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Past articles by Kai:

Coaches keeping their players in mind

Hurricane Florence creates tenseness among athletes → Read More

Task forces deployed to Kinston to help

As Hurricane Florence moved to hit Kinston and eastern North Carolina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency called in special task forces from New York, → Read More

Task forces deployed to Kinston to help

As Hurricane Florence moved to hit Kinston and eastern North Carolina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency called in special task forces from New York, → Read More

Task forces deployed to Kinston to help

As Hurricane Florence moved to hit Kinston and eastern North Carolina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency called in special task forces from New York, → Read More

Champions crowned at Roy Jones junior golf

Arendell Parrott's Jackson Crocker tied for 20th in the boys 16-18 division → Read More

Roy Jones golf tourney back in Kinston

The annual junior event is at Kinston Country Club on Wednesday and Thursday → Read More

Wood Ducks' Altman breaks home run record

Down East Wood Ducks outfielder Josh Altman has set the single-season record for home runs in a season when he hit his 14th homer against the Salem Red Sox on Monday night.It marked the second consecutive year set his career-high in home runs the Wood Ducks. Coming into his second year in Advanced-A ball, he had just 18 homers in his professional career.“I really wouldn’t say I changed anything.… → Read More

Kinston girls look to Lee to lead

The Kinston girls' basketball went 4-0 this weekend in the 18th annual East Coast Invitational Team Camp in Jacksonville.The Vikings seemed to have not → Read More

Rams' Edwards expects a lot from Johnson

JACKSONVILLE - The Greene Central basketball team was led into the East Coast Invitational by rising senior Donte Johnson.The often calm and collected → Read More

Bradshaw evaluating his Kinston girls' team at ECI

Vikings went 29-2 last season JACKSONVILLE- The Kinston girls' basketball team got out to a fast start Friday in the 18th annual East Coast Invitational with a 39-24 win over Millbrook. The Vikings are coming off a 29-2 season that ended at the NCHSAA 2A Eastern Regional Final. Kinston lost senior leaders, Natasia Wooten and Danielle Heath, but the Vikings feel good about the players returning.… → Read More

Four area players glove all-state softball honors

South Lenoir’s Amber Parker and Sara Beth Stroud and Ayden-Grifton’s Kristen Hardee and Kim Gurkins made the North Carolina Softball Coaches Association 2A All- State list, which was released Wednesday.The two Blue Devils led South Lenoir to a 20-4 record. Parker was one of two seniors in the class that went 72-22-1. She was happy to end her career with a bang, but said she was sad that it’s… → Read More

Kinston's Dunn to transfer to Georgia school

Paul Dunn III, the father of Kinston High basketball standout, Damien Dunn, confirmed Monday that his son will transfer to Meadowcreek, a high → Read More

APA shooting program continues to grow

Alec Rouse became the first state champion in Arendell Parrott Academy shooting history, six years after the local private school started the program.The → Read More

Hawks advance to regional finals

Visit kinston.com/sports to see more photos of North Lenoir baseball.LAGRANGE - After Aaron Worley’s walk-off suicide squeeze scored Cameron Butler against Randleman on Monday night, North Lenoir will turn its attention to defending NCHSAA 2A state champion Whiteville in the Eastern Regional Final best-of-three series.North Lenoir (20-5) got another dominant performance from Quinton Pittman… → Read More

Patriots headed back to the state tennis finals

APA is now 17-1 and plays for title Saturday By Kai Jones, Kinston Free Press For the second straight year, the Arendell Parrott Academy boys' tennis team defeated its archrivals, Cape Fear Academy, to advance to the NCISAA 2-A state finals. The Patriots (17-1) on Monday earned a 5-0 win that advanced them to the final, where they will play Carmel Christian Academy. Arendell Parrott coach Donald… → Read More