Sport: Baseball

Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Induction Class

Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Induction Class

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

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South Lenoir's Season of Firsts: A Championship Journey Rooted in Grit, Heart, and Brotherhood

South Lenoir’s Season of Firsts: A Championship Journey Rooted in Grit, Heart, and Brotherhood

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.

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South Lenoir Baseball Tribute by Christopher Johnson

South Lenoir Baseball Tribute by Christopher Johnson

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.

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