News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | February 17, 2026
New Kent holds Jamestown scoreless for 12 minutes in second half, triumphs with 53-35 win
Sometimes winning requires the pace of the game to be slow and ugly. But a win is a win. That was the lesson New Kent’s Lady Trojans learned as they defeated the Jamestown Lady Eagles 53-35 in a Feb. 12 Bay Rivers District contest. Early in the contest, the sluggish play from both sides saw ineffective offense by both teams. The first half saw New Kent only amass 23 points, leading Jamestown by two as they hit the intermission break. Jamestown opened up the third quarter with a 7-1 run, taking the lead from the Lady Trojans who found themselves…
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New Kent High School wrestling wins ninth consecutive regional championship
New Kent High School’s wrestling team won nine weight classes and finished as runners-up in three others as they dominated the Region 3A championships Saturday afternoon, marking the program’s ninth consecutive regional championship. Weight class winners for New Kent were Trent Carter defeating Davon Baker of Booker T. Washington via pinfall (106 pounds), Carter Roy defeating Lakeland’s Jamar Barker via pinfall (113 pounds), Tristan Carter defeating Tabb’s Yanni Hall-Shirley via pinfall (120 pounds), Alex Cuic def. Lake Taylor’s Khamad Butts via pinfall (126 pounds), Adam Ayala over Tabb’s Alijah Franklin via decision (150 pounds), Quinn Morrison defeating Tabb’s Dominic Koehne…
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New Kent High School Second Quarter Honor Roll 2025-2026
New Kent High School Second Quarter Honor Roll Grade 9: Kirstin Adkins, Larry Akrie III, Ainsley Allen, Gigi Allen, Nathan Atkins, Audrey Batkins, Brayden Batkins, Dylan Beasley, Jayde Beasley, Kayleigh Beatley, Jillian Bender, Riley Bonds, Molly Borszich, Denver Bower, Brody Boyd, Ishbel Bristow, Chelsea Brown, Desiree Brown, Messiah Brown, Adam Bryant, Patrick Butler, Natalie Call, Emery Callahan, Holden Carr, Samuel Carr, Bella Carswell, Brody Catalano, Nixie Champine, Amya Charlesworth, Nehemiah Christian, Kaylyn Clements, Riley Cobb, Ashlin Coleman, Tina Concepcion, Jaxon Cook, Callen Corner, Dominic Cornett, Connor Crary, Ian Crum, Zachary Daughtrey, Cheyenne Davis, Kasey DeRose, Cayden Dickerson, Amelia Eacho, Zion…
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New Kent Trojans win regional track and field meet, Lady Trojans place third
New Kent High School is going to need to make space in their regional trophy case once again. New Kent’s Boys Indoor Track and Field team scored 132 points to capture the Region 3A championship, narrowly beating out Bay Rivers District Rival Tabb during the two-day meet held Feb. 10-11 at the Virginia Beach Sports Complex. New Kent swept the pole vault competition, with Liam Holloway winning with a height of 12’0”. Mason Schalasny placed second at 11’6”, and Landon Evans finished third with a height of 11’6”. Sean Moore was the other gold place winner for the Trojans, winning…
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New Kent rolls over Warhill, but loses top scorer to injury
New Kent’s Trojans continue to have a grip on the Bay Rivers District in boys’ basketball but now have to use that team chemistry as a setback will leave the team without their leading scorer. New Kent emerged with an 84-61 win over the visiting Warhill Lions as part of Monday Night’s Senior Night Victory. But the Trojans will be without Marty Wray, who sustained an undisclosed injury. New Kent led 21-16 after the first quarter of play before they stretched the lead out. Jarred Hathaway’s three-pointer along with a trifecta by teammate Kingston Young launched a 10-0 run just…
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Local students earn academic recognition from College of William and Mary
Several local students were recognized on the Dean’s List at the College of William and Mary for the Fall 2025 semester. Emma Shellman of Charles City, Faith Hynes and Elizabeth Ross, both of Lanexa, Christopher Smith and Cheyenne Webster, both of New Kent, and Catie Bennett and Trey Christman, both of Providence Forge, were honored for their academic excellence at the college. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled full-time and accumulate a quality-point average of 3.6 or higher.
