Editing Gastonia, North Carolina (section)

==Sports==
The [[Gastonia Ghost Peppers]] of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], a partner of [[Major League Baseball]], began to play in 2024 at [[CaroMont Health Park]], which is part of the Franklin Urban Sports and Entertainment (FUSE) District. The [[Gastonia Honey Hunters]], also in the Atlantic League, played there from 2021 to 2023. Before the Honey Hunters' arrival, the [[Gastonia Grizzlies]], a [[Coastal Plain League]] summer collegiate wood-bat team, played at [[Sims Legion Park]] from 2002 to 2020.

Gastonia was home to [[minor league baseball]], hosting the [[Gastonia Cardinals]]. The Cardinals played as members of the [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] level 1938 [[North Carolina State League]] and the [[Tar Heel League]] in 1939 and 1940, winning the 1939 league championship. Decades later, a second Cardinals team played from 1977 to 1982 as members of the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] level [[Western Carolinas League]] and [[South Atlantic League]], winning the 1977 league championship.<ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=[[Baseball America]] |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref> The Cardinals teams hosted home games from 1938 to 1940 at the [[Gastonia High School]] Stadium<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-961|title=Gastonia High School Stadium in Gastonia, NC minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=Stats Crew}}</ref> and Sims Legion Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-962|title=Sims Legion Park in Gastonia, NC minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=Stats Crew}}</ref>

The Gastonia Gargoyles play [[rugby football|rugby]] at Gaston County's North Belmont Park. The team is part of the Carolinas Geographical Union (CGU) and plays Division IV men's social rugby. The club plays in the fall (August - November) and spring (Feb - May) seasons. The club also hosts an annual rugby 7's tournament in [[Clover, South Carolina]], during the Clover Scottish Games on the first or second Saturday in June.

Gastonia's two [[roller derby]] teams are the G*Force (senior team) and Mini*Gs (junior team).  Bouts take place at Kate's Skating Rink on Hudson Blvd.<ref>{{cite web | title = G*Force Presents Roller Derby | publisher = WBTV.com | date = June 9, 2014 | url = http://events.wbtv.com/G_Force_Presents_Roller_Derby/300114840.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164945/http://events.wbtv.com/G_Force_Presents_Roller_Derby/300114840.html | archive-date = July 14, 2014 }}</ref>