a win. The Lady Trojans scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first frame as they delivered a 12-2 beatdown over the visiting York Lady Falcons in the Apr. 1 Bay Rivers District match-up. New Kent took advantage of York’s Tahlia Evans performance on the mound early. Ava Brandon’s single brought home Kenley Rowe to provide the hosts a 1-0 lead. A base knock by Sierra Carter upped the score to 2-0. Later on in the inning and with the bases loaded, Sydney Eubank walked and Rayne Otey was…
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• New Kent baseball remains undefeated with an 11-1 win over Smithfield

  New Kent continues a strong start to its 2026 baseball campaign. Behind a one-hit, eight strikeout performance from Jonah Sorrell, New Kent captured an 11-1 victory over the visiting Smithfield Packers in Friday afternoon’s baseball contest. It wouldn’t be until the bottom of the fourth inning when the scoreboard began to light up for the Trojans. A base hit by New Kent’s Dylan Bowman drove in two runs to give the home team a lead they would never relinquish. Smithfield countered in the top of the fifth inning, as Alex Santana crossed home plate for the Packers. But the bottom…
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• Lady Trojans tack on a dozen runs to take down Smithfield

  

  After surrendering a run in the top of the first inning against the visiting Smithfield Lady Packers, New Kent’s Lady Trojans made sure they would offset that lead in a hurry. New Kent poured on a dozen runs as they breezed to a 12-2 victory over Smithfield in the Bay Rivers District contest. Smithfield’s early rare run bestowed the guests a lead that would last until the bottom of the second inning. New Kent’s baserunning took advantage of Lady Packer miscues, as passed balls allowed Addy Moore to cross home plate to tie the game at one. Later in the…
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• Tiebreakers doom New Kent boys’ tennis team

  

  New Kent High School’s boys’ tennis team fell in a home Bay Rivers District contest to the visiting Poquoson Islanders on March 27. The Trojans fall to 1-2 on the season. Poquoson 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Green (P) def. Opett (NK) 6-2, 6-1; Litton (P) def. Davis (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Orehowsky (P) def. Holloway (NK) 3-6, 6-2, (10-5); Murianka (P) def. Scott (NK) 3-6, 6-2, (10-5); Song (P) def. Hodges (NK) 4-6, 6-2, (12-10); Fekete (P) def. Milby (NK) 6-4, 6-4. Doubles: Green/Litton (P) def. Opett/Davis (NK) 8-1; Holloway/Hodges (NK) def. Orehowsky/Murianka (P) 8-8 (7-3); Scott/Yates (NK) def. Song/Fekete…
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• Charles City’s $48 million proposed budget includes no tax increase, focuses on CIP

  A proposed budget for Charles City County will see no tax increase, but nearly $7 million more needed to address capital improvement needs. Charles City County Administrator Keith Rogers Jr. presented a $48,456,117 proposed FY2026-27 budget during a Monday afternoon board meeting. That figure is up 16 percent from the county’s current budget of $41,638,855. Citing the need to address capital needs, Rogers’ presentation focused on more than $8 million in addressing the county’s wastewater plant issues. Under the proposal, funding will be used to address issues at the Kimages Wastewater Plant ($3 million), the Courthouse Complex plant ($2.5 million),…
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• New Kent proposed tax rate drops by one cent, may fall by additional penny

  At New Kent’s March 9 regular board meeting, New Kent County Administrator Rodney Hathaway proposed a budget of $266,424,821 that included a five-cent tax raise that would be used to cover Capital Improvement Projects. After receiving a directive from county supervisors at a follow-up budget retreat, at least one penny has come off that projection. Hathaway presented an updated figure during the March 25 New Kent Board of Supervisors work session that showed a four-cent increase, making the real estate tax rate at 58 cents per $100 of assessed value. And another penny isn’t off the table. During the updated…
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