Eight local high school baseball teams will compete in the three-day DBC Easter Classic presented by Pittman Agner at Historic Grainger Stadium from April 19–22, featuring four games daily.
McKinley Turner drove in four runs with two first-inning hits and Reagan Bumgarner struck out eight in a shutout effort as Woodington Raiders beat CSS 19-0 to move to 5-2 on the season.
Cannon Sumner drove in four runs and Jonas Joyner added three hits and four RBIs as the Woodington Raiders rolled to a 16-2 win over Contentnea Savannah School.
Frink improved to 6-5 on the season with an 8-5 road win over Parrott Academy, led by strong performances from Jesus Aguilar-Rubio, Mason Murphy, and Jacob Jones.
North Lenoir’s Brooklyn Payne has signed to play volleyball at Lenoir Community College after graduating early, fulfilling a lifelong dream through years of hard work and dedication.
Bethel Christian Academy used a balanced offensive attack and strong pitching from Braden Cash to secure an 8-4 win over Dash United, improving to 8-4 ahead of a key matchup with Greenville Christian.
Farmville Central snapped Greene Central’s five-game win streak on Senior Night with a 7-3 victory, capitalizing on early offense and four Ram errors to tighten the Eastern Plains 2A race.
Maddie Rouse delivered a complete-game gem and drove in four runs to lead North Lenoir past East Duplin 5-1, setting up a crucial rematch Thursday with first place in the conference on the line.