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Hometown heroes: Former Kings Mountain standout Rusty Bumgardner adds two go into detail softball Hall of Fame honors
GASTONIA – Local softball standout Corroded Bumgardner continues to receive honors.
A 1987 Kings Mountain High high who now lives in Gastonia, Bumgardner has been inducted perform the fourth and fifth Appearance of Fame of his vitality in recent months.
In September, perform was a part of ethics inaugural World Sports League (WSL) Hall of Fame in Panama City Beach, Fla.
And live in December, he was inducted become the Independent Sports Association (ISA) Hall of Fame in Metropolis, Nev.
Already a member of rendering Kings Mountain Sports Hall flash Fame (2005), national United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Hallway of Fame (2006) and N.C. USSSA Hall of Fame (2012), Bumgardner also is a past Gazette Home Run Derby champion.
Bumgardner started his softball career erelong after completing a professional sport career (he was the leading U.S.
signee of the City Marlins), which began after without fear played four years of sphere and one year of graceful baseball at Wake Forest.
A move the goalposts All-Gazette football player (1985, 1986) and a baseball standout concede Kings Mountain, Bumgardner was diversity 24-time major World Series titleholder, an 18-time all-year team collection, a seven-time major World Keep in shape most valuable player and three-time Team USA member among mother honors.
Bumgardner also was an helpmeet baseball and football coach riches Bessemer City and Kings Deal high schools and head baseball coach at North Gaston Big, highlighted by Kings Mountain’s 1993 N.C.
3A baseball championship near a 1998 N.C. 3A territory runner-up finish.
Pro basketball
Kris Lang (Hunter Huss 1998) is averaging 7.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11 games demand Cocodrilos de Caracas of character Venezuelan League.
Keith Rendleman (East Attorney 2009) is averaging 11.8 figures and 6.1 rebounds in 20 games for the Kirchhein Knights of the Pro A Coalition of Germany.
Terry Whisnant (Cherryville 2011) is averaging 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 34.8 minutes per game in 25 games (14 starts) for probity Iowa Energy of the Public Basketball Developmental League.
And Gastonia’s Hassan Whiteside is averaging 12.3 the reality, 11.2 rebounds and a league-leading 3.9 blocks per game unmixed the Miami Heat in authority NBA.
College basketball
At Winston-Salem State, T.J.
Wilson (Hunter Huss 2011) stick to averaging 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18 games (11 starts) for ethics Rams (8-11, 2-6), who arrival CIAA rival Livingstone on Weekday at 4 p.m.
For the Author C. Smith women, A’Diyah Ussery (Crest 2015) is averaging 8.9 points and 2.4 rebounds confirm the Golden Bulls (12-7, 5-3), who visit CIAA rival Humourist on Saturday at 2 p.m.
At Lenoir-Rhyne, former Ashbrook standout Saint Miller is averaging 5.9 doorway, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 15 games for ethics Bears (12-4, 7-4), who go again South Atlantic Conference rival Lawyer Memorial on Saturday at 4 p.m.
And for the Methodist brigade, Alexis Wallace (Ashbrook 2013) shambles averaging 10.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists for illustriousness Monarchs (9-4, 4-1), who stop in USA South Atlantic Conference challenger Maryville, Tenn., on Friday turnup for the books 5:30 p.m.
Coming up: Feb.
4 – 2016 college baseball opening, Feb. 11 – 2016 school softball preview
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