Chris Radford kicks off Neuse News Sports’ new “Catching Up With Local Legends” series with Garrett Byrd, the Snow Hill native and Winthrop University pitcher continuing to build his baseball journey beyond Eastern North Carolina.
North Lenoir improved to 3-0 with a four-set win over Greene Central as its young roster continued to build chemistry and confidence early in the season.
The 2026 Neuse News Sports Media Day took place at Lagrange Community Center in Lagrange on July 29th. Neuse News Sports hosted 11 football teams from Lenoir, Greene, Jones, and Wayne Counties. Check out our professional preseason press conferences.
After practice on July 28th, 10 North Lenoir football players who volunteered to participate were baptized by Coach Mike Fields in a large oval metal tub. The school principal, parents, coaches, teammates and community members, including Mike Jenkins, were present to support the athletes.
North Lenoir student-athletes earned spots on the BODYARMOR State Games of North Carolina East Teams across baseball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer, marking the first time in school history that three sports—and the first-ever women’s soccer player—will represent the Hawks in the prestigious statewide event.
Eastern Wayne dominated the NCHSAA 4A East Regional with boys and girls team championships while North Lenoir’s Cassidee Fraser captured regional titles in both the 100- and 200-meter dash events.
The NCHSAA finalized the men’s dual team tennis playoff brackets, with multiple local teams earning top-four seeds and first-round byes, including Greene Central (#2), Goldsboro (#4), North Lenoir (#4), and C.B. Aycock (#3). The playoffs begin Monday, with state championship matches set for May 15-16 at the Burlington Tennis Center.
Trey Scott and Chance Scott are back with another episode of Down The Line, breaking down a busy week across local high school softball and baseball. Season 3 Episode 7…. DONT MISS THIS EPISODE