News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | June 7, 2026
Sports
Lady Trojans’ softball celebrate with seventh consecutive regional title
Sometimes experience can take years to gain. Sometimes, it just takes learning from an earlier encounter with a familiar opponent. The latter was the case for New Kent’s Lady Trojans during Friday afternoon’s Region 3A Championship contest. Behind a five-strikeout performance by pitcher Sierra Carter, New Kent Lady Trojans defeated the visiting York Lady Falcons 4-0 to win their seventh consecutive regional championship. New Kent split with York during the regular season, with their last encounter resulting in a Lady Trojan loss. But the hosts would not let the game slip away after scoring on a York throwing error in…
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New Kent bests Tabb to win Region 3A baseball championship
New Kent entered into the Region 3A championship game facing the Tabb Tigers, the last team to defeat them. As they battled for the third time this year, the hosting Trojans made sure that their field would be hosting the state quarterfinal contest. Behind a clutch performance from Andrew Staskiel, New Kent defeated Tabb 5-1 to earn the right to host and claim another regional championship. New Kent opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the second inning, Staskiel connected with the ball, sending a blast over the outfield fence to…
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Johnson repeats as Class 1 state runner-up in girls’ 100-meter hurdles
Charles City’s Derequa Johnson repeated as the Class 1A State Runner-Up in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles. Johnson ran a time of 16.42 to earn the silver medal in the event, finishing behind Destinee Bullock of Brunswick who clocked a time of 15.26. Johnson also added a fifth-place finish in the girls’ triple jump with a mark of 35’2” and placed 22nd in the girls’ long jump with a distance of 14’0½.” Johnson, the lone representative for the Lady Panthers, scored 12 points to place Charles City 18th at the meet. Cumberland’s Lady Dukes won the girls’ competition with 60 points,…
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Lady Trojans pitch shutout in Region 3A soccer semifinals
New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ soccer team completed a shutout on the pitch to earn a shot at the regional championship. The Lady Trojans defeated the visiting Colonial Heights Lady Colonials 4-0 in the June 2 Region 3A semifinals. Along with the appearance in the championship game an automatic berth comes with it for the Class 3A state tournament. New Kent started scoring less than five minutes into the game as Riley Norman found the back of the net. The Lady Trojans’ defense allowed them to keep the pressure on Colonial Heights, minimizing the visitors’ shot attempts. New Kent’s second goal…
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Trojans pull away from Lake Taylor to secure regional championship appearance
New Kent High School’s baseball team found themselves in a tight battle early on in a June 2 regional semifinal matchup against the visiting Lakeland Cavaliers. But when the runs started flowing, the scoring just kept on scoring. New Kent broke open a close contest, Lakeland 9-1 in the final five innings of play to capture a 12-3 victory over the Cavaliers, earning a berth to the regional championship and state tournament. Holding a mere 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third, Jakub Bowen’s connection pushed two runs across home plate to increase the Trojans’ lead to three. Jaxon…
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New Kent shuts out Colonial Heights to make return to regional finals
Sometimes things stay the same and sometimes things change. For New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ softball team, while they had changes to their roster, their success has earned them another state playoff appearance. Behind the pitching of Sierra Carter and a stellar offense, New Kent’s Lady Trojans blanked the visiting Colonial Heights Lady Colonials 13-0 in a June 2 matchup to advance to the Region 3A finals and earn a berth to the Class 3A state tournament. New Kent scored first after a bases loaded walk. Riley Waldron’s sacrifice drove in run number two for the hosts. Carter took to the…
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Lady Panthers’ softball historic season comes to an end in regional quarterfinals
Charles City’s Lady Panthers first ever softball playoff debut saw the team host a Tidewater District foe in the regional quarterfinals on May 29. And while the journey and the trip was history making for the Lady Panthers, the outcome was bittersweet. Mathews Lady Blue Devils took control early in the contest, defeating Charles City 12-2 and bringing the Lady Panthers’ season to an end in the Region 1A quarterfinals. Charles City knew they had a tall task in front of them despite being the higher seed, as Mathews had toppled them earlier on in the season. The visitors wasted…
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Jimenez’s four goals propel New Kent into Region 3A soccer semifinal
One thing that New Kent boys’ soccer team is thankful for is the scoring ability of Diego Jimenez. Jimenez scored all four goals for the hosting Trojans as they defeated the visiting Lake Taylor Titans in the May 29 Region 3A semifinals. The Titans’ tough schedule and persona on the field showed how dominant they could be, as they pushed around the smaller Trojans. That physicality showed as the visitors scored the first goal in the game at the 20:34 minute mark. And while Jimenez was able to score a goal for the Trojans eight minutes later, Lake Taylor added…
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New Kent’s Lady Trojans score over and over, coasts to regional soccer semifinals
After falling short of a state playoff berth last year, New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ soccer team looked for redemption and a second chance at the big dance. New Kent had no threat from the visiting Heritage Lady Hurricanes, routing the visitors 18-0 in the May 29 Region 3A quarterfinal contest. The Lady Trojans scored early and often, led by Gretchen Smith who added a hat trick in the first half of the game. New Kent continued to place the ball in the net over and over again, leading to a massive 14-0 lead at the halftime break. The Lady Trojans…
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Onslaught of runs powers New Kent Trojans to regional semifinals
New Kent High School’s baseball team began their quest for a state championship in dominating fashion. The Trojans piled on 20 runs as they coasted to a 20-0 victory over the Heritage Hurricanes in the Region 3A quarterfinal round held on May 29. New Kent seized control in the opening inning as pitcher Dylan Bowman fanned all three batters in the first inning. Meanwhile, in the bottom of the inning, Jaxon Foreman started the offensive onslaught with his two-run RBI single. The Trojans added three more in the inning before the Hurricanes were able to get out of the frame….
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