Backed by a fiery crowd and refusing to fold, the Blue Devils willed to a dramatic 9-8 extra-inning win at Midway to force a do-or-die Game 3 in the 2A East Finals.
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With a state title in sight and a fired-up crowd behind them, the North Lenoir Hawks delivered a commanding 13–4 win over South Granville on Wednesday night to clinch a trip to the NCHSAA 2A State Championship.
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This postseason, North Lenoir hasn’t just been beating teams — they’ve been breaking brackets.
For the fourth straight playoff game, the No. 15-seeded Hawks went on the road and took down a higher seed — this time overwhelming No. 4 South Granville with a 9-1 win in Game 1 of the 2A Eastern Regional Finals. One more win, and North Lenoir will be headed to the state championship series for the first time since 2005.
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In the first Eastern Regional Final appearance in school history, the No. 6-seeded Blue Devils couldn’t get the bats rolling Tuesday night, falling 8-1 to No. 13 Midway at home in Game one of the three game series.
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South Granville and Midway bring elite pitching and postseason pedigree into the 5th round, but North Lenoir and South Lenoir aim to crash the Eastern Regional Finals with discipline, grit, and timely execution.
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Arendell Parrott Academy is set to host an intensive, high-level Elite Girls Soccer Camp for rising 8th–12th grade girls on June 23–24, 2025. Running from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day at the academy’s campus at 1901 Dobbs Farm Road in Kinston, N.C., this specialized camp is designed for skilled, competitive female athletes who aspire to take their soccer abilities to the next level—particularly those with collegiate ambitions
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Curtis Hines, CEO of Hines Workoutz and a former standout at Shaw University, is returning to his hometown to host The Come Ready to Work Fundamental Skills Clinic, a high-intensity basketball training event for student-athletes in grades 1 through 11.
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In a third-round showdown that delivered every ounce of postseason drama, No. 15 seed North Lenoir rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 7 Camden County, 5-4, and advance to the fourth round of the NCHSAA 2A State Playoffs for the first time since their 2005 state championship run.
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Lenoir Community College Baseball standout Danny Staley has been named the 2024-2025 recipient of the Gilmer Minor III Memorial Scholarship, an honor established by Baseball Hall of Famer George Whitfield through the LCC Foundation.
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Former NFL and UNC star Quinton Coples will return to Kinston as the special guest at Arendell Parrott Academy’s Football Day Camp on June 14.
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A third-round playoff preview featuring North Lenoir and South Lenoir softball, along with South Lenoir baseball, including team breakdowns, standout players, and bold score predictions for each matchup.
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In a nine-inning battle that tested every ounce of their determination, Bethel fell 3-2 to Wilson Christian Academy in a game that was as much about heart as it was about softball. It was the final act in a grueling three-day gauntlet, where the Trojans fought through adversity, rallied against the odds, and captured the spirit of championship play.
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