2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2139
Commending the New Kent High School baseball team.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 22, 2026
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2026, the New Kent High School baseball team claimed its second state title in three years with a victory in the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship; and
WHEREAS, the New Kent High School Trojans defeated the Turner Ashby High School Knights by a score of 8–3, capping off a 12-game win streak to finish the season with an impressive 25–2 record; and
WHEREAS, in the state final, the New Kent Trojans took an early 1–0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, and although the Turner Ashby Knights equalized in the top of the second inning, New Kent's explosive offense came alive in the bottom of the second inning to score five more runs; and
WHEREAS, the New Kent Trojans never looked back, adding two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to seal the win; and
WHEREAS, the victorious season was a tribute to the skill and hard work of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff members, and the unwavering support of friends, family members, and the entire New Kent High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the New Kent High School baseball team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship in 2026; and, be it