Top Caliber 14 Bri outlasted the Lady Spartans in a three-set battle, winning 25-22, 22-25, 15-12 to advance to the gold bracket at the Carolina Volleyball Classic in Rocky Mount.

The Down East Bird Dawgs hosted the 2026 Hot Stove Banquet at King’s Restaurant, honoring Hall of Fame inductee Ross Atkins, Lifetime Achievement recipient James “Rabbit” Fulghum, and a local girls softball team for its World Series runner-up season. (Watch the banquet on YouTube or inside this article)

Check out our Trey Scott’s third round predictions of the NCHSAA Playoffs. Greene Central girls travels Northwood, Kinston girls host Wallace Rose Hill, and Kinston boys host West Bladen.

Here are all the highlights we picked up from the 2nd round matchup between Kinston and Whiteville for the boys game. Please follow our Youtube channel to stay up to date on all of our content:

Here are all the highlights we captured from the 2nd round matchup between South Lenoir and Northeastern for the boys game. Please follow our Youtube channel to stay up to date on all of our content:

Greene Central girls and Kinston’s boys and girls advanced to the third round, while the Greene Central boys, South Lenoir boys, and North Lenoir girls and boys were eliminated from the playoffs.

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Behind a nine-run third inning and a dominant effort on the mound from sophomore Daniel Boyette, North Lenoir rolled past Southern Wayne 12-2 in five innings, ending the game by run rule in the bottom of the fifth.

Round 2 features tough road tests for South Lenoir, Greene Central (boys), and North Lenoir, while Kinston (boys and girls) and Greene Central girls look to take care of business at home and punch their tickets to the third round. Also a sneak peek at the Wayne County predictions…

Check out the scores from last night for our local teams in Lenoir, Greene, and Jones counties.

Here is our Playoff schedule for this week for the first two rounds of the NCHSAA Boys/GIrls Playoffs

South Lenoir junior Gavin Brock was named East Central 3A/4A Player of the Year and head coach Vance Wade earned Coach of the Year honors after leading the Blue Devils to their first conference championship since 2005 with a 15-8 season and 9-2 league record.

Behind a scorching first half from Keyshawn Herring and a dominant second quarter, Kinston rolled past Greene Central 71-56 on the road, improving to 17-2 overall and 8-1 in conference play. The win keeps the Vikings right on the heels of unbeaten Farmville Central (9-0), with a share of the conference title hanging in the balance when the two meet Friday night.

Check out where you team would be if the playoffs started today!!!

Angel Lee placed second at the NCHSAA Girls Regional Championships at South Davidson High School, becoming the first female wrestler in North Lenoir history — and the first from Lenoir County — to qualify for the NCHSAA State Championships. The state tournament will be held Feb. 19–21 in Greensboro.

Lenoir Community College collected 12 hits behind multi-hit performances from Brennan Moran, Charlie Sindahl, Aiden Taylor and Cam Thompson, got two scoreless innings from starter Riley Williams, but defensive miscues and a late rally allowed Methodist JV to pull away in a 10–8 season-opening loss.

Greene County Middle School is headed to the Division 2 Pitt County Championship after a physical 45-30 win over Ayden in the opening round of the playoffs.