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• Poquoson ends New Kent’s two-year regular season home winning streak

  

  For six innings, New Kent’s Lady Trojans looked to keep their long, homestanding win streak intact as they led the Poquoson Lady Islanders 3-1. But in the top of the seventh inning, the visitors’ bats came alive. Six runs crossed home plate in the top of the frame and New Kent failed to register a run in the bottom of the seventh as the Poquoson Lady Islanders walked out with a 7-3 win over the Lady Trojans, ending their nearly two-year home winning streak. New Kent would strike first on the scoreboard as Kenley Rowe’s double provided the hosts a…
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• New Kent baseball continues to roll as win streak extends to six

  

  New Kent High School’s baseball team continued their winning ways. The Trojans conquered Bay Rivers District Rival Poquoson 5-1 thanks to strong pitching and defense. New Kent started the scoring as Dylan Bowman’s sacrifice fly provided the hosts a 1-0 lead. Poquoson tied the game up at one apiece, but in the bottom of the fifth inning, Jakub Bowen’s hit a home run after the ball went off the glove of an Islander’s defender and over the outfield wall to return the lead (2-1) to New Kent. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Layne Boyette hit a double and…
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• New Kent man enters no contest plea to abduction, violating protective orders

  A New Kent man who held a family member against their win last Fall has entered a no-contest plea to the offense. Devin Joseph Pardun, 46, of the 5900 block of Hingham Drive, New Kent, entered no contest pleas to one count of abduction and three counts of misdemeanor violating a protective order as part of a plea agreement reached Monday afternoon in New Kent Circuit Court. Eleven additional counts of violating a protective order, one count of misdemeanor assault and battery of a family member, and one count of misdemeanor obstruction of justice were dropped as part of the…
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• Big sixth inning, stellar defense elevates New Kent to victory over Gloucester

  

  New Kent’s Trojans welcomed the visiting Gloucester Dukes in Bay Rivers District action for the first time Friday afternoon. And the Trojans showed the newcomer that navigating through the district wouldn’t be easy, especially going through New Kent. Powered by three home runs and stellar defensive play, New Kent coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Dukes. The bottom of the first kicked off with Lane Boyette blasting a ball over the fence to give New Kent a 1-0 lead. While the offense wouldn’t do anything more until the sixth inning, it was Tucker Powell’s command on the mound for…
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• Carter’s walk-off home run pushes New Kent softball to win over Gloucester

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ softball team has not dropped a regular season contest at home since May 10, 2023. And thanks to Sierra Carter, that streak lives on for at least one more day. A walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning by Carter sent New Kent to a 9-8 victory over the visiting Gloucester Lady Dukes in Friday evening action in the Bay Rivers District thriller. The visitors took advantage of Lady Trojan miscues and errors in the top of the first. The Lady Dukes pushed across four runs across the plate before New Kent could…
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• Lady Trojans continue perfect season with triumph over Lafayette

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team continued their winning ways, defeating the Lafayette Lady Rams in Bay Rivers District action on Apr. 23. New Kent remains undefeated with a record of 8-0. New Kent 8, Lafayette 1 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Valdovinos (L) 6-2, 6-0; Carpenter (NK) def. Lichtel (L) 6-2, 6-2; Bennett (NK) def. Hennessy (L) 6-0, 6-1; Mulero (L) def. Wood (NK) 6-4, 4-6, (10-4); Doucet (NK) def. Taraouat (L) 7-5, 6-0; Bell (NK) def. Peterson (L) 6-0, 6-4. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Valdovinos/Lichtel (L) 8-1; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Mulero/Taraouat (L) 8-3; Meredith/Hunt (NK) def. Hennessy/Peterson (L) 8-3.