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• Lady Trojans power their way to win behind offense, Otey’s no-hitter

  

  Coming off a rare loss to rival Poquoson to start the season, New Kent’s Lady Trojans looked to take their frustrations out in their home opener. They did so in Monday afternoon’s contest against the visiting Lafayette Lady Rams. Behind a no-hitter performance from Vyktorya Otey, New Kent coasted to a 14-0 victory over the Lady Rams. New Kent started the scoring early, as Mariah Leonard’s double drove home Kenley Rowe. Kendall White’s double allowed Leonard to score, as the carousel of runs continued in the bottom of the first inning with New Kent leading 5-0 after the opening frame….
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• New Kent rallies from three runs down to defeat Lafayette 11-7

  

  New Kent High School’s baseball team has been a steady force in the Bay Rivers District over the past few years. In Monday afternoon’s home game against the visiting Lafayette Rams, they learned quickly that things wouldn’t come as easily as they had in previous years. New Kent rallied from three runs down in the fifth inning to topple Lafayette 11-7 in the contest, improving their record to 2-0. The game favored New Kent early on as Dylan Bowman and Jaxon Foreman’s hits drove in the first two runs for the Trojans. But in the top of the third, New…
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• New Kent boys’ tennis breezes past Gloucester in home opener

  

  New Kent High School’s boys’ tennis team captured their first victory of the season in dominant fashion as they defeated the visiting Gloucester Dukes Monday afternoon. New Kent’s record improves to 1-1 on the season. New Kent 8, Gloucester 1 Singles: Opett (NK) def. Brunjes (G) 6-0, 6-2; Davis (NK) def. Griggs (G) 5-7, 6-6 (7-5), 10-8; Holloway (NK) def. Hodgeson (G) 6-0, 6-0; Scott (NK) def. White (G) 6-0, 6-0; Hodges (NK) def. Escamilla (G) 6-0, 6-0; Yates (NK) def. Miller (G) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Opett/Davis (NK) def. Brunes/Ward (G) 8-2; Holloway Hodges (NK) def. White/Marcella (G) 8-0; Escamilla/Hodgeson…
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• Richmond man slammed with three-year jail term for distributing meth in New Kent

  A Richmond man will spend three years in prison for distributing drugs in New Kent County. Bradley Dale Tomlin, 33, entered a no contest plea to one count of distributing methamphetamine as part of an agreement reached Monday during proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. A no contest plea indicates that evidence presented during the trial would be enough to convict the defendant of the offense. In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, on July 1, 2024, the Twin Rivers Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy, with Tomlin identified as a suspect. A…
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• Easter ‘Eggstravaganza’ at Harrison Park in Charles City

  

• Lady Trojans win Shoot the Gun and Run Invitational in christening of new track

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ christened their brand-new track in style by winning the Shoot and Gun Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Trojans amassed 124 points to win the 11-team meet which served as the team’s season opener. Midlothian placed second with 113 points, while Prince George finished third with 90 points. Faith Rollins won the girls’ pole vault with a clearance of 6’0”, with teammate Olivia Burno placing second. Madison Clements won the girls’ long jump with a distance of 16’0½”. The 4×100 relay team of Aubrey Ross, Chawney Cheeseman, Madison Clements, and Brooklyn Wiles sped their way to gold…
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