Grafton compiles shutout win over New Kent in boys’ tennis

Grafton Clipper’s completed a sweep of the hosting New Kent Trojans’ boys’ tennis team during Tuesday afternoon Bay Rivers District action. Grafton 9, New Kent 0 Singles: Lee (G) def. Opett (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Susta (G) def. Davis (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Mapp (G) def. Scott (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Diebler (G) def. Yates (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Yu (G) def. Sokolovic (NK) 6-2, 6-0; Shaw (G) def. Grove (NK) 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Lee/Mapp (G) def. Opett/Davis (NK) 8-0; Dibler/Yu (G) def. Scott/Yates (NK) 8-1; Shaw/Na (G) def. Sokolovic/Grove (NK) 8-1.

New Kent Lady Trojans’ falls short in tennis contest at Bruton

New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis team fell in a close contest on the road at the Bruton Lady Panthers during Apr. 24 Bay Rivers District action. Bruton 5, New Kent 4 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Dang (B) 3-6, 6-1, 12-10; Lustre (B) def. Lawton (NK) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5); Truckenbrod (B) def. Carpenter (NK) 6-2, 6-0; Koak (B) def. Petran (NK) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5; Guerrero (B) def. Proffitt (NK) 6-2, 2-6, 10-5; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Sparkman (B) 6-3, 6-3. Doubles: Dang/Truckenbrod (B) def. Lawton/Carpenter (NK) 8-4; Vincent/Petran (NK) def. Lustre/Coles (B) 8-1; Proffit/Hetzel (NK) def. Guerrero/Sparkman (B) 8-0.

Smith hat trick part of New Kent stomping of Gloucester on pitch

Next Lady Trojan up. That mentality and the resolve by the New Kent Lady Trojans along with a hat trick by Gretchen Smith was key as they defeated the visiting Gloucester Lady Dukes 5-1 in Friday night’s girls’ soccer contest. Facing a slew of injuries, the hosts utilized defensive pressure and great goaltending by Madelyn Call, who filled in for an injured Emily Ward, in the net. New Kent struck on offense with Olivia Allen’s goal early on to provide a lead. Five minutes later, Smith’s high-arching goal doubled the home team’s advantage as Gloucester could not prevent the score….
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Slew of errors play into downfall of Panthers against Mathews Blue Devils

A slew of errors factored into Charles City High School’s downfall Tuesday afternoon. The visiting Mathews Blue Devils cruised to a 15-0 victory over the Panthers in Tidewater District action. Mathews kicked off the game with four first inning runs. After Charles City minimized the damage in the second inning by only submitting two runs, they had their best opportunity in the bottom of the third. Singles by Damian Barnes Jr. and Damian Zuidema managed to get multiple players on base in scoring position. However, good pitching from Mathews kept the Panthers at bay. From that point, Mathews added additional…
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Tabb downs New Kent in girls’ tennis action

New Kent High School’s Lady Trojans’ tennis team fell in Bay Rivers District action to the visiting Tabb Lady Tigers. Tabb 7, New Kent 2 Singles: Shin (T) def. Vincent (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Rivera (T) def. Lawton (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Dharni (T) def. Carpenter (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Petran (NK) def. Bahr (T) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8; Cho (T) def. Proffitt (NK) 6-3, 6-2; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Goodson (T) 7-5, 0-6, 10-7. Doubles: Shin/Rivera (T) def. Vincent/Carpenter (NK) 8-0; Dharni/Way (T) def. Lawton/Proffitt (NK) 8-4; Cho/Goodson (T) def. Hetzel/Bennett (NK) 8-2.

Lady Trojans remain undefeated with 3-0 blanking of York Lady Falcons

Improvement and patience. Those were monikers to describe New Kent’s Lady Trojans 2025 soccer team as they continue their phenomenal start. The Lady Trojans improved to 3-0-1 after defeating York in an Apr. 16 Bay Rivers District match-up. After battling back-and-forth for a majority of the first half, New Kent found the back of the net as forward Olivia Allen outraced her defender to score with 13:56 to go in the first half. With two minutes remaining until the intermission break, Allen scored again, this time with a 15-yard kick from the left-hand side over the outstretch hands of the…
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Johnson wins three events as Lady Panthers place third at home meet

Returning after a few weeks off, Charles City’s Lady Panthers outdoor track and field team performed at a high level after placing third out of 11 teams during the Apr. 17 record meet. The Lady Panthers were led by an elite display from Derequa Johnson who finished first in the 200-meter dash (27.41), 100-meter hurdles (15.89), and long jump (16’9½”). The team excelled in triple jump as they racked up 16 points with Johnson grabbing silver (35’1”), and teammates Madison Bradby (28’9”) and Ke’Asia Meekins (28’1”) finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. Bradby and Meekins also tied in first in the…
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New Kent boys’ tennis swept by Lafayette in Bay Rivers opener

New Kent boys’ tennis team was swept by the visiting Lafayette Rams in Apr. 16 Bay Rivers District action. Lafayette 9, New Kent 0 Singles: Jones (L) def. Davis (NK) 6-1, 6-0; Wright (L) def. Opett (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Vora (L) def. Holloway (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Stratton (L) def. Scott (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Ayers (L) def. Yates (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Highland (L) def. Sokolovic (NK) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Jones/Wright (L) def. Davis/Opett (NK) 8-0; Vora/Brody Rubin (L) def. Holloway/Yates (NK) 8-2; Stratton/Ayers (L) def. Scott/Sokolovic (NK) 8-0.

New Kent girls’ tennis team split pair of Bay Rivers District contests

New Kent girls’ tennis split a pair of Bay Rivers District contests this past week. New Kent 8, Lafayette 1 Singles: Vincent (NK) def. Nan (L) 6-4, 6-2; Lawton (NK) def. Aurora (L) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; Carpenter (NK) def. Epperson (L) 6-2, 6-1; Petran (NK) def. Martin (L) 7-5, 6-2; Proffitt (NK) def. Lichtl (L) 1-6, 6-4, 11-9; Pettit-Pokora (NK) def. Dobson (L) 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Vincent/Carpenter (NK) def. Nan/Aurora (L) 8-5; Epperson/Martin (L) def. Hetzel/Meredith (NK) 8-2; Hallock/Bennett (NK) def. Lichtl/Dobson (L) 8-5. York 5, New Kent 4 Singles: Kannarkat (Y) def. Vincent (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Kubik (Y) def….
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