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05/31/2026

HOLLY SPRINGS —Corinth Holders fell just short of a state championship Saturday, dropping a pair of games to Providence in the best-of-three 8A State Championship Baseball Series. The Pirates finish the campaign at 23-8. Game 1 Corinth Holders tied it with a pair of runs in the top of the…

05/28/2026

GREENSBORO — Providence's Sophie Strugar scattered six hits in a complete-game, 2-1 victory over Corinth Holders in the opening game of the NCHSAA 8A Softball State Championship Series. Morgan Reason drove in the only run for the Pirates (25-2) in the top of the seventh. Game 2 of the series…

05/26/2026

By Johnston County Public Schools Kellen Smith, a senior student athlete at South Johnston High School, was presented the 2025-2026 Sam Narron Award recently. Smith is a standout baseball player who has made an impact on the baseball diamond over the years, and recently signed with East Carolina Uni...

05/18/2026

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Corinth Holders still has some work to do against Leesville Road in the 8A East Baseball Regionals this week, but baseball and softball seasons are over for everyone else. Clayton has a third-round lacrosse match Tuesday, and we've still got a little soccer, too. women's soccer North Johnston and Pr...

05/15/2026

Here are the Johnston County results from round one, and the schedules for round two on Thursday: 1A Round two No. 4 Vance Charter 4, No. 12 Neuse Charter 0 — Vance Charter got a hat trick from Kinsley Wilcher to knock Neuse Charter out of the 1A postseason. 2A…

05/13/2026

Laney built an 11-3 lead after four-and-a-half innings before top-seeded Corinth Holders rallied for a 12-11 victory in Wendell Tuesday. Kendyl Bledsoe drove in three and Fiona Stephenson added 2 RBI as the Pirates (23-1) earned a spot in the 8A Eastern Regional against No. 4 Hoggard. Let's break do...

05/13/2026

Corinth Holders has punched its ticket to the 8A Regional Final, and Princeton is still hoping to book a spot in the 3A version. Let’s dive in, shall we? 2A Third round No. 3 Hobbton 6, No. 6 American Leadership Academy 2 — Gavin Jackson went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI…

05/12/2026

Happy birthday to the amazing dude behind everything you see on JoCo Sports, except this post, of course!

Join us in wishing Randy Capps a very happy 50th birthday!

05/12/2026

We already have eight teams in the second round of the NCHSAA Women's Soccer playoffs, and if South Johnston's trip to Swansboro today goes well, it could be all nine. Here are the Johnston County results from round one, and the schedules for round two on Thursday: 1A No 12.…

05/11/2026

Round three is tomorrow...

The dream of a state championship lives on for South Johnston, Cleveland and Corinth Holders in the NCHSAA Softball playoffs. Round three is set for Tuesday, and here are the games of local interest: 3A Second round No. 2 McMichael 12, No. 18 Princeton 0 6A Second round No. 9…