South Lenoir senior Gage Howard, a .401 career hitter known for his relentless work ethic, has officially signed to continue his baseball career at the University of Mount Olive.
Lenoir Community College has released its 2026 baseball schedule, featuring over 40 games, numerous Region 10 matchups, and the D2 Region 10 Tournament hosted May 7–11 at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, NC.
The Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame has officially announced its Class of 2025, featuring a standout lineup of local legends and a historic team that left a lasting legacy on the diamond.
This year’s inductees include Tony Dawson, Eddie Gwaltney, Tracy Hart, Dee Dee Jarman, Norman Joyner, Cam McRae, Cliff Whitfield, and the 1967 Grainger High School State Championship Baseball Team
The six-time state champion Greene Central Rams are set to host their annual Greene County Baseball Day Camp from June 16–19, offering young athletes in the area a chance to learn from one of the state’s premier baseball programs.
In a season built on culture, toughness, and belief, the Blue Devils reached uncharted territory, playing for the NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship for the first time in program history. Though they fell in the final series to East Rutherford—a hard-fought 4-3 loss in Game One followed by an 11-0 setback in Game Two—the real story lives in what it took to get there.
This is everything you want in a championship series. The #6 seed South Lenoir Blue Devils (23-4) are riding a wave of postseason momentum into their first-ever state finals appearance. Waiting for them is the immovable object: the #1 seed East Rutherford Cavaliers (28-1), a six-time champion with a resume built for Cooperstown.
Christopher Johnson, a proud South Lenoir alum and lifelong supporter, submitted this piece ahead of the Blue Devils’ first-ever appearance in the NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship. He writes from the heart, as a friend of head coach Paul Novicki and as a father raising the next generation of Blue Devils.
For the first time ever, South Lenoir is heading to the NCHSAA 2A State Championship Series, clinching the East with a dramatic 5-4 victory over Midway on Saturday in Game 3 of the Regional Finals.
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.
South Lenoir continues to rewrite its history books. On Friday night, the No. 6 seed Blue Devils notched their 19th win of the season—the program’s highest total since 2011—with a 6-0 shutout over No. 22 Southeast Alamance in the second round of the NCHSAA 2A State Baseball Playoffs.
North Lenoir leaned on its resilience and heart Tuesday night, rallying late and delivering a four-run knockout punch in extra innings to defeat South Granville, 5-1, and advance to the second round of the NCHSAA 2A Baseball Playoffs.
South Lenoir survived a first-round scare Tuesday night, using a walk-off RBI single from senior Matthew Rhodes to defeat No. 27 Northwood 6-5 in the opening round of the NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Playoffs.