Inaugural Wilmington, Whitingham, TV Hall of Fame nominees announced

The inaugural class of the newly-established Whitingham Wilmington Twin Valley Athletic Hall of Fame features two Olympic athletes, a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year, four all-time leading point scorers, and a historic team that won the region’s first high-school state championship. In all, 13 inductees are headed to the hall: eight individual athletes, three teams, a coach, and a contributor.

The new hall of fame has been created to honor the rich athletic history of Twin Valley Middle High School and its predecessor schools, Whitingham School and Wilmington High School. The schools were joined together in 2004 to create Twin Valley. The hall of fame steering committee began meeting during the summer of 2026, with the inaugural class voted in by the committee members. According the hall’s bylaws, the annual class of inductees will include three individual athletes from the former Whitingham School, three from the former Wilmington High School, two athletes from Twin Valley Middle High School, a team from each school, one coach, and one contributor from any of the three schools. A permanent display will be housed at Twin Valley Middle High School following the inaugural class induction.

Inductees from Whitingham School include Jon P. Carrier, class of 1967; Scott Allen, class of 1977; Virginia “Gigi” Cunningham, class of 2003; and the boys’ gymnastics team of 1970 – 1975. Inductees from Wilmington High School include Valerie Barber, class of 1974; Leonard “Duff” Howe, class of 1987; Ryan Holton, class of 1998; and the baseball teram of 1967.

Inductees from Twin Valley High School include Corey Mullen Rusin, class of 2005; Devin Logan, class of 2010; and the boys’ soccer team of 2013. Contributor nominee is John “Jacko” Roche and coach nominee is Carol Abar, Wilmington coach, 1972 to 1982.