For the 4th year in a row the North Lenoir Hawks take home 1st place at the Lenoir County Fair. The North Lenoir Hawks also were awarded the “Traveling Skip Waters Trophy” - Overall Champions of the Lenoir County Fair Cheerleading Competition.
All in Sports
Wranglers JaQuan Artis returns to Kinston at Martin C Freeman Gym
IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Jaquan Artis visited Martin C Freeman Gym in Kinston last week. Coach Carlos Parker joined the former Kinston High School football player as he spoke to the kids at the gym. Artis plays for IFL Champions Northern Arizona Wranglers.
2022 USTA NC Tri-Level Tennis Championships arriving in Lenoir and Greene counties
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks & Recreation in conjunction with Visit Kinston would like to announce the 2022 USTA NC Tri-Level Tennis Championships arriving in Lenoir and Greene counties and surrounding areas over the course of 3 days.
Ride NC By Train to Carolina Panthers Games
Skip the traffic and parking and get on board the train with other fans for this year’s Carolina Panthers games. NC By Train is hosting its football trains to carry fans to and from select home games in Charlotte.
Help Wanted: Neuse News Sports Freelancers
Neuse News Sports is seeking sports enthusiasts interested in middle school, high school and college sports coverage for Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties. Our Freelancers (a.k.a. stringers) will be independent contractors supervised by the Neuse News Sports Editor, who will coordinate coverage of local area games and events.
Students team up with businesses to find solutions to real-life issues
The folks from the front office of the Down East Wood Duck, Kinston’s minor league baseball team, got the pitch they were looking for from LCPS students whose summer school assignment was to find solutions to problems identified by local businesses.
Cornhole Tournament at Grainger Stadium
The Wood Ducks announced that they will be hosting the Cornhole Classic on Saturday, September 17th at Grainger Stadium, sponsored by Brooks Poole, Realtor. Gates open at 10 am with the event starting at 11 am. It is a “rounder format” with American Cornhole League Rules. After pool play teams will be broken up into three brackets with cash prizes for the top three teams in each bracket!
KPD partners with Down East Wood Ducks for National Night Out
KPD partners with Down East Wood Ducks for National Night Out
Help Wanted: Sports Editor
Neuse News is seeking a qualified sports editor to help create a new sports digital platform - Neuse News Sports. The sports editor will coordinate daily sports-related content, edit content, recruit sports freelancers, and work with local athletic directors and coaches to ensure fair news coverage.
Help Wanted: Sports Editor
Neuse News is seeking a qualified sports editor to help create a new sports digital platform - Neuse News Sports. The sports editor will coordinate daily sports-related content, edit content, recruit sports freelancers, and work with local athletic directors and coaches to ensure fair news coverage.
LPGA members hold youth golf clinic at Bill Fay Park
Members of the LPGA are at Bill Fay Park doing a youth golf clinic with Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation.
Greene Central alumnus named Coach of the Year
The American Athletic Conference has announced the Coach of the Year for 2022. The honor went to Cliff Godwin of East Carolina University.
Reggie Bullock to donate $100,000 to Kinston Teens
The Dallas Mavericks congratulated Reggie Bullock for receiving the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award on their Twitter page. According to the post, Bullock will receive a $100,000 donation that he has chosen to give to Kinston Teens.
Cassidee Fraser, a rising star at Contentnea-Savannah Middle School
Cassidee Fraser, a 6th grader at Contentnea-Savannah Middle School is NCRunners Rising Star for North Carolina. She is undefeated in the 200m this season.
LCC announces sponsors for Golf Classic on May 12
Union Bank of Kinston is the Putting Contest Sponsor of this year’s Lenoir Community College Golf Classic on Thursday, May 12, at the Kinston Country Club.