These girls were hand picked from three regular season recreation teams to represent Lenoir County at the 2019 ENC Babe Ruth State Tournament held in Havelock, NC last month.
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Kinston Post 43 drops series opener to Pitt County Post 39
Kinston Post 43 falls to Pitt County Post 39 in a low-scoring affair in Game 1 of the Area 1 East Finals.
Kinston Post 43 hosts Area 1 Eastern Finals Monday
Kinston Post 43 faces Pitt County Post 39 in a best-of-5 series for the American Legion East 1 Finals starting Monday at the Ronnie Battle Baseball Complex at Kinston High School.
Pitt County softball team wins 16U state championship
Pitt County’s 16U softball team won the state championship in softball, but unfortunately weren’t able to acquire the funds to head to the World Series.
Kinston Post 43 sweeps Carteret Post 46, improves to 9-1
Kinston Post 43 defeated Carteret Post 46 in a doubleheader Thursday at Barnet Park, improving to 9-1 on the season.
Kinston Post 43 advances to Area 1 East championship
Due to injuries, Wilson Post 13 forfeited its Area 1 East semifinals match with Kinston Post 43, allowing Post 43 to advance to the championship round.
Kinston Post 43 continues to roll in baseball, softball
Kinston Post 43 went 3-0 Tuesday, winning its postseason baseball game 13-3 against Wilson Post 13 and picking up victories in a doubleheader against Wilmington 545 in softball.
Two Wood Ducks receive awards for strong play
Down East Wood Ducks catcher Sam Huff was named the MVP of the Futures Game in Cleveland Sunday, while Alex Eubanks picked up Carolina League Pitcher of the Week honors a day later.
Kinston Post 43 prepares for games Tuesday in baseball, softball
Kinston Post 43’s baseball and softball teams will host games Tuesday in American Legion play.
Local author creates book about Kinston's athletes
Kinston alum Garry Jones recently wrote his sixth book: “Kinston, N.C.: The formula to go pro,” which documents current and historical athletes.
Maysville holds youth sports character camp
Tuesday kicked off the second annual Gamechangers Jr. NBA youth sports character camp.
Kinston Post 43 closes regular-season with shutout win over Farmville Post 151
Kinston Post 43 closes out the regular season with a 3-0 win over Farmville Post 151. Post 43’s received a first-round bye in the playoffs and won’t take the field again until July 9 at the Ronnie Battle Baseball Complex at Kinston High School.
Kinston advances to ECI championship, falls to South Central
Kinston had a strong showing in the East Coast Invitational, advancing to the championship game Sunday. The Vikings eventually fell to the defending NCHSAA 4A South Central 74-63.
Kinston advances to ECI semifinals
After winning two tournament bracket games Saturday, Kinston advanced to Sunday’s East Coast Invitational semifinals.
Kinston Post 43 clinches top spot in Area 1 Eastern bracket
Kinston Post 43 clinched first place in the Area 1 Eastern conference after winning both games of a doubleheader Saturday with Edenton Post 40.