Greene Central High School senior Rylee Greene has been selected as one of the 2024–2025 recipients of the NCHSAA’s prestigious Heart of a Champion award, recognizing student-athletes who exemplify sportsmanship, leadership, and service across North Carolina.
The pressure. The passion. The history. And on Thursday night in the heart of Wheat Swamp, the South Lenoir Blue Devils wrote the latest—and perhaps most thrilling—chapter in their rivalry saga with the North Lenoir Hawks. With the conference title and playoff seeding hanging in the balance, the Blue Devils stormed into enemy territory and walked away with a gritty 7–4 victory, extending their win streak over the Hawks to an astonishing 25 straight games.
The NCHSAA Board of Directors approved key adjustments to playoff formats, mercy rules, and ticket pricing while adopting several policy and scheduling changes during its two-day spring meeting in Chapel Hill.
After a week off, the North Lenoir Hawks returned to the field with purpose and precision, routing James Kenan 14-3 on Tuesday to improve to 10-1 in East Central 2A softball play and 14-2 overall.
The North Lenoir Hawks came into their game against the James Kenan Tigers looking to build momentum after a week off. There was no rust to knock off for the Hawks, scoring 19 runs to win decisively over the Tigers.
After 1,097 days without a win, the Greene Central Varsity Lady Rams made their long-awaited return to the win column with authority, overwhelming Beddingfield 23-0 on Monday afternoon.
South Lenoir continues to show why it’s one of the top 2A programs in the East. The Blue Devils erased a six-run deficit and surged past 3A C.B. Aycock, 12-11, on Monday night in the second game of the DBC Easter Classic at Historic Grainger Stadium.
North Lenoir got back on track Monday night, riding a dominant complete-game performance from Mason Sasser and a balanced offensive attack to a 7–3 win over North Duplin in the DBC Easter Tournament.
Greene Central delivered one of its most complete performances of the season Monday night, knocking off 1A powerhouse Bear Grass Charter 7-2 at Guy Smith Park.
With playoff seeding on the line and momentum slipping, North Lenoir needed a bounce-back performance on Saturday. Instead, the Hawks fell deeper into a troubling stretch, dropping an 11-2 decision to Rosewood in the opening round of the DBC Easter Classic at Historic Grainger Stadium.