A sport-by-sport guide to 2026 fall playoff brackets, postseason rounds and championship dates for schools across Greene, Lenoir, Jones and Wayne counties.
The October 5–11 sports schedule for Neuse News Sports-covered schools across Wayne, Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties, plus Ambleside and LCC volleyball.
Seven years ago, North Lenoir packed a program-changing stretch of football into eight days.
There was a blocked extra point with the game on the line, a shutout in a storm-delayed matchup and a kickoff return that delivered the first 5–0 start in school history. For a team coming off an 0–11 season, September 2019 brought a remarkable turnaround.
That run leads this week’s look through the sports archives of Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties, with a few stops just outside the anniversary dates to tell the full story. The original coverage is linked throughout, giving readers a chance to revisit the games and the people who made them memorable
Goldsboro defeated South Lenoir 5-4 on Tuesday in Goldsboro, improving to 3-3. The Cougars won despite South Lenoir holding a 43-23 advantage in shots.