Editing Kinston, North Carolina (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Grainger Stadium - Kinston, NC.jpg|thumb|Grainger Stadium parking lot & exterior]]
Kinston's [[Grainger Stadium]] is currently the home to the [[Down East Bird Dawgs]] of the [[Frontier League]] (FL). It was previously home to the [[Kinston Indians]] minor league baseball team, as well as youth and college level baseball tournaments. The town first hosted professional baseball in 1908 and among the many alumni is [[Rick Ferrell]], who was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]], [[Manny Ramirez]], and [[Lonnie Chisenhall]].<ref>{{cite web  |last = Dalimonte |first = David E. |title = Kinston Has a Rich Tradition in Baseball |url=http://www.kinstonindians.com/history/tradition.asp |access-date = 2008-03-20 }}</ref>

The Kinston [[Dragstrip|Drag Strip]] hosts a variety of motor-sports events throughout the year. Kinston also has three golf courses: Kinston Country Club, Falling Creek Country Club, and Bill Fay Park Par 3 Golf Course. Barnet Park is home to a [[disc golf]] course. The Galaxy of Sports recreational facility includes a [[bowling alley]], [[ice rink|skating rink]], and health club.

In 2012, [[Woodmen of the World]] constructed the Woodmen of the World Community Center and Lions Water Adventure Park, a {{convert|53000|ft2|m2|adj=on|abbr=on}} facility that offers a cardio and strength-training center, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, several corporate reception areas, and conference rooms, as well as a quarter-mile elevated track and several sporting courts. The center is now owned by the city of Kinston and is called the Kinston Community Center.

In 1956, Kinston was the site of a rare, perfect game of [[billiards]], as [[Willie Mosconi]] sank 150 balls in a row in one inning against [[Cowboy Jimmy Moore|Jimmy Moore]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD9163BF93BA2575AC0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | work=The New York Times | title="Willie Mosconi, 80, Who Ruled The World of Billiards With Style", ''New York Times'' | date=September 18, 1993}}</ref>

In 2018, ESPN called Kinston "America's Basketball Heaven". According to the ESPN article, one in 52.7 players on Kinston High School's varsity team makes the NBA.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Kinston, North Carolina Became Greatest Producers of NBA Talent|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22467698/how-kinston-north-carolina-became-greatest-producer-nba-talent-america|website=ESPN|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===
* Neuseway Nature Park, Campground, and Meeting Facility
* Pearson Park
* Bill Fay Memorial Park
* Emma Webb Park
* Fairfield Park
* Holloway Park
* Lovit Hines Park
* Southeast Park
* Barnet Park
* Lions Adventure Water Park<ref>[http://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,Park,scfips,37107.cfm Lenoir County North Carolina Parks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>