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• Lady Trojans’ softball celebrate with seventh consecutive regional title

  

  Sometimes experience can take years to gain. Sometimes, it just takes learning from an earlier encounter with a familiar opponent. The latter was the case for New Kent’s Lady Trojans during Friday afternoon’s Region 3A Championship contest. Behind a five-strikeout performance by pitcher Sierra Carter, New Kent Lady Trojans defeated the visiting York Lady Falcons 4-0 to win their seventh consecutive regional championship. New Kent split with York during the regular season, with their last encounter resulting in a Lady Trojan loss. But the hosts would not let the game slip away after scoring on a York throwing error in…
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• New Kent bests Tabb to win Region 3A baseball championship

  

  New Kent entered into the Region 3A championship game facing the Tabb Tigers, the last team to defeat them. As they battled for the third time this year, the hosting Trojans made sure that their field would be hosting the state quarterfinal contest. Behind a clutch performance from Andrew Staskiel, New Kent defeated Tabb 5-1 to earn the right to host and claim another regional championship. New Kent opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the second inning, Staskiel connected with the ball, sending a blast over the outfield fence to…
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• Johnson repeats as Class 1 state runner-up in girls’ 100-meter hurdles

  

  Charles City’s Derequa Johnson repeated as the Class 1A State Runner-Up in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles. Johnson ran a time of 16.42 to earn the silver medal in the event, finishing behind Destinee Bullock of Brunswick who clocked a time of 15.26. Johnson also added a fifth-place finish in the girls’ triple jump with a mark of 35’2” and placed 22nd in the girls’ long jump with a distance of 14’0½.” Johnson, the lone representative for the Lady Panthers, scored 12 points to place Charles City 18th at the meet. Cumberland’s Lady Dukes won the girls’ competition with 60 points,…
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• Ross recognized on Dean’s List at Milwaukee School of Engineering

  Katie Ross, a resident of New Kent, was named to the Dean’s List at Milwaukee’s School of Engineering for the Spring 2026 semester. To be recognized with the accolade, a student must be taking at least 12 credit hours and earn a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.

• Eleven recognized on Dean’s List at James Madison University

  Eleven students from our coverage area were named to the Dean’s List at James Madison University for the Spring 2026 semester. Madison Britton, Cody Christman, Evelyn Davenport, Hannah Johnson, and Campbell Proffitt, all of Providence Forge, Tyrell Bassett and Brianna Rhoades, both of Quinton, Kendall Hicks and Hunter Meadows, both of Lanexa, Charles Beattie of Charles City, and Norah Murray of New Kent were recognized for their academic accolades. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must be enrolled full-time and obtain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

• Several local residents earn degrees from James Madison University

  Several local residents were among many who graduated from James Madison University as part of Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies. Four students were recognized as honor graduates by the university. Brianna Bartlett of Quinton graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Ellie Gray of Providence Forge graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Inclusive Early Childhood Education, Daniella Flowers graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, and Akira Hicks of Lanexa graduated Cum Lauda with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Other graduates include Andrea Sorenson of Quinton, who graduated…
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