By Mike London
mlondon@salisburypost.com
Area athletes update …
Shayla Fields (Salisbury, N.C. State) has scored 98 points in her last three outings in Icelandís womenís pro basketball league. Fields scored 31 in her most recent outing. Sheís averaging 24.4 points a game, fourth-best in the league.
nBryan McCullough (North Rowan) may have been inspired by Northís Western Regional win against Winston-Salem Prep on Saturday. McCullough scored 32 points for his pro team in Romania the same day. He shot a Sam Starks-like 4-for-5 on 3s.
n Former West Rowan stars Donte Minter (Appalachian State) and Junior Hairston (Towson) teamed for 27 points to help their team win in The Netherlands on Saturday.
nDonald Rutherford (Catawba) continues to star in Denmark, where heís averaging 14.4 points and 6.8 rebounds. Rutherford had 25 points and 12 boards in a win on Saturday.
nCarlos Dixon (South Rowan, Virginia Tech) is representing Rowan County well in Asia. Dixon had a 22-point, eight-rebound effort on Saturday in Okinawa. Like McCullough, he went 4-for-5 from behind the arc.
PRO GOLF
Elliot Gealy (Salisbury) shot 72-70 ó 142 and tied for 49th in the rain-shortened Bogata Open on the Nationwide Tour. He won $1,920.
PRO BASEBALL
Jerry Sands (Catawba) went 2-for-2 for the L.A. Dodgers on Thursday against the Reds and was 1-for-1 against the Giants on Friday.
nBobby Parnell (East Rowan) pitched a scoreless inning for the New York Mets against the Braves on Saturday.
WOMENíS BASKETBALL
Voorheesí Rashonda Mayfield (West) made the Association of Independent Institutions all-conference team. Mayfield, who averaged 12.8 points a game, was a second team pick.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Charlotteís K.J. Sherrill (West) had six points and four rebounds in a 71-70 loss to St. Josephís on Saturday.
n Rio Grande senior Doug Campbell (Salisbury) scored 10 points in his final college game, a 92-67 loss to West Virginia Tech.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
N.C. State junior Morgan Peeler, who started her high school career at East Rowan, is 3-4 on the mound for the Wolfpack. Her best game was a four-hitter against Buffalo.
n North Carolina catcher Ally Blake, who grew up in Rowan County, is batting .388 with four homers and 17 RBIs.