Greene Central alum and Cape Fear Community College Associate Head Coach Abby Vendemia is returning home to host a series of volleyball camps at Greene Central High School this May for athletes of all skill levels.
La Grange Wrestling Club showcased its continued growth at the NCWAY Spartan Classic, earning multiple individual titles, a first-place high school finish, and a top-10 overall team result against 60 teams while representing four Eastern North Carolina counties.
In his first season back home, Vance Wade has helped spark a culture shift at South Lenoir, where a veteran-led, chemistry-driven Blue Devils team is sitting atop the conference and chasing its first winning season in years— and possibly its best — in decades.
Greene Central finished second overall at the EPC Individual Wrestling Tournament, highlighted by championship performances from Preston Hunt (175) and Steve Marquez (190) while placing five wrestlers in the finals and adding three third-place finishes.
Greene Central split its home conference match Wednesday, falling to Farmville Central 42–39 before rebounding with a 52–11 win over Tarboro. Results were submitted by Greene Central head coach Demarcus Whitehurst.
South Lenoir wrestling completed one of its busiest stretches of the season last week, competing in three events over seven days: the Paul T. Mills Jr. Memorial Invitational, a conference dual at Pamlico County, and the East Central 3A/4A Championship. The Blue Devils logged multiple placers, six total pins in championship competition, and more than 20 individual match wins during the week.
Greene Central dropped a heartbreaking 68-67 loss to Southwest Edgecombe in the boys game for its first home defeat of the season before the Lady Rams suffered a 56-23 loss, making Friday’s showdown at rival Farmville Central even more critical.
North Lenoir’s boys overcame the absence of leading scorer Julian Veal to earn a 65–54 conference win and snap a three-game skid, while the girls saw a strong start fade in a 52–30 loss as North Johnston pulled away late.
Kinston and Farmville Central split an Eastern Plains Conference doubleheader Tuesday night, with the Vikings’ girls pulling away for a convincing win before the Jaguars’ boys held off a late Kinston rally to remain unbeaten.