Wanda Holloway
Wanda Holloway is the only four-time, first-team All-State selection — male or female — in the history of Mercer County.
The former Sharon High basketball great, who graduated in 1980, established a county scoring record with 2,106 points. That record lasted until broken by Sheena Aden of Lakeview in the 2006-07 season.
Wanda started her hoop career at Sharon playing with the boys teams in 7th and 8th grade because they didn?t have a girls team. She sharpened her skills playing with brother Randy on the playground and also at the F.H. Buhl Club.
In a brilliant career at Sharon where she earned All-State honors every year, she led the team into the playoffs a few times but fell short of a state title. Her senior year she scored 488 points, including a single-game high of 41 against Taylor-Allderdice, before the team was eliminated from the playoffs in a heart-breaking 38-36 loss to Aliquippa.
Wanda was heavily recruited by colleges, including UNLV, Cal, Missouri and several Carolina schools, before accepting a scholarship at the University of Georgia.
At Georgia, she played in a Southeast Conference-record 134 games and still stands in the top 10 in SEC career double-doubles with 49. She is tied for the school record with Janet Harris with a dozen consecutive double-doubles.
She still ranks 8th on the Georgia career scoring list with 1,833 points and stands 3rd for career rebounds with 1,163.
But as prolific as she was on offense, she was also a defensive force and held the school's single-game shot-block record (8) for many years. She helped lead the team to two SEC championships and into the NCAA Final Four.
There was no WNBA at that time, although she had offers to play overseas for womens teams. She turned them down and remained in Georgia after earning bachelors and masters degrees. She coached the junior varsity team for several years at Clarkston High. The varsity team reached the state finals a few times, but never won it. She turned to running and has competed in half-marathons and marathons.
She and her brother Randy again make Mercer County history, being the first brother-sister duo to enter the Mercer County Hall of Fame.