The Hawthorne Hornets return to the Class 1A state championship game on Saturday night.

Any kid growing up playing basketball in Tryon had heard the stories of Hawthorne and how he made it to the NBA. We were proud of him. Through all of his fame, he always remembered Tryon.

New York Knicks Basketball Team, Back row, 24-Bill Bradley, 18- Phil Jackson, 43-Hawthorne Wingo, 40-John Gianelli, 22-Dave DeBusschere, 19- Willis Reed, 32-Jerry Lucas, 31 Mel Davis , 6-Tom Riker ...

Any discussion of Harthorne Wingo, a popular reserve for the New York Knicks in the 1970s, usually starts with his name. His first name was Harthorne — not Hawthorne, as ...