News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | May 23, 2026
Sports
Johnson wins hurdles, Lady Panthers place fifth in Tidewater District
Charles City’s Derequa Johnson repeated as the girls’ 100-meter hurdles champion at the Tidewater District Track and Field Championships held May 21 at King William High School. Johnson ran a time of 16.77 in the event to capture the gold. Johnson, who finished as the Class 1A state runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles last year, has already qualified for the event this year. Charles City’s Lady Panthers accumulated 36 points to finish fifth in the Tidewater District Championships. Charles City boys’ Daniel Tinsley accounted for the only point on the boys’ side as they finished sixth at the meet. Middlesex…
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New Kent girls’ tennis sweeps Poquoson to wrap up regular season
New Kent girls’ tennis team completed a sweep of the visiting Poquoson Lady Islanders Friday afternoon to close out their regular season. The team finishes with a record of 11-3. New Kent 9, Poquoson 0 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Bradley (P) 6-1, 6-4; Carpenter (NK) def. Smith (P) 6-1, 6-0; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Jones (P) 6-1, 6-0; Bennett (NK) def. Clemmey (P) 6-0, 6-0; Wood (NK) def. Firth (P) 6-0, 6-0; Doucet (NK) def. Owens (P) 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Pettit-Pokora/Meredith (NK) def. Bradley/Smith (P) 8-3; Desogus/Hunt (NK) def. Jones/Clemmey (P) 8-3; Bell/Stevens (NK) def. Simms/Owens (P) 8-1.
New Kent girls, boys’ teams finish fifth in Bay Rivers District championships
New Kent’s girls and boys’ track and field team accumulated fifth-place finishes at Wednesday’s Bay Rivers District Outdoor Track & Field Championships. On the girls’ side, Ryan Griffith captured gold in the triple jump competition with a leap of 35’0”. New Kent earned a pair of silver medals in two relay events. The quartet of Chawney Cheeseman, Brooklyn Wiles, Madison Clements, and Griffith ran a time of 50.58 in the 4×100 meter relay to finish second, just out of reach of Tabb. In the 4×800 relay, Aubrey Loucks, Olivia Hudson, Andrea Dallaire, and Audrey Hudson ran a time of 10:39.89,…
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Middlesex uses experience to take down Lady Panthers 15-1
Charles City’s Lady Panthers’ softball team is learning a lesson that while they are having a good season so far, getting through the Tidewater District is still a daunting task. Charles City fell 15-1 to the visiting Middlesex Lady Chargers in Tuesday afternoon action. Middlesex punched onto the scoreboard in the first, and began to add more in the top of the second. Carly Jessie’s pop-up fly was misplayed by the Lady Panthers, allowing her to reach base. Kyla Blazek’s single drove home Jessie to increase Middlesex’s lead to 2-0. After Charles City’s Logan Jones struck out Aniyah Billups, a…
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New Kent finishes in 1-1 tie with Grafton in boys’ soccer match
After a strong season start, New Kent boys’ soccer team had to deal with the injury bug as they had to make adjustments throughout the season. Monday night’s Bay Rivers District contest against the visiting Grafton Clippers showed them that they are learning to deal with adversity. After 80 minutes of regulation time and 10 minutes of overtime, New Kent tied Grafton 1-1 in a competitive contest. New Kent had to rely on Colin Lucas guarding the net as he stepped in as the new keeper due to injury. Lucas got some help early on as teammate Diego Jimenez used…
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Nansemond River’s defense stifles New Kent in non-district affair
New Kent’s Lady Trojans bid on the pitch for win number 10 ran into a roadblock Friday night. The visiting Nansemond River Lady Warriors jumped out to a three-goal lead and never looked back as they defeated New Kent 3-1 in the May 8 non-district contest. Nansemond River dominated the onset of the contest, scoring moments into the contest for a 1-0 lead. Teammate Mayleen Bernal would punch goal number two on the scoreboard at the 30:27 mark as the Lady Warriors increased their lead. That advantage would last through the halftime break. Meanwhile, New Kent’s offense remained stagnant throughout…
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Lady Trojans’ tennis pick up tenth win of season
New Kent’s girls’ tennis team won their tenth match of the year with a victory over the Grafton Lady Clippers in May 8 Bay Rivers District action. The team improves to 10-2 for the season. New Kent 5, Grafton 4 Singles: Carpenter (NK) def. Na (G) 8-4; Wang (G) def. Pettit-Pokora (NK) 8-4; Bennett (NK) def. Gandhi (G) 8-4; Braganza (G) def. Wood (NK) 8-5; Kang (G) def. Doucet (NK) 8-3; Kwan (G) def. Bell (NK) 8-4. Doubles: Carpenter/Doucet (NK) def. Na/Wang (G) 8-4; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Gandhi/Braganza (G) 8-4; Pettitt-Pokora/Bell def. Kang/Kwan (G) 8-5.
New Kent girls’ tennis extinguishes Warhill in Senior Day triumph
New Kent High School’s girls’ tennis team defeated Warhill to cap off a successful Senior Night. The Lady Trojans improve to 9-2 on the season. New Kent 7, Warhill 2 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Delaney (W) 7-5, 7-5; Lydia (W) def. Carpenter (NK) 3-6, 6-1, (10-4); Bennett (NK) won via forfeit; Wood (NK) def. Reagan (W) 6-1, 6-3; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Milli (W) 6-2, 6-0; Alana (W) def. Meredith (NK) 6-0, 6-4. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Delaney/Lydia (W) 8-5; Bennett/Wood (NK) def. Reagan/Milli (W) 8-2; Doucet/Desogus (NK) def. Alana/Rowan (W) 8-3.
New Kent dominates Middlesex to return to win column
Behind a first half hat trick, New Kent’s boys’ soccer team returned to the win column Monday night. New Kent’s Diego Jimenez notched three goals in the first half, while teammates Mason Phaup and Grayson Yates each added a pair of their own as the Trojans coasted to a 10-2 non-district victory over the visiting Middlesex Chargers. Less than seven minutes into the contest, Phaup put the hosts on the scoreboard for an early advantage. Three minutes later, Jimenez notched his first goal of the night, with his second following at the 18:33 mark as the Trojans jumped out to…
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New Kent boys’ tennis drops competition to Tabb
New Kent’s boys’ tennis team fell to the visiting Tabb Tigers 8-1 in Apr. 30 Bay Rivers District competition. New Kent’s record falls to 4-6. Tabb 8, New Kent 1 Singles: Dharni (T) def. Opett (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Holloway (NK) def. Johnson (T) 5-7, 6-0, (10-8); Cole (T) def. Hodges (NK) 6-1, 6-2; Pham (T) def. Scott (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Su (T) def. Milby (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Jung (T) def. Grove (NK) 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Dharni/Johnson (T) def. Opett/Scot (NK) 8-1; Cole/Pham (T) def. Holloway/Hodges (NK) 8-3; Merfake/Wornom (T) def. Milby/Grove (NK) 8-1.
