All in Sports
After a four-run top of the fifth, the Down East Wood Ducks (10-4) evened the series against the Charleston RiverDogs (8-6) with a 6-5 win, Wednesday night. The Wood Ducks put themselves back in the win column after losing four of their last five games entering tonight.
North Lenoir Cheerleading Coach Gail Jernigan has decided to retire after 17 years of coaching. She has left her mark on every team she has coached, but her last group of seniors will definitely hold a place in her heart.
The Down East Wood Ducks announced Thursday, along with their food and beverage partner, Delaware North, some new concession items that can be found around Grainger Stadium during the 2021 season. Fans will be pleased to see some familiar menu items as well as some exciting new additions to the concessions lineup. The new food items that fans can expect to see this year start with Kinston’s own award-winning King’s BBQ. King’s BBQ will be used for the Bang Bang BBQ sandwiches, Bang Bang BBQ nachos (loaded nachos), and the Five-Tool Tater Tots (loaded tater tots).
A book launch event for Covering All the Bases: George Whitfield’s Extraordinary Life in Baseball was held at Ellis Simon Gymnasium on Parrott Academy’s campus May 3rd. The just-released book was authored by Bethany Bradsher, a Greenville journalist and writer known for numerous North Carolina sports books including Coaching Third about ECU baseball coach Keith LeClair and The Classic about the Dixie Classic basketball tournament.
The Down East Wood Ducks have unveiled changes to their 2021 ticket prices with a simple pricing schedule that features two ticket prices during the season. Tickets can be purchased at woodducksbaseball.com or by calling (252) 686-5164.
The Down East Wood Ducks will host the first-ever high school girls soccer match to take place in Historic Grainger Stadium on Friday, April 16th. The game will feature the NCISAA 3A Defending State Champions, Parrott Academy, who will take on Wilmington Christian Academy.
The girls’ and boys’ basketball teams of Rochelle Middle School finished the season as champions and co-champions of the 2021 basketball season. The shortened season finished with the girls undefeated, and the boys as co-champions with E.B. Frink Middle School.
The Kinston Lenoir County Parks and Recreation will host the 11th annual Freedom Classic today through Sunday at Historic Grainger Stadium located at 400 E. Grainger Ave in Kinston. The first pitch for the first game today (Friday) has been moved to 5:00 pm and gates will be open at 3:00 pm. The Freedom Classic will feature the Air Force Falcons versus Army Black Knights. Before Saturday’s game, F15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will do military flyovers. Military Appreciation and pre-game ceremonies will be held 20 minutes prior to each game.
The Kinston/Lenoir County Parks & Recreation Department is hosting its 11th Annual FREEDOM CLASSIC BASEBALL SERIES and sponsored by USAA starting Friday, March 5th– Sunday, March 7th, at Historic Grainger Stadium in Kinston, NC
Parrott Academy’s 2020 class of twelve Hall of Fame inductees was honored at a ceremony on February 5th. Inductees were Tiffany Barnes, Matt Beaman, Jordan Blount, Bert Bright, Jaclyn Ervin, Justin Good, Jesse Grant III, Mary Margaret Herring, Mark Keener, Preston Manning, Robert Mooring Jr., and Billy Taylor.
The Wood Ducks *have officially accepted their invitation to become the new Low-A affiliate of the *Texas Rangers after signing Major League Baseball’s Professional Development License (PDL) on Tuesday. The 10-year agreement will keep Rangers’ Low-A baseball in Kinston through the 2030 season.
The Jones County Recreation Department is rebuilding by teaming up with the New Bern Sunday School League Baseball (NBSSL). The practices will be held in Jones County, while games will be played in New Bern. Registration will be $20 per child. “As a board member on the recreation committee Our goal is to make the Recreation Department in Jones County better than it has ever been before,” said Paul Ingram, Jones County Building Inspector.
The Jackson Robol Show, a podcast by 17-year-old Jackson Robol, has interviewed Methodist University Head Coach Kevin Williams and ECU baseball Athletic Trainer Zac Womack. On January 28, 2021, Robol interviewed US Congressman Greg Murphy and on the first of February, he interviewed NC Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby.
The Ironclad Axe Throwing is Kinston’s premier axe throwing company. Despite having opened in July, members of their world axe throwing league have qualified for the 2020 World Axe Throwing Championship (WATL).
Dontrez Styles, a 6’7 Kinston High School basketball player signed his National Letter of Intent with UNC at Chapel Hill.
“Days like today have to be celebrated,” said Perry Tyndall, the boys basketball coach at Kinston High School. “It’s a fulfillment of a dream, of a goal for Dontrez.”
The Elite Camp schedule includes 75 minutes of advanced instruction with both morning and afternoon sessions, two hours at hitting stations in the morning and the afternoon. There are eight stations for advanced hitting drills. Students will have extensive coaching with pitching machine batting practice.
Varsity athletic competition will resume next month for LCPS high schools as the district brings its sports calendar in line with North Carolina High School Athletic Association recommendations, flipping some fall and winter sports seasons as a precaution during the coronavirus pandemic.
We are excited to announce our "limited contact" fall program list. Online and in-person registration starts Wednesday, September 23. We are accepting COVID-19 vouchers for all programs. (in person only)
Call 252-939-3332 with any questions. Register online at www.kinstonrec.com.
We are excited to announce our "limited contact" fall program list. Online and in-person registration starts Wednesday, September 23. We are accepting COVID-19 vouchers for all programs. (in person only)
Call 252-939-3332 with any questions. Register online at www.kinstonrec.com.
We are excited to announce our "limited contact" fall program list. Online and in-person registration starts Wednesday, September 23. We are accepting COVID-19 vouchers for all programs. (in person only)
Call 252-939-3332 with any questions. Register online at www.kinstonrec.com.
