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• New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis compiles another shutout

  New Kent Lady Trojans’ tennis team completed a shutout at Woodside in Monday afternoon action on the court. New Kent improves to 5-1 on the season. New Kent 9, Woodside 0 Singles: Smith (NK) def. Robinson (W) 6-3, 6-1; G. Vincent (NK) def. Wells (W) 6-2, 6-0; Wathan (NK) def. Ramos (W) 6-0. 6-0; S. Vincent (NK) def. Staine (NK) 6-1, 6-1; Brame (NK) def. Milne (W) 6-1, 6-0; Seeterlin (NK) def. Shaw (W) 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: Smith/S. Vincent (NK) def. Robinson/Wells (W) 8-3; G. Vincent/Wathan (NK) def. Ramos/Staine (W) 8-0; Brame/Seeterlin (NK) def. Milne/Shaw (W) 8-0.

• New Kent’s School Board approves revised FY2024-25 budget of $50.5 million

  New Kent’s School Board approved a revised budget that topped more than $50 million for the FY2024-25 school year. School members voted 4-0 to approve a revised budget of $50,596,117 for operations for the next fiscal year. District 4 representative Ron Vaught was not present at the meeting. In March, Superintendent of Schools Brian Nichols recommended an amount of $51,145,884. That figure was presented to the county’s board of supervisors, with New Kent County Administrator recommending $1 million less for the school systems. After additional dialogue was conducted at their annual budget retreat, the final figure was reached. In Nichols’…
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• New Kent boys’ tennis split pair of contests

  

  New Kent’s boys’ tennis team split two recent matchups this past week. The team defeated Woodside but fell to Bay Rivers District Rival Tabb. New Kent’s record now stands at 5-3. Tabb 9, New Kent 0 Singles: Cresp (T) def. Hanson (NK) 6-3, 6-0; Dharmi (T) def. Alexander (NK) 6-3, 6-1; Moussa (T) def. Davis (NK) 6-0, 6-1; Cho (T) def. Hodges (NK) 6-1, 6-2; Wemyss (T) def. Yates (NK) 6-0, 6-0; Johnson (T) def. Holloway (NK) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Crespo/Dharni (T) def. Hanson/Alexander (NK) 8-4; Moussa/Cho (T) def. Davis/Hodges (NK) 8-6; Mesfake/James (T) def. Yates/Holloway (NK) 8-2. New Kent…
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• Benjamin Harrison Bridge undergoing five months of maintenance starting Apr. 22

  The Benjamin Harrison Bridge that connects Charles City and Prince George County will be undergoing maintenance for the next five months. Starting Monday, Apr. 22, Virginia’s Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be working to replace span locks on the bridge. Work will be completed on intermittent days. Maintenance will take place Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. During this time, flaggers will direct traffic to alternating lifts. During some times, delays will also take place for periodic bridge lifts that will last no longer than 20 minutes. Motorists are advised to pay attention to changes in traffic patterns. Motorists…
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• Greiner strikes out 11 as Lady Trojans keep undefeated record intact

  

  New Kent’s Lady Trojans are looking like the state championship team that they were two years ago. And another strong outing on Apr. 10 backed that up. New Kent defeated the visiting Warhill Lady Lions 3-1, keeping their record unblemished as they returned to action from Spring Break. Lady Trojan Sydney Eubank started the scoring for the hosts with an RBI triple in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fourth, teammate Cassidy Branch cleared the fence with her solo home run to provide the hosts a 2-0 lead. New Kent increased their lead to three…
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• New Kent’s struggles continue, drop baseball contest to previously winless Warhill

  

  The struggles on the diamond continue for New Kent’s baseball team. The Trojans found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard, falling 4-1 to the previously winless Warhill Lions in an Apr. 10 Bay Rivers District contest. New Kent fell behind early in the contest, as Warhill loaded the bases in the top of the first inning. Trojan hurler Jonah Sorrell walked in the next batter, allowing Warhill’s Lloyd Findley to cross home plate for the visitors. Two batters later, Nicky Ruta’s RBI double to the gap drove home three runs, giving the visitors a 4-0 lead. After Sorrell…
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